Cemetery Records of Old Orchard Cemetery

Extracted From Cemetery Records of Old Orchard Cemetery, Hillsdale, Columbia County, N. Y.
Copied and Arranged by Mrs. Harriett M. WILES 1934 [Typescript, no copyright notice]

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This old abandoned cemetery lies a short distance off Route 22, in sight from the highway, and is about opposite the cemetery now in use. Some stones are undecipherable, so this list is incomplete.

  • ALBO, Mary, wife of George ALBO, d. 23 Jun 1807, in 62nd yr
  • BEARDSLEY, Josiah, d. 1819, ae 83 yrs
  • HUNT / BENEDICT, Hannah HUNT, wife of Isaac BENEDICT, d. 26 May 1856, ae 36
  • BOSWORTH, Catharine, wife of Nathaniel BOSWORTH, d. 22 Mar 1815, in the 65th year of her life
  • BOSWORTH, Leaning Davis, son of Mr. Leaning and Betsey BOSWORTH, d. 28 Apr 1818, ae 5 yrs, 4 mos
  • BRISTOL, Abner, d. 14 Aug 1867, ae 84 yrs
  • BRISTOL, Lydia, his wife, d. 187(?), ae 86 yrs
  • BRASEE, Andreas H., d. 12 Jul 1825, ae 88 yrs
  • BRAZIE, Gabriel, d. 15 Apr 1836, in 65th yr
  • BRAZIE, Susanna, his wife, d. 26 Jan 1826, in 51st yr
  • BRYAN, Ambrose, d. 28 Feb 1828, ae 28
  • BRYAN, Pupnelly, his wife, d. 28 Aug 1813, in 35th yr
  • BRYAN, James, Esq., d. 17 Feb 1852, ae 77 yrs
  • BRYAN, James, (noi)
  • BUCKLEY, Clarissa, daugher of Calvin and Grace BUCKLEY, d. 3 Sep 1817, ae 25 yrs
  • BRYANT, James, d. 11 Jun 1789, in 61st yr
  • BRYANT, Mrs. Abigail, consort of James, d. 3 Nov 1892, in 45th yr
  • BRYANT, Lydia, their daughter, d. 6 Sep 1788, in 3rd yr
  • CROCKER, Ellen M., daugher of Riley and Maria, d. 20 Dec 1853, ae 16 mos
  • DAKIN, Joshua, d. 24 Oct 1813, in 67th yr
  • DAKIN, Benjamin, d. 30 Oct 1813, ae 37 yrs, 4 mos, 4 dys
  • JUDSON, Phebe, wife of Joshua, and consort of Azariah JUDSON, d. 18 Sep 1817, in 47th yr
  • DAVIS, John, d. 1810, ae 58 yrs
  • DOWNING, Peter, son of Joseph and Abby DOWNING, d. 1819
  • EVERTS, Charles, d. 14 Mar 1828, in 46th yr
  • EVERTS, Mary, his wife, d. 14 Sep 1850, ae 60 yrs, (She was the daughter of Andrew and Cornelia SHARTS)
  • EVERTS, infant son of above, d. 1816
  • FOSTER, Hitty, wife of Alfred, d. 17 Jan 1802, ae 32 yrs
  • HOLLENBECK, Aaron, b. 5 Sep 1810, d. 5 Jul 1851
  • HOLLENBECK, Peter, son of Nicholas and Hannah, d. 11 Apr 1840, ae 18
  • HOLLENBECK, William, d. 25 Feb 1840 (9?), in 28th yr
  • HOLLENBECK, Mariah, his wife, d. 16 Mar 1849, in 25th yr
  • HOLLENBECK, Dewit, son of William and Mariah, d. 22 Mar 1840, ae 1 yr, 5 mos
  • HOLLENBECK, Nicholas, d. 1 Mar 1837, ae 55 yrs
  • HOLLENBECK, Hannah, his wife, d. 29 Apr 1860 (sb)
  • HOLLENBECK, Nicholas, son of William and Mariah, d. 9 Jul 1841, ae 5
  • HUBBARD, Chester, d. 30 May 1879, ae 71 yrs, 10 mos, 28 dys
  • HUBBARD, Lucretia, his wife, d. 20 Jul 1853, ae 43 yrs
  • HUBBARD, Ruth M., daugher of C. E. and L. HUBBARD, d. 19 Nov 1839, ae 2 yrs, 5 mos, 27 dys
  • HUBBARD, Jane, d. 22 Apr 1892, ae 50 yrs
  • HUNT, Benson A., d. 3 Jan 1891, ae 82 yrs
  • HUNT, Eleanor, d. 13 Oct 1871, ae 92 yrs
  • HUNT, Mercy, wife of Capt. William HUNT, d. 16 Nov 1797, ae 28 yrs
  • HUNT, Benson A., d. 9 Jan 1842, ae 42 yrs, 2 mos, 4 dys
  • HUNT, Hannah, wife of Isaac BENEDICT, d. 26 May 1836, ae 36 yrs
  • JUDSON, Azariah, d. 6 Nov 1832, ae 71 yrs, 7 mos, 18 dys
  • JUDSON, Phebe, his wife, and daugher of Joshua DAKIN, d. 18 Sep 1817, ae 47
  • JUDSON, Henry, d. 9 Jan 1842, ae 42 yrs, 2 mos, 4 dys
  • JUDSON, William, d. 24 Aug 1856, ae 44 yrs
  • MANSER, Sarah E., daugher of Peter J. and Margaret, d. 28 Sep 1861, ae 2 yrs
  • MILLER, Betsey, daugher of William J. and Cornelia, d. 1843, ae 11 yrs
  • MILLER, Louisa, daugher of William J. and Cornelia, d. 1848, ae 7 yrs
  • MILLER, Chris, d. 9 Apr 1849, ae 72 yrs
