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As transcribed by Cornelius Emerson Durkee and listed under Stillwater in volume 2, pages 471 – 495, of Durkee's Epitaphs of Saratoga County, New York. “This Cemetery is on the east side and adjoining the Baptist Church located about midway between Bemis Heights & Saratoga Lake, on the north side of the highway. The foregoing inscriptions comprise all to be found in the enclosure, they were copied Sep. 10, 1877 by C.E. Durkee.” (page 495) (The Baptist Church Cemetery is located on the north side of route 423, one half mile east of Jack Halloran Road, and one half mile west of Gronczniak Road, in the Town of Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York.) Page 471 Strang, Della, dau. of Fredrick G. & Mary, d. Apr. 6, 1858, 1m.14d. Strang, Silvanus, d. Mar. 6, 1858, a.77y.12d. Strang, Mahala, wife of Silvanus, d. Mar. 23, 1873, a.66. Strang, Benjamin H., son of Sylvenus & Mahala, d. July 17, 1854, a. 22y.8m.21d. Strang, Abigail, dau. of Sylvenus & Mahala, d. Nov. 17, 1844, 4y.8m.10d. Page 472 Strang, William, d. Oct. 23, 1831, 79th yr. Strang, Abigail, wife of William, d. July 25, 1839, 88th yr. Hunt, Thomas, d. Dec. 25, 1818, 73ys. Hunt, Gerusha, wife of Thomas, d. Apr. 7, 1849, 92y.11m. (& 21 days.) Sewell, Betsy, wife of Wm. P., d. Aug. 22, 1843, 39y.1m. Sayles, John, son of Stephen S. & Jane, d. Feb. 4, 1816, 1y.6m.10d. Tanner, Elmore, d. Oct. 7, 1852, a.32. Waldron, William, d. Apr. 13, 1866, a.57. Page 473 Hicks, Samuel B., d. July 20. 1866, 46th yr. Hicks, Mary, relict of Benjamin and dau. of Ezekiel & Esther Lawrence, d. Apr. 29, 1867, a. 82. Hicks, Benjamin, d. Oct. 23, 1839, 62ys. Lawrence, Stephen, d. Apr. 6, 1848, a.55. Hicks, Judith, dau. of Benjamin & Mary, d. Feb. 12, 1830, 16th yr. Lawrence, Ezekiel, d. Jan. 8, 1830, aged 100 yrs. Hewit, John W., son of E. & M.A., d. Mar. 16, 1851, 6m.8d. Page 474 Hicks, Daniel D.T., son of Benjamin & Mary, d. July 17, 1827, 11th yr. “His weight was 202 pounds.” “Ye who the power of God delight to trace, And mark with joy each monument of grace, Tread lightly oer this grave as ye explore, The short and simple annals of the poor. A child reposes underneath this sod, A child to memory dear & dear to God, Rejoice, yet shed the sympathetic tear, Daniel D.T.Hicks, the friend of all lies buried here.” Hewitt, Darias J., d. Mar. 7, 1862, a.22y.4m.20d. Lawrence, Esther, wife of Ezekiel, d. Nov. 14, 1822, 72ys. Page 475 Sayles, Mary, dau. of Silvenus & Mary, d. Mar. 30, 1834, 49th yr. Sayles, Deacon Silvanus, d. Aug. 20, 1825, 76th yr. Sayles, Mary, wife of Silvanus, d. Aug. 2, 1810, 63d yr. Tanner, Eugene H., son of Elmore & Esther H., d. Aug. 9, 1844, 3d yr. Myers, Leroy, son of George B. & Mary Ann, d. Nov. 19, 1844, 2y.10m.24d. Strang, Sylvanus