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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Epitaphs of New Fairfield Connecticut
Compiled by Joan L. Sudol
Copyright 1982 Joan L. Sudol New Fairfield CT.
Prepared for the Internet by Margaret Coletta, New Fairfield CT, 1997
The following record of epitaphs was carefully transcribed from physical inspection
of the five New Fairfield cemeteries. Most of the Partially illegible inscriptions
were filled in by previously published and private sources. Some tombstones which
were previously recorded are now missing altogether. This book is an attempt to help
reserve part of the history and people of New Fairfield so that they may be
"Gone but not forgotten".
GEROW CEMETERY NEW FAIRFIELD CT.
Part 2 of 2
The Gerow Cemetery is located on Quaker Road off Route 37in the northeast section of town. The oldest legible stone in
this burial ground is Anna Elizabeth Gerow who died March 30,
1834.
There are 42 unmarked graves. Same of these being buried
in a former public ground in the late 1800's. Among those
buried in the public ground are six children of George and
Mary Ludlow. Four of whom died within 12 days of each other
in 1887.
Some tombstones and remains were moved here from a Quaker
cemetery one mile to the west just over the New York State line,
when that cemetery was abandoned. That cemetery had only one
tombstone left back in the 1970's being that of Esther Haviland.
Thomas Cullen who died Jan. 21, 1892 has another
version of a popular epitaph;
Behold and see as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now you soon must be
Prepare to die and follow
me.
*G*----------------Gerow cemetery records
Some of the tombstones only have the name of the deceased.
Town Cemetery Listings
Daniel E. Jennings / 1840 - 1929 /
Harriet A. Wanzer / his wife / 1840 - 1900 /
David Jennings / died /Aprs. 25, 1861 / ae 36 yrs
5 mos. & 1 day /
Eli Jennings / born Sept. 29, 1822 / died July 15, 1913 /
Harriet Ann / his wife / born Apr. 26, 1827 /
died Nov. 29, 1903 /
Gilbert Jennings / died / Nov. 16, 1897 / aged 87 yrs. /
Hannah M. / wife of / Peter H. Jennings / died /
April 6, 1872 / aged 55 yrs. 1 mo. & 4 dys. /
Henry B. / Jennings / born / Nov. 28, 1850 / died /
April 8, 1893 /
Jesse L. Jennings / died / Aug. 25, 1882 / aged 74 yrs.
5 mos. & 4 dys. / (Jesse Lane)
Julia A. / wife of / Burr Jennings / died /
Aug. 18, 1889 / age 85 yrs. /
Lyman Jennings / died July 4, 1872 / age 78 yrs.
4 mos. & 2 dys. /
Maria / wife of / Jesse L. Jennings / died /
Feb. 11, 1875 / aged 64 yrs. 1 mo. & 15 dys. /
(Maria Haynes)
Nicholas W. Jennings / died / Nov. 29, 1899 aged 63 yrs. /
Emma J. his wife / died / June 28, 1915 aged 81 yrs. /
(Emma Jane)
Peter H. Jennings /Oct. 15, 1818 / Aug. 25, 1910 /
Rebecca H. / wife of / Gilbert Jennings / died
March 9, 1882 / aged 68 yrs. 3 mos. & 28 d's. /
Sally B. / wife of / Lyman Jennings / died Sept. 9, 1899 /
age 101 yrs. 11 mos. & 7 dys. /
Sarah / wife of / Silas Jennings / died /
Aug. 24, 1869 / ae 90 yrs. 4 mo. & 16 dys. /
(parents of Jesse & Gilbert)
In memory of / Sila Jennings / who died / Nov 16, 1854 /
aged 75 yrs. 6 mos. & 12 dys. /
(parents of Jesse & Gilbert)
Willis J. / son of / Gilbert & Rebecca Jennings /
died / Jan. 22, 1850 / aged 2 yrs. & 3 dys. /
KEANE
Rita S. Keane / Nov. 14, 1913 /_______/
