Hi All FRIEND'S CEMETERY Also known as NORTH FARMINGTON FRIEND'S CEMETERY Farmington, New York Located behind the Friend's Meeting House Northeast corner of the intersection of Sheldon Road and County Road #8 Reproduced with permission of the Rochester Public Library Local History Division, Rochester New York, November, 1997 There are two renderings of this cemetery. The first is by Marjorie E. Merriman and Gertrude Miller; date unknown. (before 1950) The second,compilers and date are unknown. There are some discrepencies between the two copies; care has been taken to account for all information; we apologize for any errors or omissions. PREFACE This cemetery is still used and well kept up. There are a few stones which have been broken or have fallen off their foundations, as noted . There are a few old slate stones which have "flaked" apart and are undecipherable. Also, there areabout 8 or 10 of the older red stones which have nothing left on them. Some of the old sand stone type monuments are difficult to read. In front of the Friend's Meeting House, there is a historical marker which reads as follows: "The earliest Friend's Meeting House west of Utica was built of logs near this spot by pioneers 1876. A frame structure 1804 was replaced 1876 by the present building. A larger Meeting House built opposite this site accomodated the yearly meetings and was used for worship, 1816-1926 Erected by public spirited citizens and the State of New York 1929 Aldrich, Bryce, d. 9mo., 6, 1854, 82yr. Aldrich, Huldah, Wife of Bryce, d. June 30, 1856, 84yr. Aldrich, Lois, d. May 14, 1885, 73yr. Aldrich, Melinda, d. Dec 18, 1884, 86yr. Aldrich, Clarkson, d. Dec 10, 1894, 81yr., 10mo., Aldrich, Charlotte L., dau Clarkson & Emily C., d. Feb 20, 1854, 17yr., 6mo., 14da. Aldrich, Emily C., Wife of Clarkson, d. May 9, 1866, 54yr., 3mo., 17da. Aldrich, Gralette, 1843-1907 Aldrich, Esther, Wife of Urial, d. Nov 24, 1895, 85yr. Aldrich, Fanny E., Wife, Aralette, d. July 1, 1879, age 22yr., 7mo. Aldrich, Mary, 1849-1931 (Gralette) Aldrich, M. Olive, 1890-1953 (next to Rollin C.) Aldrich, Rollin C.,, 1855-1928 Aldrich, Verna Wood, Wife of R.C., 1854-1930 Aldrich, Esek, d. 28 of 6, 1858, 78yr, 9mo. Aldrich, Sarah, Wife of Esek, d. Dec 24, 1857, 73yr. Aldrich, Urial, d. Sept 24, 1882, 78yr., 9mo. Aldrich, L. Byron, d. Mar 20, 1900, 62yr., 4mo., 10da. Ralph L. Still