A., d. Nov. 20, 1847, ae 43. Strang, Mary, b. June 8, 1840; d. Feb. 7, 1853. Strang, Sylvanus H., b. Feb. 28, 1842; d. Feb. 17, 1845. Page 476 Strang, William, d. Oct. 31, 1838, 60ys. Strang, Polly, wife of William, d. Jan. 17, 1855, a.73y.10m.10d. Strang, Henry J., d. Apr. 3, 1845, 28ys. Strang, Orren, son of Wm. & Polly, d. Mar. 7, 1853, a.34. Hewitt, Edward P., d. Oct. 22, 1862, a.61y.7m.11d. Hewit, Rachel J., dau. of E. & M.A., d. Mar. 13, 1851, a.3y.6m.16d. Hewit, Jane S., wife of Horatio, d. Apr. 19, 1850, a.39. Hewit, Elias, son of Samuel & Sarah, d. Jan. 5, 1848, a.46y.7m.15d. Page 477 Hewit, Sarah, wife of Samuel, d. Dec. 23, 1848, a.66y.8m.7d. Hewit, Horatio, d. July 10, 1848, a.36. Strong, Sarah, “colored woman.” D. Jan. 14, 1847, a.75. Sewell, Orrin M., son of William P. & Betsey, d. Jan. 19, 1839, 2y.7m. Sewell, Sydney W., son of William P. & Betsey, d. Feb. 16, 1839, 6ms. Wing, Isaac, Esq., d. Feb. 7, 1846, 75th yr. Wing, Remember, wife of Isaac, d. Oct. 18, 1837, 65th yr. Wing, Anna, wife of William, d. Dec. 10, 1841, 31y.8m.29d. Page 478 Oakley, Elizabeth, dau. of David R. & Remember, d. Sep. 26, 1830, 1y.1m.23d. Ford, Esther, wife of Thomas, b. Oct. 17, 1770; d. Mar. 16, 1849. Rogers, Elder Samuel, d. Feb. 6, 1823, a.63y.6m.7d. Briggs, George C., d. June 12, 1835, 33y.3m.6d. Briggs, Phebe, wife of George C., d. Sep. 14, 1827, 22y.23d. Neilson, Elizabeth, wife of Charles, d. Sep. 9, 1829, 37th yr. Woodworth, Betsey, d. Aug. 19, 1822, 18th yr. Woodworth, Menerva, d. Feb. 3, 1824, 22d yr. Page 479 Woodworth, Betsey, wife of David, d. Aug. 5, 1827, 61st yr. Elms, Sophia, dau. of Elkanah & Lucretia, d. Feb. 10, 1835, 50th yr. Chandler, Lucretia, wife of Thomas, d. Dec. 22, 1838, 77ys. Elms, Thomas, d. July 1, 1861, a.72y.11m.26d. Elms, Perry N., son of Elkanah & Roxana, d. June 28, 1854, a.9m.18d. Elms, Abigail, wife of Thomas, d. Mar. 20, 1856, a.70y.11m.7d. Ford, William E., “a consistent member of the first Baptist Church in Stillwater” d. Aug. 17, 1826, 63d yr. Erected by S.E.F. 1855. (Ford monument) Page 480 Ford, Samuel E., d. Dec. 31, 1856, 57ys. (Ford monument) Ford, Nancy, wife of W.E., d. Aug. 25, 1856, aged 91ys. (Ford monument. Corrected to 91 years, from 90 years.) Ford, Nancy, dau. of Wm. E. & Nancy, d. Nov. 14,1821, 19th yr. Wright, Fanny, dau. of Reuben & Christian, d. Apr. 26, 1818, 20th yr. Woodworth, Jane, wife of Reuben Jr., d. Apr. 8, 1813, 20th yr. Ford, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas & Esther, d. Apr. 2, 1813, 18th yr. Comstock, Elizabeth, dau. of Mr. Solomon & Mrs. Elizabeth, d. Mar. 8, 1813, 16y.1m.17d. Newland, Elias, son of David & Mary, d. Apr. 26, 1826, 9m.4d. Page 481 Marshel, Elizabeth, wife of Simeon, d. Feb. 23, 1813, 53d yr. Tompkins, Elias, d. Mar. 27, 1839, 38th