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Private Gavette Cemetery

The following is a listing of the Gavette Cemetery taken by Amy Gavette in 1960. Her records are on display at the Roxbury Library History Room in several note books. This information is made available with the permission of the Roxbury Library Association for input on the Delaware County Site. As with all information that is transcribed, please be advised that not all dates or proper names may be correct. --Vesti Snyder, Roxbury NY 1999.

Hardenberg Patent lot # 38 Town of Middletown, Delaware County New York

Gavette:     Samuel, d 7-9-1895 @ 82y  11m 22d
     Sally Myres, d 18-5-1883 @ 78m 17d, dau of Henry a German Emigrant who served in the Rev.
          afterwards setteld at Shavertown  married Catherine Shaver, who became the mother of
          21 children.  Ref to Delaware County History.

Gavette:     Sgr. George Henry  b 12-11-1834 at Prattsville Green County, enlisted Co G 144 reg, NYV 
          married at Prattsville 22-11-1867 died at Pine Hill 12-2-1926 Buried old Arena with
     Sarah J Haner b 21-6-1841 d 27-8-1926 at Pine Hill dau of Jacob and Marie Bouton

Haner:     Jacob, b 11-9-1810 d 3-12-1863 Co G 144th  reg NYV with
     Bouton, Marie, b 2-5-1818  d 30-4-1889 at Pine Hill, 
     Hannah d 2-3-1833 @ 23y  6m  12d
     John b 15-4-1841  d 4-5-1864  Co D 158 NYV s of J&M

More:     Alanson d 29-4-1841  @ 77y
     Eliza Jane Gavette  b 10-30-1831 d 1910 dau of Samuel
     Mary Jane d 15-4-1872 @ 34y 15d
     Sally d 22-5-1882 @ 34y 16d w ED Hall dau of A&E
     George Henry d 28-5-1947 @ 98Y S A&E
     Samuel J 1851-1939
     with Emma J Race 1855-1913 dau of Chas.
     Irving d 11-2-1878  7y 8m 9d   Elmer  1875-1948
     Lauea Jane  b 7-10-1860 d 4-9-1861
     Viola, d 22-10-1900 @ 7y 8m 9d, Elenor L Harrison 1877-1956
             The above are descendents of Samuel

Gavett:     George  1808-1936
     with Catherine Ellerson d 8-10-1866 @ 57y 8m
Dear one thou hast left us, and thy loss we deeply feel, But the God that hath bereft us, He will all 
our sorrow feel.
Thomas  d 18-5-1879 @ 41y 9m 22d s, Geo.
     He experieced religion early in life, and lived a faithful Christian life until death.
Mary  1847-1887 Dau G&S
     I have kept the faith.

Gavette:     Levi B: aisdel, d 3-12-1892 @ 72y
     w/ Nancy Brown
     Levi Jr.  d  1806-1864 @ 16y 4m 21d
     George d 19-2-1864 @ 6y 1m 21d
     Mary A d 20-2-1864 @ 6y 1m 12d  all died of diptheria
     Myra  b 1847 d 19—
     Lyda Ann  b 13-11-1864 d 1924 at Roscoe Sul Co NY
w.  Abram DeLamater  d 24-8-1897 @ 65y 6m 27d, s, Henry b kingston NY


Delmater: Arthur b,        d, 
     Samuel Korn, b, 28-1-1888  d 9-3-1934
     Andrew b,     d,      Hamden NY bu H
     Lila w, Grant Becker d about 1956 dau S
w.  Emma   b 1861-1934

Fairbairn: Nelson  1851-1940

Gavette:     Esther Ann Scudder, b 28-6-1828  m Johnston,m,-
     Levi B d 29-4-1913  widow L, 
          Levi B Family
Gavette:     William Green d 23-7-1875 @ 70y 11m 7d, member ME Church 50 years
     Jane Burrow d 27-1-1882 @ 72y 5m 24d, dau Daniel & Elaine VAnWagoner,
     Fare well to the Mother, were it sinefel to weep o’er thy basket
     Sylvester, b 22-3-1839 d 1-9-1916 Co I NYV Inf
     w/Eliza McQueen, b 15-1-1838, Andes NY d 6-6-1898 Quincey FL
     Daniel Washington, b 7-10-1841 wonded Honey Hill SC
     d 30-11-1864 at Hilton Head SC member ME Church 5years
          Blessed are tey that die in the Lord.
     William Madison  b 22-4-1849 d 30-3-1910 at Rockland
w.  Mary Ann Hall 1847-1890 at Pepacton NY dau of Benj &B 
Catherine Dunham b 1814 at Lexington NY
Johonnas Burrow   1851-1929  At Delhi Ny
w.  Sarah Tremper  1853-1938  at delhi dau George
Mary Cahterine b 9-1-1939 d 29-6-1880 w Jackson Meyers

Meyers: Newman P 1863-1976  I am Jeasus little Lamb.

Gavette Deliah Jane b, 26-3-1847 d 3-8-19069 w GSW

Whitney: George Sands b 18-4-1836  d 1918 at Shavertown NY
       Flora   1880-84m  Minnie d 1935   Nellie  d 1884 all of diptheria

Hall:      Benjamine  1812-1879  w Catherine Dunham  1814-1879
     dau, Ephraim Dunham b 1783 s, Ephram b 1752  town Middleboro Mass Served in American
     Rev. died Valley Forge Pa with Home Address Lexington Green County NY

Dunham:  Capt Samuel Departed this life 27-7-1792 @ 81y, bu Old Arena (From French & 
Indian War rolls Vol 4y P  207, Capt Samuel Dunham of Sharon Mass is listed withthe name of his 
Company,  It states they answered the alarm to relieve fort William Henry.   The Old Arena Cemetery was 
formaly a Dutch Reform Cemetery when Arena was Lumberville.

Hall:     Benjamine, b 1812 m 6-6-1735 at Lexington Green Co NY to Cahterine Dunham, b 1814
     Ephriam Dunham b 25-8-1848  d 4-3-1939 @ 88y 6m Served in 144th Reg
w.  Sally More  (above)
     Kate Burns  w Merwin 1877-1939
     Mary Eva w William Smith  1872-1940  Wm H Smith  1876-1940
     Roxana E 11-12-1848  d 24-12-1867  At Union Grove
     John More  b      served co G 144 Reg NY Inf 1862  

Not Relatives:
Nutton:   Edwarde  Served co C 25th Cav
Murry:  Sarah H w AE 24-2-1898  @ 52y  7m 26d
Cross:  Harley B s Geo and Kate d 1826 @ 5m
O”Brien  Wm 1820-1909
     Datty DeLong d 6-8-1896
Delong: Deliah Soules W Marcus   d 6-8-1896 2 88y
     erected by her daughter Olive w Andrew Sliter
Davie:   John  d 1959  lived all his live here
Hinkley:  Rex-

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