WRIGHT'S CORNERS CEMETERY Wyoming County, New York This Census was transcribed by Leilani Spring for the USGenWeb Archives Project http://www.usgenweb.org/. Copyright (c) 1998 by Leilani Spring ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ WRIGHT'S CORNERS CEMETERY Wyoming County, New York Location: Approximately 3 miles northwest of the Village of Wyoming, just west of Wright's Corners on County Road #47. This cemetery is one of the oldest plots set aside in the county for burials. Just to the north of Wright's Corners lay the great Indian trail from the Genesee River to Buffalo Creek. The first settlement was made in 1802, and three years later, Amzi Wright, for whom the region was named, arrived. His famed inn was erected at the corners in 1816. On one of the columns at the entrance to the cemetery, the following Historical Tablet is located: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X 1802 IN MEMORY OF THOSE X PIONEERS WHO WERE X BURIED HERE X X Amzi Wright X X Charles Perkins X X Augustine Belknap X X Also to the Hero of Black Rock X X Eldridge Stanton 1813 X X X X CEMETERY RESTORED AND THIS X X TABLET ERECTED BY THE MIDDLEBURY X X HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INDIVIDUALS X X AND THE TOWN BOARD X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF THE HEADSTONES LOCATED IN THE WRIGHT'S CORNERS CEMETERY WHICH WERE COMPILED BY GEORGE HARTNELL, TOWN HISTORIAN: Names in parenthesis ( ) are maiden names. -B- BARBER, Lucilda d. July 14 1886 Age 94 years, wife of Russel BARBER, Leonora d. Apr 3, 1863 Age 62y BELKNAP, Augustine d. Oct 4, 1832 Age 85y 2m 25d BELKNAP, Deborah (HATHAWAY) d. Jan 26, 1827 Age 87y, Wife of Jesse BINGHAM, Dr. E. d. May 6, 1846 Age 69y BINGHAM, Lydia S. d. May 28, 1872 Age 78y, wife Dr. E. BISBEE, Sally d. May 31, 1831 Age 40y, wife of Joseph BOARDMAN, Olive d. Sept 13, 1815 Age 21y, Wife of Isaac -C- CHAMBERLAIN, Rueben 1769-1852 CHAMBERLAIN, Mary (SUMNER) 1773-1816 Wife of Reuben CHIPMAN, Hannah d. Sept 17, 1821 Age 55y, Wife of Darius CHOATE, Charlotte d. Apr 28, 1849 Age 18y, Wife of William E. COBB, Henry d. Sept 2, 1808 Age 21y COREY, William d. Aug 30, 1831 Age 33 COREY, Ellen d. Oct 1863 Age 26y 8m 18d, Wife of Samuel COREY, Major Abner d. July 18, 1873 Age 85y 11m 25d COREY, Mary d. Mar 23, 1848 Age 50y, Wife of Major Abner "Thou art gone to the grave, but none to deplore thee, When God was thy ransom, thy guardian and guide, He gave thee and took thee, and soon will restore thee, Where death has no sting, since the Savior has died." CRUTTENDEN, Harriet M. d. Jan 20, 1840 Age 1y, dau. of Henry & Sarah CURTIS, Sally d. Sept 17, 1816 Age 25y, consort Samuel W. CURTIS, Mariah d. Apr 10, 1837 Age 34y, first wife of Jothum CURTIS, Thurman d. May 5, 1854 Age 40y 3m 27d (A Mason) CURTIS, Atallie d. Apr 7, 1848 Age 11m, Dau of Thurman & Malison CUSHMAN, Isaac Mar 8, 1792 - Jan 20, 1822 Born at Rutland, Vt, died in this village; son of Ethiel & Ann -D- DAVIS, Evelyn d. Jan 25, 1857 Age 12y, dau. of Gardner DAVIS, Lydia d. Sept 7, 1863 Age 46y, Wife of Gardner DEAN, Sophia