yr. Tompkins, Samuel, son of Moses & Susannah, d. Apr. 13, 1826, 28th yr. Tompkins, Moses, son of Moses & Susannah, d. Apr. 1, 1826, 18th yr. Tompkins, Moses, d. Jan. 13, 1845, 79th yr. Tompkins, Susannah, wife of Moses, d. Dec. 19, 1841, 73d yr. Miller, James, d. Dec. 8, 1845, a.56. Miller, Rachel, wife of James, d. Dec. 4, 1845, a.52. Page 482 Volentine, Rebecca, dau. of William & Eliza, d. May, 14, 1861, a.25y.8m.26d. Volentine, Catharine, dau. of William & Eliza, d. Apr. 26, 1860, a.22y.7d. Valentine, Eliza, d. Oct. 8, 1864, a.54ys. Ruggles, Joanna, wife of George W., d. Feb. 3, 1855, a. 33y.2m.13d. Valentine, William, d. Feb. 13, 1854, a.59y.5m. Valentine, Mary, dau. of William & Rebecca, d. Aug. 14, 1839, 19y.10m. Valentine, Rebecca, wife of William, d. Nov. 17, 1830, 34th yr. Rowley, Cornelius, d. Jan. 21, 1831, 57th yr. Page 483 Rowley, Anna, consort of Cornelius, d. Apr. 12, 1820, 40th yr. Rowley, Temperance, d. Dec. 5, 1831, 22d yr. Rowley, Mary E., dau. of Simeon & Wealthy, d. Aug. 25, 1853, 34th yr. Woodworth, John, son of William P. & Eliza A., d. Oct. 9, 1830, 9m.23d. Rowley, Lydia, wife of John, d. May 16, 1822, 61st yr. Rowley, Simeon, d. Aug. 13, 1842, 51st yr. Rowley, Welthy, wife of Simeon, d. Nov. 4, 1823, 27th yr. Rowley, Minerva, wife of Simeon, d. Jan. 24, 1856, 56th yr. Page 484 Rowley, Lydia, dau. of Simeon & Wealthy, d. June 17, 1837, 20th yr. Olney, Deborah, wife of Jesse, d. Apr. 17, 1852, 81st yr. Tanner, Eliza, wife of Wm. W., d. Jan. 5, 1865, a.33ys. Rowley, Edwin E., son of Simeon & Lorette, d. Aug. 10, 1874, a.23y.4m. Rowley, George, d. Sep. 6, 1876, a.47y.3m.26d. McNeal, Polly, dau. of James & Jemima, d. Jan. 4, 1861, 46y.1m.27d. McNeil, Richard 2d., d. Aug. 7, 1845, 29ys. Dunham, Jane D., wife of John, d. May 18, 1848, a.22y.11m.11d. Page 485 Dunham, Elizabeth, wife of John, d. Sep. 12, 1850. a.22y.7m.27d. McNeil, Francis, d. Feb. 19, 1850, 18ys. Miller, John, d. Feb. 15, 1819, 61st yr. Valentine, Anna Maria, d. Apr. 6, 1865, a.30. Poler, Elizabeth, wife of Zedikiah, d. June 28, 1861, a.36y.6m.26d. McNeil, George, d. Sep. 24, 1852, 25 ys. Baker, Orville Eugene, son of Perry & Elizabeth A., d. Aug. 19, 1852, 8ms. Baker, Moses Clements, son of Perry & Elizabeth A., d. Jan. 7, 1850, a.4wks. Page 486 Baker, Rosalia Eliza, dau. of Perry & Elizabeth A., d. Aug. 2, 1854, 10ms. Baker, Elizabeth A., wife of Perry, d. Aug. 25, 1855, a.28y.1m.27d. Rowley, Lucy Ann, dau. of Levi & Lucretia, d. Nov. 16, 1858, 5y.1m.10d. Leach, Carrie, dau. of Charles E. & Sarah J., d. Oct. 1, 1862, 1y.8m.23d. Rogers, Daniel, d. May 8, 1859, 91st yr. Rogers, Anna, wife of Daniel, d. Oct. 9, 1849, 82nd yr. Rogers, Mary, d. June 3, 1845, 82nd yr. Brower, Alice E., dau. of J.& A., d. Oct. 19, 1850, 15ms. Page 487 Lawrence, David, d. May 13, 1854. 