  • MILLER, Mary, wife of Chris, d. 29 Jan 1867, ae 83 yrs
  • MILLER, Henry, d. (noi)
  • MITCHELL, Ann Eliza, daugher of George and Hannah, d. 1808, 9 mos
  • MITCHELL, George H., son of George and Hannah, d. 1835, ae 13 yrs
  • MITCHELL, Ally Maria, daugher of George and Hannah, d. 28 Mar 1835, ae 25 yrs
  • MITCHELL, Daniel, son of George and Hannah, d. 24 Aug 1840, ae 22 yrs
  • McGONIGAL, Mary, d. ------, ae 86 yrs
  • McGONIGAL, John, d. 29 Jan 1776, ae 65-6 yrs
  • McGONIGAL, John, d. 11 Feb 1815, in 60th yr
  • McGONIGAL, Thomas, d. 1818, in 59th yr
  • McINTOSH, Hannah, daugher of ALexander, d. 14 Dec 1858, ae 57 yrs, 5 mos, 10 dys
  • McINTOSH, Epha, wife of William McINTOSH, d. 12 Jan 1864, ae 64 yrs
  • MOON, John, d. 31 May 1866, ae 70 yrs
  • MOON, John, son of John and Malinda, d. 31 Aug 1828, ae 5 yrs
  • MOON, Sarah, daugher of John and Cornelia, d. 15 May 1878, ae 39 yrs
  • MOON, Nancy, daugher of John and Cornelia, d. 12 Dec 1813, ae 8 yrs
  • MOON, Nancy, daugher of Stephen and Tryphena, d. 17 Jan 1824, ae 5 mos
  • MOON, Mary E., daugher of Sylvanns and Hannah P., d. 6 Sep 1839, ae 15
  • MOON, William, Jr., son of John and Triphena, d. 1837, ae 3 yrs
  • MOON, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph, d. ____
  • PATERSON, Rowland, d. 8 Mar 1813, ae 31
  • PIERSONS, Rowena, wife of David, d. 30 Oct 1831, ae 21 yrs
  • POTTER, Jeremiah, b. 30 Jan 1765, d. 18 May 1812
  • POTTER, Hannah, his wife, b. 13 Jul 1772, d. 11 Apr 1851
    (These inscriptions are on a large monument erected in 1857 by P. W. POTTER. This was Peter POTTER, their son. Hannah was the daugther of Peter WHITE and his wife Catharine ROORBACH.)
  • REED, Lydia, d. 10 Apr 1813, ae 8 yrs
  • REED, Orville, son of Aaron and Lydia, d. 12 Sep 1804
  • SHAVEL, Abby, wife of William H., d. 1 Jun 1858, ae 54
  • STICKLE, Frederick P., b. 19 Mar 1785, d. 14 Jul 1841, in 57th yr
  • STICKLE, George, son of Frederick and Jane, d. 22 Sep 1835, ae 10 yrs, 10 mos
  • SHARTS, Nicholas, d. 4 Dec 1828, ae 96 yrs, 26 dys
  • SHARTS, Mary, his wife, d. 9 Nov 1815, ae 78
  • SHARTS, Andrew N., d. 28 Jul 1835, ae 70 yrs, 10 mos, 18dys
  • SHARTS, Cornelia, his wife, d. 18 Nov 1848, in 80th yr
  • SHARTS, Eliza J., daugher of Andrew A. and Catharine SHARTS, d. 19 May 1819, ae 3 yrs, 4 mos, 17 dys
  • SHARTS, Nicholas, son of Andrew and Catharine, d. 24 Feb 1836, ae 1 yr, 10 dys
  • SHARTS, Ira L., son of Andrew and Catharine, 6 May 1830, ae 3 yrs, 10 mos, 8 dys
  • SHARTS, Infant son of A. and C. SHARTS, d. 18 Aug 1817, ae 1 day
  • SHARTS, Infant daugher of A. and C. SHARTS, d. 21 May 1825, ae 1 day
  • SHARTS, Abraham, d. 16 Apr 1830, in 29th yr
  • SHARTS, Jane, his wife, d. 2 Feb 1843, ae 39 yrs
  • SHARTS, Oliver M., their son, d. 7 Oct 1841, in his 17th yr
  • SHARTS, George, d. 1 Jan 1831, in his 70th yr
  • SHARTS, Mary, his wife, d. 26 Feb 1847, ae 68 yrs
  • SHARTS, Elizabeth, their daughter, d. 15 Jun 1815, in 7th year of her age
  • SHARTS, Amelia A., daugher of John N. and Jane SHARTS, d. 18 Sep 1849, ae 2 yrs
  • SHARTS, Russel L., son of John N. and Jane, d. 24 Jul 1830, ae 4 yrs
  • SHARTS, Willie, son of John and Jane, d. 1 Mar 1861, ae 1 yr
  • SHARTS, Carrie, daugher of John and Jane, d. 1861, ae 1 mo
  • SHARTS, Andrew, b. 8 Sep 1755, d. 8 May 1825, ae 69 yrs, 8 mos
  • TRUEDELL, Grove, d. 30 Jan 1818, ae 15 yrs
  • TRUEDELL, John W., d. 23 Sep 1806, ae 24
  • WHITE, Isaac, d. 12 Aug 1829, in 56th yr
  • WHITEHEAD, Rufus, d. 16 Sep 1844, ae 35 yrs
  • WHITEHEAD (unreadable)
  • WHITEHEAD, Earnest, son of (unreadable)
  • WHITEHEAD, Mary, wife of William ------r, d. 184(unreadable), ae 80 yrs
  • CHACE, Mary, wife of Abraham, d. 7 Jun 1767, in 20th yr
  • COLE, (unreadable)