R. d. Mar 22, 1854 Age 5y, dau. Salbu C. & Marinda DEWEY, Israel d. July 29, 1808 In his 29th year DOGSON, ________ d. Aug 7, 1831 Age 11y 10m, son of Daniel & Jan DURFEE, Thaddeus C. d. Feb 10, 1835 11th year, son of Thomas & Sarah -E- EASTLAND, Elizabeth See SMITH EDSON, Nehemiah d. Jan 22, 1821 64th year EVANS, Celia see HENDERSON EVANS, Eunice (STANTON) d. July 25, 1829 Age 31y 4m 3d, Wife M.C. EWELL, Marian d. Feb 6, 1827 8th year, dau. Peleg & Clarisa EWELL, Sylvester d. Mar 21, 1813 11 days, son Henry & Betsey -F- FRENCH, Fanny C. d. June 11, 1838 19 years, dau. Joseph & Eliza -H- HATHAWAY, Deborah see BELKNAP HEALY, Caleb d. Apr 14, 1837 70 years HEALY, Roena d. Feb 25, 1829 23 years HEALY, Minerva see TACKLES HENDERSON, William d. Sept 10, 1851 42 years HENDERSON, Celia (EVANS) d. May 7, 1852 37 years, wife of William HENDERSON, Eunice See EVANS HODGE, Samuel d. Oct 19, 1858 Age 65y 11m 1d HODGE, Amy d. Mar 21, 1857 Age 64y 7m 6d, wife of Samuel "Friends nor physicians could not save This mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave confine it here When Christ shall bid it to appear." HOPKINS, Robert d. Oct 3, 1863 15 years, son of Robert & Harriet "Weep not for me, my parents dear, My life was short, my pain was less, I'm gone from earth to happiness." -J- JEWELL, Phebe See WEST -K- KEENEY, Phebe d. Oct 6, 1849 24 years, wife of Elijah KEITH, Julia C. d. July 2, 1866 Age 28y 8m 20d, wife of E. J. KELLOG, Huldah see WRIGHT -L- LANE, Orinda d. Aug 23, 1825 2nd yr, dau. Matthew & Rebecca -M- MOON, Moses Dec 18, 1777 - Nov 18, 1868 War of 1812, born in Mass. in 1789, moved to Warsaw in 1808, Moved to Middlebury in 1813 MOON, Charity d. June 1, 1874 Age 85y 2m, wife of Moses, -P- PALMER, David d. Aug 19, 1818 Son of David & Vashti "So fades the lovely blooming flower Frail, smiling solace of an hour." PALMER, Vashti d. Feb 21, 1840 Age 65y PALMER, ______ d. 1818 52nd year "The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish, tho they sleep in dust." PALMER, Laura d. Oct 18, 18__ 24 years, Wife of Stephen PALMER, David d. June 17, 1825 3 mons., son of Stephen & Martha PARKER, Lyman d. May 30, 18__ 36 years PECK, Lucy d. Nov 16, 1835 58 years, wife of Moses PECK, Adelia d. June 7, 1857 17 years, dau. Willim H. & Lydia PERKINS, Charles d. Sept 4, 1829 92 years PERKINS, Jane d. Dec 15, 1829 Age 2y 7m, dau. Ruel & Charlotte PERKINS, Ruel d. Dec 24, 1863 "Our Father's Grave" PERKINS, Charlotte d. Apr 20, 1849 50 years, wife of Ruel "Father, I gave my spirit up And trusted in thy hands, My dying flesh shall rest in hope And rise at thy command." PERKINS, Nelson W. d. Mar 11, 1837 Age 2 years, son of Waterman & Mariah PERKINS, Sally Ann d. June 10, 1835 Age 1y 6m 6d, dau of Philip & Cynthia "Sleep on, sweet one, no angry storm Shall break thy deep repose, Bright Seraphs stoop to guard thy form Till Gabriel's trumpet blows." PERKINS, William H. d. Sept 22, 1840 28 years, "While ye living men the tomb survey Which shortly is your home Once you must die, and once for all, And low in dust must lie." PERKINS, Otis d. May 