Coxsackie Cemetery http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2/coxsackie_cemetery.htm Located in Coxsackie, Greene Co, NY. In 1933 the cemetery was in Good Condition. Copies bought and retyped by Annette Campbell from LDS Microfilm. Read 1933 From J.B. Beers' "History of Greene County", published in 1884: This cemetery was laid out in 1826, a piece of land having been bought for the purpose of Simeon Fitch, who sold: To the minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Dutch Church of Coxsackie, all the certain piece of ground on the southwest side of the road that leads from the village of Coxsackie to the lower landing, containing 1 29-100 acres. The said piece having been bought by certain individuals as a place to burial, according to the articles of agreement in a certain subscription paper. March 26th 1826. This list is given in full as not only showing the owners of the lots, but also a list of all the prominent men of that time who were living in the vicinity. Whereas it is proposed to purchase a piece of ground as a place of burial in a convenient situation to accommodate the inhabitants of the village of Coxsackie and the Landing and those in the vicinity, and a suitable place has been found for that purpose in a lot belonging to Simeon Fitch, lying on the southwest side of the road leading from the village of Coxsackie to the Lower Landing and adjoining the lot occupied by Isaac Delamater, on the southeast, containing 1 ¼ acres, and it being proposed to purchase the said piece of ground and to raise the sum of about $300 for the purchase of the ground and for clearing, fencing, seeding and laying out the same. The committee appointed were to lay out 100 lots of 30 feet in length and nine feet wide, according to a plan hereto annexed. It was also agreed that the price paid by each person for a lot should be considered as so much pain toward the price of the lot, and the lots remaining unsold to be under the control of the committee. The following is a list of the Subscribers: Abraham Van Dyck, Simeon Fitch, Morris Batterson, Nicholas J. Lampman, Talmadge Fairchild, Dydinus Shepherd, James Carl, Richard Shipman, William Bisac, William Chapman, Phillip Conyn jr., Gilbert R. Livingston, John Ely, George Mandarville, John Helton, Thomas Halstead, Olney F. Wright, Samuel King, Samuel Goodrich, Abner Makedy, William Kimpton, George Rea, Russell Judson, Jams Titcomb, Widar S. Butler, Louis Reed, John L. Bronk, Martin Herric, Sebury Fish, Walton Stoutenburgh, Ralph Barker, Nathaniel Godfrey, Alanson Worden, George Beatty, Silas Wood, Joseph Godfrey, P. Stephenson, Moses H. Powell, William Judson, William Van Vote, Minor Hubbell, Peter Hubbell, Henry Smith, Charles Bartlett, John Bartlett, Silas Dean, David Finch, Daniel Benjamin, Isaac Smith, Jeremiah Gay, Edward Wells, Epenetus Reed, Thomas W. Gay, Elnathan H. Taylor, Jacob E. Bogardus, and David Sharp. name birth death age parents Maria Wells 1764 1 Jun 1856 Age 92y w/o James Elizabeth Spoor 1814 10 Jun 1889 about 75y w/o James Wells (nee FAIRCHILD) Son of Dr. James Wells & Elizabeth (FAIRCHILD) Spoor Edward Wells 1753 3 Apr 1830 Age 76y10m Anna Wells 1758 27 Oct 1845 Age 87y w/o Edward Isaac Wells 1763 1 Jan 1833 Age 69y8m11d Eve Wells w/o Isaac most of stone buried Elizabeth Sharp 1772 8 May 1857 Age 85y w/o David (nee WELLS) Aaron Wells 1791 14 Feb 1838 Age 47y11m4d (this might be Aaron s/o Joshua b: 1756 of Windham Co. and Grafton Co., VT Maria Wells 1799 20 Jun 1838 Age 38y8m2d (Maria may be Aarons wife) Sarah Willcox 1795 18 Jan 1862 Age 67y w/o Daniel (nee WELLS) Mary Wells 1808 21 Sep 1866 Age 58y4m20d w/o Edward Charles E. Wells 1830 1879 Catharine Wells 1836 1904 w/o Charles E. (nee ROBERTS) Mary Wells 1869 7 May 1886 Age 17y3m24d d/o C.E. & C.A. Edward Wells 1870 17 Apr 1886 Age 15y7m23d s/o C.E. & C.A. Richard Wells 1872 19 May 1875 Age 2y7m4d s/o Charles & Catharine Nellie M. Wells 1875 10 Sep 1894 Age 19y d/o C.E. & C.A. Maria Wells 1847 28 Jul 1907 Age 60y d/o Philip S. & Helen M. MYERS Bonita \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Lurking ... Lady Bonita Arizona, USA