Thomas Keane Jr. / US. Army / World War II /
July 3, 1912 / Nov. 8, 1980 /
Keane / Thomas H. Keane Jr. / 1912 - 1980 / (2 stones, same person)
KELLEY
Matilda MacKenzie Kelley / 1895 - 1967 /
(March 1967)
KINNER
Mercy / wife of / Thomas Kinner / died /
May 27, 1846 / aged 58 yrs. /
*G* Thomas Kinner
KNOWLTON
*G* Isaac Knowlton
KOHLER
Kohler / Henry S. / 1901 - 1976 /
(Apr. 11, 1901 - July 3, 1976)
Marion Olmstead / 1903 -_______/
Jesse Lane / born July 17, 1795 / died Jan. 29, 1885 /
Lane / Julius S. Lane / Nov. 19, 1841 / Nov. 29, 1920 /
his wife / Julia E. Pitkin / Sept. 8, 1845 /
Jan. 22, 1933 /
Lane / Theodore B. Lane / born Sept. 5, 1832 /
died May 25, 1909 /
Harriet A. Lane / born June 17, 1833 / died Jan. 19, 1921 /
Trulove / wife of / Jesse Lane / born April 16, 1797 /
died June 1, 1882 /
LAWRENCE
Almira A. Lawrence / Jan. 23, 1847 / Dec. 13, 1920 /
Jane Irish / wife of John Lawrence /died /
24th 6 mo. 1848 / aged 32 yrs. /
*G* John Lawrence John Lawrence / died / 20th 1st mo. 1880 / age 75 yrs. /
*G* Huldah Hopkins Lawrence, wife of John
LAWTON
Lucy Lawton / died / Feb. 19, 1887 / ae 86 yrs. /
LINDBECK
Dorathea M. Wehrwein / wife of / John M.H. Lindbeck /
1921 - 1965 / (July 4, 1963)
John M. H. Lindbeck / 1915 - 1971 /
(July 8, 1915 - Jan. 9, 1971 , World
War II)
Nancy Gantt / wife of John Lindbeck / 1915 - 1954 /
(June 5, 1954)
LOUNSBURY
Emeline / dau. of / Solomon & Ruth Wood / & wife of /
Rev. D. Lounsbury / born Feb. 8, 1823 / died Feb. 19, 1882 /
Frederick W. Lounsbury / 1866 - 1942 / (Oct.2, 1942, 76 yrs.)
LUDLOW
*G*
Children of George & Mary Charlotte Ludlow,
buried in public ground
David D. Ludlow--------Jan 13, 1880 -- Mar. 3, 1880
William G. Ludlow------Apr. 3, 1881 -- May 16, 1887
Julia Ludlow-------------June 21, 1882 -- May 26, 1887
Stephen d. Ludlow-----Jan. 7, 1884 -- May 14, 1887
Mary c. Ludlow----------June 17, 1885 -- May 18, 1887
Infant child---------------/
MACKENZIE
James M. MacKenzie / 1898 - 1970 /(June 21, 1970)
Matilda Hunter McKenzie / Nov. 30, 1860 / April 5, 1941 /
Robert Hunter MacKenzie / 1885 - 1966 /
(May 31, 1966, age 82 yrs. 7 mos. 15 dys)
his wife / Helen MacKenzie / 1888 - 1963 / Helen Rae,
(Feb. 21, 1963, age 83 yrs. 10 mos. 19 dys.)
MAR ELIA
Alex D. Mar Elia / 1925 - 1976 /
McDONALD
McDonald / Charles E. McDonald / 1842 - 1914 /
Mary J. Wiley / his wife / 1855 - 1911 /
At Rest.
MERRITT
Isabel Hooker Merritt / wife of Walter Gordon Merritt /
1882 - 1963 / (Nov. 8, 1882 - Feb. 19, 1963)
Walter Gordon Merritt / 1880 - 1968 /
(Jan. 4, 1880 - Sept. 13, 1968)
MILLS
Frank Chesworth / Mills / 1889 - 1958 /
(July 25, 1889 - Aug. 7, 1958)
Maude Bury Mills / wife of / Frank C. Mills / 1891 - 1975 /
(Jan. 16, 1891 - May 5, 1975)
NICKERSON
*G* Seth Nickerson, his wife Anna Nickersan (No dates)
NOLAN
George Nolan / infant son of / Susan & William Nolan / 1947 /
( May 18, 1947)
Nolan / husband / William J. / 1880 - 1958 /
wife / Emaline / 1884 - 1967 /
(Oct. 31, 1967, age 84 yrs.)
World War II / William J. Nolan Jr. / Tech. Gr. 4 /
Co. A 1759th Engr. SP. SH. BN. / died / June 19, 1970 /
age 63 yrs. / (born March 17, 1904)
NOTON
*G* Isaac Notan
(No dates)
OLIVET
*G* Lorenzo Olivet, died July 26, 1888 ,age 2 yrs.1 mo. & 3 dys.
Louise Olivet, died Feb. 21, 1891, age 1 mo. 15 dys.
children of James Olivet buried in public ground.