6, 1847 55 years "Sleep on, sleep on in death's embrace, I envy thee thy resting place I would not wish thee e'er again, To tread life's cheerless path and pain." PERKINS, Charles E . d. Mar 5, 1837 Age 1 year, son of Pelmedius & Alvira PHINNEY, Mary P. d. Dec 21, 1838 37 years, wife of L. M. POWELL, Irena see WALES PRATT, Ebenezer d. Jan 11, 1830 40th year PRATT, Daniel (Dr.) d. July 14, 1828 31st year -R- RITTER, Mordica M. d. Aug 10, 1823 -S- SEAVER, Lorraine J. d. Feb 23, 1818 26 years SEAVER, William M. d. Mar 11, 1824 24 years SEAVER, Robert (Dr.) d. Dec 25, 1871 86 years SEAVER, Hannah d. Jan 28, 1879 87 years, wife of Dr. Robert SEAVER, Eveline d. Oct 8, 1839 28 years, wife of B. E. "Lo, where this silent marble weeps A friend, a wife, a mother sleeps. A heart within whose sacred cell The peaceful virtues loved to dwell, Affection warm and faith sincere, And soft humanity were there." SHERMAN, Ezra d. Dec 12, 1819 29th year "Ye friends that weep around my grave, compose your minds to rest. Prepare with me for sudden death, ......" SMITH, Aaron d. July 23, 1813 SMITH, Levy d. May 7, 1809 Age 4 mons 13 da, son of Samuel & Joanna SMITH, Rachel C. d. Jan 5, 1813 37 years, wife of Daniel J. SMITH, Jennette d. Sept 13, 1836 Age 2y 7m 3d, dau. of Jehiel & Naomi SMITH, Elizabeth (EASTLAND) d. Aug 31, 1831 Age 29y 11m, dau. of Joseph & Sally EASTLAND, Consort David Smith "Whoever walks this gloomy ground Will learn beneath this little mound, Lies one whom piety refined, Gentle in life, in death resigned." SNYDAM, Seneca d. Apr 13, 1858 68 years STANTON, Eunice see EVANS STANTON, Esther d. Nov 25, 1815 65 years STANTON, Eldredge d. Dec 30, 1813 44 years, was slain at Black Rock (An elaborately carved Masonic design adorns the stone.) "Silence, my friends your weeping eyes, Beneath this stone my body lies, My country's freedomm to maintain, I fought and at Blackrock was slain. But death the level, time the line, And plumb of Justice hath combined To fit me for the blest divine. Now my pain shall be my gain My hope in Christ doth still remain through Christ for my salvation." STARKWEATHER, Abigail d. May 30, 1841 Age 20y 6m, dau. of Allen & Luisa STARKWEATHER, Luisa d. Jan 26, 1846 52 years, wife of Allen SUMNER, Mary see CHAMBERLAIN -T- TACKLES, Minerva (HEALY) d. Feb 21, 1822 32 years, dau. Caleb & Paulina, wife of Alexander TORREY, David, Jr. d. Jan 2, 1845 4th year of their age TORREY, Marcia d. Jan 2, 1845 4th year of their age -W- WALES, Irena (POWELL) d. Apr 26, 1836 77 years, dau. Col. David of Lanesboro, Mass., wife of George WATKINS, Polly ________ WEST, Phebe (JEWEL) d. Jan 6, 1817 dau. Herman & Else, wife of Francis WOODWORTH, Philadelphia d. Feb 20, 1815 45th year, wife of Silas WRIGHT, Amzi Oct 24, 1781 - Dec 30, 1873 WRIGHT, Huldah (KELLOG) Oct 30, 1771 - Feb 19, 1854 Wife of Amzi WRIGHT, Allen Oct 27, 1810 - Aug 15, 1811 Son of Amzi & Huldah WRIGHT, Robert ? Aged 3 months, son of Amzi & Hulda WRIGHT, Viletta E. Apr 24, 1824 - Mar 4, 1832 dau. of Amzi & Huldah WRIGHT, Albert d. Feb 6, 1846 Age 11m 16d, son of E. K. & Louisa