----- Original Message ----- From: "Letty Harrington" <lettyein@hotmail.com> To: <cushkaren@gwi.net> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 6:41 PM Subject: RE: [HART-L] HART cemetery in Maine, USA > Hi, > This cemetery is the Hart family that originated in Dedham & Walpole, MA. > It is a branch of my Hart family. I found a listing in the library here in > Houston. Four Hart brothers fought in the revolutionary war. Three later > moved to Brewer and Holden, Maine and one brother and a sister moved to New > Hampshire. > > The three that moved to Maine were Russell, Jacob and Francis. This > cemetery represents their extended families and descendants. All names > mentioned below are in my family tree. There are still a few related Hart > descendants in the area...maybe they had the new stone put up? > > Anyone wanting further information on these Hart's can reference my website. > Anyone available to take pictures of these headstones??? It's a long way > from Houston.... > > > Letty Hart-Harrington > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gonetotexas > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Cush and Karen Anthony" <cushkaren@gwi.net> > To: HART-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HART-L] HART cemetery in Maine, USA > Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 10:24:00 -0500 > > While driving through Maine, I found a "Hart's Corner Cemetery" at "Hart's > Corner." If you wish to locate it on a map, it is between Bangor and > Ellsworth on Route 1A. To be more precise, it is just west of East Holden, > which is east of Bangor and Brewer, Maine. It's a small old cemetery with > no indication of any church nearby. (Perhaps there had been a church, of > course, but it's not there now.) > > There is a large monument with Hart on the front, near the road, facing the > road. On that front side, it says "Capt. Russell Hart, born Nov. 4, 1794, > Died Sept. 26, 1877." Also on that side is "Wealthy Brettun, his wife. > Born October 12, 1797, died April 6, 1881." On the left side is "Emeline L. > Hart, wife of John E. Green, Born November 18, 1827, Died March 10, 1891" > and "Russell N. B. Hart, born October 27, 1823, died October 19, 1901." on > the right side is "Rev. Edwin J. Hart, born September 16, 1825, Died in > Cottage Grove, Minnesota April 16, 1893." > > It was great fun to discover it. > > A few yards behind the other is a relatively new stone (not new - just > looking newer than the one I mentioned in the first paragraph. My guess is > it's a replacement. That makes me want to find the person who might have > replaced it.) On it is "Albert C. Hart, January 5, 1840 - April 18, 1917" > and " Almeda H. Phillips, wife of Albert C. Hart, August 23, 1848 - October > 13, 1909" with some small stones nearby engraved "A. Hart" and "C. Hart." > The small C. Hart stone had a GAR flag -- that is "Grand Army of the > Republic." > > Karen Hart Anthony > Maine > > _________________________________________________________________ > Browse styles for all ages, from the latest looks to cozy weekend wear at > MSN Shopping. And check out the beauty products! http://shopping.msn.com > >