OLMSTEAD
*G* Antoinette Olmstead, died April 25, 1916, age 74 yrs.
Olmstead / Archie B. / 1876 - 1966 /
(Dec. 16, 1876 - Aug. 20,
1966)
Effie S. / Knapp / his wife / 1874 - 1952 /
(May 8, 1952, age 77 yrs.)
Bessie K. Olmstead / 1900 - 1970 /
(Dec. 30, 1900 - July 7,
1970)
Delight A. Olmstead / 1903 - 1979 / (Nov. 10, 1903 - June 19, 1979)
Hawley Olmstead / 1846 - 1915 /
Ruth M. Nolan / wife of Walter D. Olmstead / 1905 - 1935 /
Walter D. Olmstead / 1905 - /------------/
OSBORN
Minott Augur Osborn / Nov. 19, 1884 - June 15, 1959 /
PEARCE
Ira Pearce / died / June 15, 1901 / aged 65 yrs. & 13 dys./
Gone but not forgotten.
Orpha A. / wife of / Ira Pearce / died Mar. 17, 1893 /
aged 55 yrs. 2 mo. & 26 dys. /
PETERSON
Harry G. Pederson, 1923 - Jan. 31, 1978, age 54
PENDLEY
Hannah / wife of / John Pendley / Feb. 25, 1849 / age 37 yrs. 5 mos. & 9 dys. /
*G* John Pendley
PEPPER
Lucy E. Pepper / born April 21, 1819 / died July 14, 1872 /
PETTIBONE
Richard C. Pettibone / Dec. 24, 1911 - Jan. 28, 1971 /
PLATT
Edward C. Platt / died / Jan. 13, 1880 / aged 41 yrs. 6 mos. /
Gone but not forgotten.
Lafayette W. Platt / died Oct.16, 1890 / aged 45 yrs.
& 2 mos. /
Ann O. Pepper / his wife / Jan. 12,1848 / Oct. 8, 1924 /
Wilford O. Platt /Jan. 12, 1869 / Mar. 14, 1955 /
Lucy L. Whaley / wife of / Montgomery S. Platt /
died Aug. 17, 1888 / aged 30 yrs. & 3 mos. /
She rests from her labors and her works do follow her.
Montgomery S. Platt / died / May 22, 1879 / aged
70 yrs. & 7 mos. /
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
POLLOCK
James Watt Pollock / Sept. 4, 1889 / Jan. 6, 1920 /
Minnie MacKenzie Pollock /May 7, 1889 / Jan. 26, 1972 /
PURDY
*G* Alson F. Purdy, died Aug. 10, 1896, age 83 yrs.1 mos. & 26 ds.
*G* Deborah A. Purdy, wife of Alson F., died Apr. 6, 1898,
aged 77 yrs. 3 mos. & 24 dys.
*G* Jane Purdy, died June 24, 1873, age 37 yrs. & 8 mos.
(sister of Alson)
RAACKE
Raacke / William H. / 1914 - 1979 /
Marguerite A. / 1912 ------------ /
RUTHERFORD
John Hunter Rutherford / 1902 - 1979 /
(Jan. 31, 1979, 76 yrs.)
his wife / Violet MacKenzie Rutherford /
RYAN
In memory of / Edward P. Ryan / 1933 - 1979 /
(April 28, 1979, age 45 yrs.)
SCHERER
Scherer / Henry W. /May 2, 1897 / Sept. 6, 1968 /
Helen / Nov. 26, 1893/
SHERWOOD
George Sherwood / 1863 - 1954 / (Nov. 3, 1863 -
March 30, 1954)
SEAMEN
Silkman / Leslie G. Silkman /1898 - 1944 /
( Mar. 22, 1898 - Nov. 15, 1944)
his wife / Emma E. Davenport / 1895 - 1946 /
( Dec. 8, 1895 - July 21, 1946)
SKAHEN
Henry C. Skahen / 1905 - 1954 (March 16, 1954
age 49 yrs. Henry Charles)
SLATE
Slate / Wallace A. / 1900------/
Rose M. / 1901 - 1979 / (Jan. 1, 1901 - Mar. 2, 1979)
SMART
Ruth E. Smart / 1907 - 1944 /
(March 10, 1944, age 35 yrs. 5 mos. &11 dys., Ruth
Elizabeth)
STEVENSON
Charlotte Stevenson / 1807 - 1892 /
STRAND
Lars Strand / 1899 - 1980 /
Anna Strand / 1904 ----------. /
SWANSON
Amadus Swanson / 1882 - 1939 /
(June 20, 1939, age 57 yrs. 2 mos. & 20 dys.)
