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Old Burying Ground

DIRECTIONS: Located in the Town of Westport, between Lake Champlain and RT 9N & 22, just north of the south entrance to Arsenal Road. (Arsenal Road is a short U-shaped road.)

NOTES:

• This cemetery was already neglected when Caroline Halstead Royce wrote The History of Bessboro in the early 1900's. She mentions Tillinghast Cole as being buried here, but his grave cannot now be found. This cemetery is currently in very bad condition, overgrown with trees and undergrowth. Many gravestones are fallen and vandalized.
• The following is an inventory of the Old Burying Ground as done by Mrs. Grace Smith in 1948. It was compiled by Betty White (bwhite@westelcom.com). Many thanks to her for granting permission to include her work on this web site!

BARNES
Elizabeth   Wife of Jedutha BARNES   Died July 20, 1833   Age 60

BARNES
Jedutha BARNES   Died March 3, 1846   Age 70

BARNES
Elizabeth BARNES   Died March 11, 1813   Age 18 years old

CALHOON
Eunice   Daughter of Joel A. & Perlina CALHOON   Died March 1826   9 days old

COLE
Edward COLE   Died Jan 27, 1833   Age 81 years

COLE
Sarah   His Wife   Died Oct 28, 1832   Age 85 years   Both from Warren, Rhode Island

COLE
Ursula   Daughter of William & Ann COLE   Died 1818   Age 9 months

COLE
Paul COLE   Died Jan 15, 1857   Age 82

CULVER
Mary M.   Daughter of Amos & Sally CULVER   Died March 23, 1810   10 days old

CULVER
Charlotte   Daughter of Amos & Sally CULVER   Died Aug 21, 1822   Age 2 years

DURFEY
Roby   Wife of Amos A. DURFEY   Died Feb 3, 1882   Age 28 years

DURFEY
Charlotte   Daughter of Amos & Roby DURFEY   Died March 1, 1819   Age 17 days

FISK
Jane A. REYNOLDS   Wife of Geo. W. FISK   Died March 7, 1862   Age 35 years

FRISBIE
Jabez FRISBIE   Died March 16, 1844   Age 42 years

FRISBIE
Elizabeth   Daughter of Jabez & Eliza A. FRISBIE   Died Jan. 23, 1828   Age 6 months

GREELEY
Lucy   Daughter of John & Lois GREELEY   Died Nov 10, 1835   In the 18th year of her age

HAVEN
Charlotte   Asa HAVEN's wife   Died Oct 19, 1844   Age 40 years

HOWARD
Kendrick HOWARD   Died Nov 11, 1817   21 years

JONES
Thomas D. JONES   Died May 17, 1818   In the 25th year of his age

LOVELAND
Sally & Charles Loveland   Children of Margaret Loveland

SNOW
Dorcas   Wife of Benjamin SNOW   Died Aug 31, 1881   Age 64 years old

WOOD
Josiah Fisher   Wife of Edward F. WOOD   Died May 9, 1811   Age 27 years

WOOD
Sally   Daughter of Josiah FISHER and Edward WOOD