Hi Gang, Joan Beebe Meddaugh here. And I need some directions. Can any one tell me how to get to the old Beebe cemetery in N. Brookfield, NY and also where James and Chloe Hills would be buried? I am finally going to going up that way in just a bit so need to know where to find those elusive family members. And also where I might find the will of my great grandfather Hiram J. Beebe who died January 21, 1906 in Candor, NY but for some unknown reason is buried in N. Brookfield cemetery. His wife Ellen Amelia Hills Beebe who died in Aug. of 1928 is buried in Candor. Guess they must have had a big fight or something. Sure is strange. Joan Beebe Meddaugh

Joan I was out of town and just got back. Maybe this reply is too late - perhaps you've already gone to Brookfield? The Town of Brookfield Historical Society, in their last newsletter "Bailey's Corner Gazette," published a map of all 58 cemeteries in the town. According to the map, there is a Beebe Cemetery No. 4 (also called Miner Family Cemetery) AND a Beebe Burying Ground No. 5 (also called Beaver Creek or Seventh Day Baptist). If you are coming north on Rt. 12, you probably already know that the North Brookfield Cem. is located just past the intersection of Rt. 12 with Swamp Rd. and Main St., on the left. The cemetery is visible right from Rt. 12. If you turn right on Main St. (from Rt. 12), you will come into the little hamlet of North Brookfield. Then turn left onto Mill Hill Rd. and then right onto Avery Rd. The Beebe Cem. No. 4 is almost immediately on your left (north side of Avery Rd.). To get to Beebe Cem. No. 5, you have to go back to North Brookfield and continue east on Main St., which becomes Ouleout Rd. or Co. Rd. #78. You take this road all the way into the village of Brookfield and then turn LEFT (north) onto Beaver Creek Rd. (Co. Rd. #99). You follow this road almost all the way to the border of the town of Brookfield. The cemetery will be on the right BEFORE the right turn that is Co. Rd. #82. I don't know whether either of these cemeteries is visible from the road or what condition they are in. I believe James and Chloe Hills are buried in the Brookfield Rural Cemetery in the village of Brookfield. When you come into the village from North Brookfield, you would take a RIGHT onto Beaver Creek Rd. You should also visit the Brookfield Historical Society in the village. I'd suggest calling ahead to arrange an appointment. There are several phone nos. given in their latest newsletter: (all are 315 area code) 899-3348, 899-5893, 899-5896, or 861-2651. It would also help if you had a Madison Co. highway map because Brookfield is not an easy area in which to travel. All the cemeteries I've mentioned are shown on the county highway map. The maps are available in Wampsville but, of course, that's at the opposite "end of the earth" from Brookfield. BUT, if you think there is a possibility that Hiram Beebe has a will filed in Madison Co., Surrogate's Court in Wampsville would be the place to check. Donna Burdick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Meddaugh" <lpmj@juno.com> To: <NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:48 PM Subject: [NYMADISO] Brookfield cemetery > Hi Gang, > > Joan Beebe Meddaugh here. And I need some directions. Can any one tell > me how to get to the old Beebe cemetery in N. Brookfield, NY and also > where James and Chloe Hills would be buried? I am finally going to going > up that way in just a bit so need to know where to find those elusive > family members. And also where I might find the will of my great > grandfather Hiram J. Beebe who died January 21, 1906 in Candor, NY but > for some unknown reason is buried in N. Brookfield cemetery. His wife > Ellen Amelia Hills Beebe who died in Aug. of 1928 is buried in Candor. > Guess they must have had a big fight or something. Sure is strange. > > Joan Beebe Meddaugh > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe from this list - send email to - > nymadiso-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word - unsubscribe in the body of the email. If you are subscribed in Digest mode use the same address but change the -L- to -D-. >