Nilas A. Swanson / 1906 - 1906 /
(Nilas Albin died Dec. 27, 1906, age 1 mo. & 8 dys.)
THOMAS
Mary / wife of / Orion B. Thomas / died June 28,
1876 / aged 68 yrs. 4 mos. & 15 dys. /
Orrin B. Thomas / died / Dec. 23, 1873 / aged 75 yrs. /
*G* Phebe Thomas, Nov. 27, 1830 - Feb. 8, 1847
*G* Sarah Elizabeth dau. of Henry Thomas, died Nov.1871,
aged 5 yrs.
TURNER
Charles W. Turner / Oct. 29, 1861 / Feb.11, 1940 /
Sarah M. Jennings / wife of / Charles W. Turner /
Jan. 23, 1866 /Mar. 12, 1923 /
(dau. of Daniel)
UYHICH
John Uyhich / 1883 - 1962 /
(Feb. 26, 1962, born in Russia)
Robert / Wallach / 1934 - 1981 / ( Sept. 20, 1981)
Ria Hansen / Yurt Wallach / 1930 - 1981 / (Sept. 20, 1981)
Ebenezer H. / son of / Nicholas & Almira Wanzer /
died 31st of 10th mot 1855 / ae 23 yrs. 10 mos, & 7 dys.)
John L. / son of / Nicholas & Almira Wanzer /
died 13th of 1 mo. 1844 / ae 5 mos. & 12 dys. /
Nicholas Wanzer / born / 8th of 1 mo. 1804 /
died / 27th of 10 mot 1875 /
Phebe J. Wanzer / Dec. 28, 1844 / May 10, 1903 /
Richard H / son of / Henry B. & Phebe J. Wanzer /
died / Sept. 30, 1869 / ae 5 mos. 18 dys. /
WARWICK
Warwick / Peter A. / 1911 ---------. /
Helen M. / 1910 - 1981 / (Jan. 8, 1910 - July 3, 1981,
Helen Matthews)
WEAVER
Gretchen Eisenwinter / Wife of George A. Weaver /
1904 - 1958 / (July 11, 1904 - Jan. 11, 1958)
WEBER
*G* Adolph Weber, died April 12, 1959, 83 yrs.
Christon Weber / 1841 - l915 /
Katharine Sammet / his wife / 1844 - 1936 /
Weber / Gottlieb Rebel / 1875 - 1915 /
Hattie Wiley / his wife / 1864 - 1952 /
*G* Gottlob Weber, died Aug. 28, 1942, ages 60 yrs. 2 mos & 26 dys.
WEIZENECKER
Caroline Weizenecker / 1870 - 1954 / (June 6, 1874 -
Nov. 6, 1954)
*G* Charles Weizenecker, son of Frederich & Caroline
(Weber) Weizenecker, died April 15, 1905, age 3 dys.
Frank Weizenecker / died /Mar. 14, 1904 / age 6 mos. /
Fredlein Weizenecker / 1865 - 1955 / (July 11, 1865 -
Jan. 23, 1955)
WHALEY
Daniel W. Whaley / died / Aug. 19, 1872 / aged
. 52 yrs. 7 mos. & 15 dys. /
(Civil War marker)
Huldah / wife of / John Whaley / died /July 8,
1863 / aged 72 yrs. /
John Whaley / died / May 8, 1855 / aged 67 yrs. 9 mos. & 23 ds. /
Moses Whaley / died / Nov. 20, 1860 / aged 43 yrs./
Moses is gone. His spirit is fled.
His body is numbered with
the dead.
Willis Whaley / died / July 11, 1849 / aged 34 yrs.
5 mos. & 11 ds. /
WHITE
Father / Alfred White / June 2, 1850 / April 10, 1900 /
Mother / Susan E. Redding / his wife / June 10, 1851 /
April 19, 1919 /
WHITEHEAD
James S. Whitehead / 1846 - 1917 /
Sarah E. Duncan / his wife / 1843 - 1926 /
L. Mary Whitehead / 1869 - 1934 /
(Lilly Mary Hoyt, July 10, 1869 - May 23, 1934)
Stephen Whitehead / 1818 - 1888 /
Lucy L. / his wife / 1817 - 1899 /
Charlotte Ann / Whitehead / wife of /Clarence C.