87th yr. Weeks, Mary, wife of Jacob, d. Nov. 8, 1831, 60th yr. Weeks, Deborah, dau. of Jacob & Mary, d. Mar. 8, 1832, 17y.6m.23d. Ross, Phebe C., d. Sep. 23, 1859, 81st yr. Strang, David, d. Dec. 8, 1861, 76y.11m.15d. Strang, Nancy, wife of David, d. June 2, 1873, 85ys. Strang, Henry, d. Oct. 11, 1860, 52d. yr. Strang, Wm. R., d. Apr. 15, 1864, 56ys. Page 488 Knights, Samuel, d. May 8, 1861, 50y.7m.18d. Knights, Aaron, d. Sep. 8, 1835, 75th yr. Knights, Hannah, wife of Aaron, d. Apr. 22, 1853, 71y.6m.10d. Elms, Sally, d. Sep. 22, 1857, 62y.8d. Elms, Lydia, wife of Alfred, d. Mar. 20, 1847, 35ys. Elms, Elizabeth, wife of Alfred, d. Apr. 1, 1862, 47ys. Rogers, Mary Ann, dau. of Henry D. & Eliza, d. Jan. 16, 1860, 18y.3m.16d. Rogers, Orvill H., son of Henry D. & Eliza, d. Feb. 2, 1839, 7m.19d. Page 489 Rogers, Jane, dau. of Henry D. & Eliza, d. Aug. 10, 1834, 5y.5m.20d. Rogers, infant son of Henry D. & Eliza, d. Aug. 25, 1831, 14 days. Hartwell, Thomas H., son of George & Mary Jane, d. Mar. 23, 1838, 1y.8m.22d. Dickerson, Anna, wife of Elijah, d. May, 14, 1855, 79ys. Woodworth, Betsie, dau of John & Amanda, d. Aug. 31, 1829, 17th yr. Woodworth, Delight, wife of Ephraim, d. Dec. 12, 1831, 73d yr. Woodworth, Anna, wife of Ephraim, d. Sep. 11, 1837, 58 ys. Woodworth, Ephraim, d. Mar. 5, 1838, 82ys. Page 490 Bishop, Dorcas, wife of Jeremiah, d. Mar. 20, 1840, 74ys. Newland, Volney, d. Aug. 11, 1838, 37th yr. Newland, Henry, d. July 6, 1835, 36ys. Bull, Almira N., wife of Chauncey D., d. Nov. 18, 1833, 31st yr. Newland, Mary, dau. of Ephraim & Sarah, d. Mar. 11, 1833, 3y.8m.11d. Smith, Bliss, d. Feb. 25, 1853, 71y.7m.6d. Smith, Esther, wife of Bliss, d. June 26, 1836, 51st yr. Smith, Renett, dau. of Bliss & Esther, d. June 11, 1830, 16y.1m.14d. Page 491 Hart, Harriet Hellen, dau. of Stephen W. & Matilda, d. Apr. 10, 1836, 18y.6m.21d. Hart, Volney N., son of Stephen W. & Matilda, d. Sep. 15, 1834, 2y.2m.18d. Edwards, Sarah, wife of Emanuel, d. Dec. 30, 1831, 84th yr. Bishop, Jeremiah, d. Aug. 17, 1838, 75ys. Bishop, Mary Augusta, dau. of Oliver & Deborah, d. Sep. 8, 1849, 10ys. Manchester, George, d. May 8, 1834, 65th yr. Dickerson, Elijah, d. Sep. 22, 1827, 62ys. Gillet, Welthy, wife of Eliphalet S., d. Jan. 1, 1837, 36th yr. Page 492 Edmonds, William H., b. Dec. 3, 1823; d. Aug. 7, 1858. Edmonds, Edwin Bruce, son of Samuel & Philometa, d. Sep. 6, 1840, 4y.4m.15d. Cornell, Charlotte B., wife of Henry K., d. Sep. 29, 1843, 24th yr. Huestes, Phebe, wife of Thomas, d. Feb. 19, 1853, 22d yr. Wing, Isaac, d. Mar. 27, 1863, 73y.10m.12d. Wing, Sylva, wife of Isaac, d. Jan. 26, 1840, 47th yr. Wing, Wallace, son of Sylva & Isaac, 2d., d. Feb. 27, 1833, 2d. yr. Wing, Amanda, dau. of Isaac & Sylva, d. Feb 22, 1850, 17th yr. Page 493 Neilson, Mahala, wife of George W., d. May 