    The following are from the Hillsdale Rural Cemetery, Hillsdale, N. Y.
    • SHARTS, John N., d. 21 Mar 1871, ae 70 yrs
    • SHARTS, Jane Bra-ee, his wife, d. 23 (25?) Mar 1888, ae 85
    • SHARTS, Hubert L., 1843-1917
    • SHARTS, Waity R., 1842-1925
    • SHARTS, Thadd R., 1871-19--
    • WHITE, Rufus S., b. 8 Aug 1835, d. 20 Jul 1908
    • WHITE, Kate Haywood, his wife, b. 11 Oct 1837, d. 15 Oct 1875
    • VAN DEUSEN, Catharine _., 1831-1922


    North Hillsdale Cemetery, Columbia Co., NY - A few scattered inscriptions:
    • SHARTS, Jane A., d. 17 Sep 1875, ae 37 yrs, 7 mos
    • SHARTS, Phebe, b. 24 Aug 1806, d. 10 May 1882
    • SHARTS, Marvia, b. 27 Jun 1840, d. 13 Apr 1925
    • TRUESDELL, Samuel, d. 27 May 1866, ae 88 yrs
    • TRUESDELL, Margera, his wife, d. 3 Feb 1869, ae 68 yrs. (She was Margera MALLERY, daugher of Isaiah Marvin MALLERY and his wife Abigail BENNETT who were married 26 Oct 1791. Record in the Congregational Church in Weston, Fairfield Co., Conn.)
    • TRUESDELL, Polly, wife of Samuel, d. 12 Mar 1816, ae 37
    • HOUSE, Ruby Truesdell, daugher of Samuel and Margera, wife of Nathaniel HOUSE, b. 4 Jul 1829, d. 13 Apr 1891
    • HOUSE, Charlotte TRUESDELL, daugher of Samuel and Margera, and wife of Nanthaniel HOUSE, d. 23 Apr 1848, ae 23 yrs
    • TYLER, Major, d. 27 Aug 1833, ae 78 (b. 14 Oct 1754)
    • TYLER, Hannah, his wife, d. 28 May 1848. (maiden name was BROWN)
    • TYLER, Phebe, d. 14 Mar 1839, ae 34 yrs, 4 mos, (b. 17 Nov 1804)
    • TYLER, George, d. 5 Feb 1839. (b. 5 May 1798)
    • TYLER, John, d. 1 Jun 1858, ae 77 (b. 22 Apr 1781)
    • TYLER, Polly Mosher, his wife, d. 6 Jna 1863, ae 79
    • WHITE, Phebe Ann, daugher of Cornelius and Louisa, d. 9 Aug 1848, ae 15 yrs, 12 dys
    • WHITE, John S., d. 27 Nov 1903, ae 76
    • WHITE, Lucretia, his wife, d. 14 Mar 1889, ae 52
    • WHITE, William M., d. 6 Feb 1837, ae 78 yrs, 7 mos, 21 dys (he was b. in Noblestown, N.Y., now Hillsdale, 27 Jun 1758)
    • WHITE, Huldah, his wife, d. 3 Apr 1839, ae 76 yrs, 10 mos, 20 dys (She was Huldah VALANCE, two of their children were baptised in Great Barrington, Mass. - Hannah, 3 Aug 1784, and Jonah, 14 Aug 1786.)


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