Cowl / 1850 - 1908 /
Howard S. Cowl / Oct. 25, 1880 / Feb. 15, 1914 /
WILDMAN
R. Vernon Wildman / Aug. 12, 1919 / July 11, 1982 /
(Ralph Vernon)
1828 David Wiley 1904 (Apr. 13, 19O4 age 75 yrs. 5 mos. & 19 dys.)
his wife
1833 Mary Crozier 1926 (Dec. 22, 1926, aged 93 yrs.)
1869 Edison D. Elwell 1940 (Apr. 26, 1940, age 70 yrs. & 19 mos.)
his wife
1866 Rachael Wiley 1927 (Apr. 30, 1927, aged 61 yrs.)
WILLIAMS
Charles Alfred / May 28, 1925 /
Gwendolyn June / Oct. 7, 1928 /
Charles H. Williams / 1878 - 1953 / June 21 - Dec. 18 /
Jennie Cullen / his wife / 1887 - 1972 / Oct. 16-
Sept. 26 /
Brother / Daniel Williams / died Nov. 1, 1878 /
aged 40 yrs. 4 mos. /
John J. Williams / died / March 15, 1851 / aged 1 yr.
9 mos. / (son of Daniel)
Antoinette Olmstead / died Apr. 25, 1916 / aged 74 yrs
1 mo. /
Mary Williams / died / Jan. 14, 1932 / aged 92 yrs. /
Jennie E. Selleck / dau. of Desmond & Eliza /Williams /
died Dec. 2, 1926 / aged 74 yrs. /
Desmond Williams / died / July 30, 1875 / aged 62 yrs. 5 mos. /
Eliza Whaley / his wife / died April 4, 1897 / aged
85 yrs. 7 mos. /
Brother / Daniel C. Williams / died Nov. 1, 1878 / aged
40 yrs. 4 mos. & 14 dys. /
(separate
stone from above)
John J. / son of / Desmond & Eliza Williams / died /
March 15, 1851 / aged 1 yr. 9
mos. & 7 dys. / (separate stone from above)
WINSHIP
Winship / George C. Winship / 1824 - 1884 /
Eliza A. Barlow / his wife / 1836 - 1917 /
Sarah L. 1859 - 1865
Catharine 1862 - 1865
Marietta 1864 - 1867
Edna M. 1873 - 1886
Wilbur C. Winship / 1869 - 1953 / (Nov. 1953)
WOOD
Almira H. Wood / died / 18th of 7th mo. 1894 /
ae 66 yrs.
Crosby D. Wood / 1864 - 1923 /
Mertie H. Stedwell / his wife /1864 - 1911 /
*G* infant sons (twins) of Crosby & Mertie Wood
Deborah A. / wife of / Lewis Wood / died / 11th of 8th mo. 1887 / ae 78 yrs. /
Howard T. Wood / died / July 26, 1886 / ae 18 yrs. 11 mos. /
James H. Wood / died Oct. 30, 1887 / ae 49 yrs. & 10 mos. /
Lewis Wood / died / 21st of 8th mot 1869 / ae 64 yrs. /
Phebe J. / wife of / William H. Wood / died Feb. 22, 1898 /
aged 68 yrs. 8 mos. & 7 dys. /
Dearest Mother, thou hast left us
And thy loss we deeply
feel,
But tis God that hath
bereft us
He will all our
sorrows heal.
Ruth / wife of / Solomon Wood / died April 18, 1864 / aged 79 yrs. 22 ds. /
Solomon Wood / died Starch 10, 1867/ age 84 yrs. 5 mos. & 28 ds./ Solomon L. Wood / died / Feb. 15, 1845 / aged 1 yr. 5 mos. / &28 ds. /
Warren S. Wood / 1902 - 1936 /
William H. Wood / died / July 3, 1902 / aged 77 yrs.
7 mos. & 15 dys. /
Life's labor done.
Willis Wood / died July 2,1856 / aged 47 yrs. 7 mos. & 11 dys. /
WOODIN
Charles L. Woodin / died / July 8, 1893 / aged
27 yrs. 2 mos. /
Eva B. / wife of / Charles L. Woodin / died July 12,
1899 / ae 27 yrs. 14 ds. /
WRIGHT
Albert E. Wright / Oct. 10, 1919 / age 7 yrs
.
M .H .W.
unknown grave near David Haviland, plot of Norris Haviland
unknown grave near Charles Dean, plot of Daniel Haviland
unknown grave north end of J. L. Jennings plot, found dead in brook near home of N. Banks 1849
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