5, 1843, 26th yr. Neilson, Sylva M., dau. of George W. & Mahala, d. Oct. 3, 1841, 1y.11m.9d. Wing, Horace, d. Aug. 14, 1843, 18th yr. Wing, P.H., d. Apr. 25, 1850, 17 ys. Woodworth, Isaac, d. June 3, 1845, 61ys. Johnson, Letitia, wife of Samuel E., d. Aug. 18, 1854, 35ys. Johnson, Josephine E., dau. of Samuel & Elizabeth, d. Oct. 4, 1857, 9m.6d. Baker, Fanny, dau. of A. & M., d. June 1, 1858, 4w.1d. Page 494 Baker, Aaron, d. Jan. 8, 1867, 36y.3m.11d. Baker, Anna, wife of Israel, d. Mar. 10, 1869, 72y.1m.20d. Baker, Sarah, wife of George C., d. Feb. 24, 1865, 32y.5m. Baker, Hattie, dau. of George C. & Sarah, d. Sep. 4, 1858, 2m.15d. Bennett, Helen M., wife of James P., d. May 24, 1851, 21st yr. Hunt, Edward, d. May 7, 1850, 68ys. Hunt, Martha, wife of Edward, d. Mar. 24, 1850, 57y.7m. Hunt, Sylvia, dau. of Edward & Martha, d. June 2, 1849, 19y.2m.23d. Page 495 Hunt, Andrew J., son of Edward & Martha, d. Sep. 28, 1834, 10ms. Hunt, Nancy E., dau. of Edward & Martha, d. May, 26, 1842, 14th yr. Poler, Simeon, d. June 14, 1832, 67th yr. Poler, Lucy, wife of Simeon, d. Nov. 9, 1840, 67th yr. ___________________________________________________________ Additional inscriptions, recorded 2007: Atkinson, Rev. Henry Chapham, born Apr. 20, 1843; died Aug. 30, 1918. 8 years Pastor First Baptist Church Stillwater. Atkinson, Sarah Crossley, wife of Rev. H.C., Born Dec. 18, 1843; died Nov. 15, 1916. “Until the day break and the shadows flee away.” Hart, Stephen W., d. Aug. 10, 1847, aged 53 yrs. 7 mos. 5ds. Hart, Matilda, wife of Stephen W., d. Jan. 12, 1855, aged 58 yrs. 2 mos. 2 ds. Hart, Catharine, dau of Stephen W. & Matilda, d. Sept. 14, 1849, aged 21y.5m.19d. (Stephen W., Matilda & Catharine Hart were moved from the former Baptist Cemetery, in the Village of Stillwater. See Durkee volume 2, pages 515-518.) Phillips, Abbie, wife of Dr. S.H. Phillips, dau of Mahala & Silvanus Strang, 1850 – 1931. “beloved mother” Robens, Blanche M. 1887 – 1925. Robens, Myron P., 1861 – 1935. Robens, May A. Tanner, his wife, 1868 – 1943. Strang, Gabriel, 1826 – 1918. Strang, Sarah E. Ferguson, wife of Gabriel Strang, 1834 – 1868. Strang, Eleanora F. Wade, wife of Gabriel Strang, 1844 – 1902. Strang, Mary J. 1858 – 1872. (reverse of Gabriel Strang monument) Strang, Susie F. 1872 – 1873. (reverse of Gabriel Strang monument) Strang, Baily 1877 – 1877. (reverse of Gabriel Strang monument) Strang, William, born 1800, died Mar. 12, 1879. Strang, Polly Hogel, wife of William, born 1802, died July 29, 1883. Strang, Amy, dau of W. & P. Strang, born 1825, died Oct. 11, 1884. Wilbur, Lester R., 1900 – 1920. Wilbur, Eleanor M. 1906. (one date) Wilbur, Lida D. Cameron, 1875 – 1931. _____________________________________________________
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