Mary S. Briggs, Historian for the Town of Davenport has given us permission to transcribe the Cemetery Guide edited by The Davenport Historical Society, Davenport Center, NY. The following cemetery compilation was taken from this guide.
--Submitted by Collin Haight, March 18, 2000 --photos by Joyce Riedinger, March 30, 2017
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ORR, Luther, born 09/22/1781 died 06/21/1855
ORR, Mary, died 05/06/1870, 78y-9m-0d
*ORR, Chauncey, died 10/25/1849, Age 5y-6m-12d
son of Henry Orr and wife Mary A.
(corrected from Mary Briggs' reading as daughter)
- it should have read - son Chauncey)
Joyce Note:
notice the field stones, most likely older graves
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Additional information on Orr Family from:
http://www.dcnyhistory.org/books/mundav.html
The History of Delaware County
W.W. MUNSELL 1797-1880
THE TOWN OF DAVENPORT
Henry Orr, son of Luther Orr, is a native of Davenport, and was born March 23d, 1815. He is a farmer. He was married to Mary A. Jacobs, of Davenport, in 1843. They have one child living, Melissa, who married George H. Jacques in 1873.
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