Sherburne East Hill Cemetery

Sherburne East Hill Cemetery

Sherburne Township


This cemetery is located about three miles east of Sherburne village, near the Water Works reservoir. When the Free Will Baptist Church stood near by, many of its members were buried here; it is little used now. The Cemetery Ass'n. keeps it in good condition.

Inscriptions were copied in 1955, starting in the edge of the woods in the far corner, then going towards the highway, continuing around the outside edge, then the interior.

Some of the inscriptions from this cemetery were included in the Chenango County, N. Y., Series of "Cemetery, Church, and Town Records" compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution several years ago. The following is a record of the inscription from every stone now standing in this cemetery, and provides many additions and corrections to the older record.


DeGraff, William H., son of Andrew and Sally - Jan. 12, 1856 - aged 19 yr. 2 mo. 12 da.

Ball, Sarah, wife of Joseph - May 25, 1821 - aged 27 yr. 9 mo.

Reed, Garret - May 2, 1842 - age 90 yr. - Note: He was a Revolutionary Soldier though it is not so stated on his tombstone
(Reed), Martha, his wife - May 14, 1833 - age 77 yr. 2 mo.

Lowe, Robert E. - Apr. 4, 1879 - age 66 yr. 6 mo.
(Lowe), Eliza, his wife - Feb. 26, 1878 - age 59 yr. 2 mo.
(Lowe), Phillip R. - July 22, 1861 - age 25 yr. 7 mo.
(Lowe), Martha Ellen - Dec. 15, 1872 - age 27 yr. 9 mo.
Children of Robert E. and Eliza Lowe

Bryan, Gillette - Apr. 30, 1891 - age 52 yr. 8 mo. 5 da.
(Bryan), Mariette, his wife - Sept. 25, 1917 - age 72 yr. 7 mo. 28 da.

Low, Mr. Thomas - Aug. 16, 1819 - in his 84th year
(Low), Mrs. Charity, his wife - Nov. 5, 1820 - in her 61st yr.

Lowe, Tunis - Feb. 24, 1843 - age 52 yr. 4 mo. 13 da.
(Lowe), Francis E. - Apr. 11, 1893 - age 85 yr.
(Lowe), Harriet E., his wife - Feb. 21, 1896 - age 75 yr.
(Lowe), Frank - Dec. 17, 1900 - age 34 yr. 7 mo. 20 da. - Flag - VETERAN S.A.WAR 1898 - Battery A 6th U. S. Art.

Hollis, Charity, wife of William Hollis - Jan. 9, 1840 - aged 29 yr. 1 mo. 21 da.

Prentis, Daniel - Aug. 3, 1846 - age 73 yr. 8 mo.
(Prentis), Margaret, dau. of Daniel and Margaret - Nov. 16, 1848 - age 40 yr.
(Prentis), Harriet B. - Jan. 19, 1840 - age 19 yr.

Waters, Thomas E., son of Martin and Atlinda - Oct. 24, 1841 - age 7 mo. 19 da.

Ray, James, son of Elisha and Ruth Ray - Jan. 28, 1827 - age 1 yr. 8 mo. 13 da.

Lobdell, John S., son of Lewis and Dorcas - Feb. 9, 1825 - age 8 mo.

Tracy, Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew and Abigail - Mar. 2, 1831 - age 10 mo.

Young, Betsey Fox, wife of James Young - June 20, 1847 - age 73 yr. 7 mo. 15 da.
Young, James - Feb. 18, 1843 - age 40 yr.
(Young), Charlotte Fox, his wife - Feb. 14, 1879 - age 76 yr. 3 mo. 9 da.
Fox, Chloe - Jan. 9, 1795 - Aug. 13, 1886
Young, Loring A., son of James & Charlotte - Apr. 5, 1864 - ae 24 yr.

Fowler, Azariah P. - July 13, 1841 - age 30 yr.
(Fowler), Adaline, his wife - June 7, 1846 - age 24 yr. 6 mo. 19 da.
(Fowler), Mary - Nov. 7, 1865 - age 47 yr.
(Fowler), Nancy A., dau. of A. P. and A. - Feb. 23, 1863 - age 21 yr.
(Fowler), Edwin, son of Azariah and Adaline - Aug. 22, 1840 - age 2 yr. 1 mo. 9 da.
Fowler, William R. - Dec. 12, 1852 - age 47 yr. 5 mo.
Fowler, Samuel - Feb. 27, 1846 - age 80 yr. 4 mo. 22 da.
(Fowler), Hannah, his wife - Mar. 24, 1842 - in her 69th yr.
(Fowler), Nancy, dau. of Samuel - Apr. 24, 1833 - in her 36th yr.
(Fowler), Ann Delucia, dau. of William and Roxana - Feb. 17, 1838 - age 6 yr. 3 mo. 18 da.
(Fowler), Edson A., son of William and Roxana - June 20, 1847 - age 3 yr. 5 mo. 6 da.

Robbins, Margaret, wife of Peter - Mar. 6, 1838 - age 53 yr.
(Robbins), Permelia Ann - Sept. 11, 1836 - age 13 yr.
(Robbins), Clarissa - Nov. 26, 1838 - age 24 yr. 3 mo. 26 da.
(Robbins), Edward - Mar. 27, 1838 - age 31 yr. 5 mo.

Van Doson, Julia, wife of George - Sept. 8, 1837 - age 29 yr. 6 mo.

Wilky, Jinne, wife of Jacob - Aug. 10, 1823 - age 43 yr. 4 mo.

Mather, Joseph Jun r - Sept. 14, 1819 - in his 31st yr.
Also a stone nearby, marked "W. H."

Button, William H. - 1840 - 19 __
(Button), Phebe J., his wife - 1856 - 1916

Dewey, Henry L. - Sept. 23, 1835 - Dec. 21, 1923
(Dewey), Margarette Pultz, his wife - Oct. 27, 1845 - Jan. 13, 1909
Dewey, Ernest L. - June 22, 1891 - age 22 yr.
Hull, Baby Grace - 1915

Pultz, William D. - Mar. 9, 1896 - age 88 yr.
(Pultz), Mary A., his wife - Jan. 9, 1886 - age 67 yr.

Johnson, William - 1822-1894
(Johnson), Zada Wilbur, his wife - 1825 - 1905
Dodd, Cynthia W., wife of William H. Dodd - 1823 - 1900

Bryan, Nathaniel - July 1, 1828 - June 12, 1901
(Bryan), Esther Ann, his wife - June 26, 1839 - Jan. 2, 1929
Bryan, Monroe - June 16, 1820 - July 21, 1899

Tillotson, Washington R., son of William and Harriet - April 17, 1823 - age 4 mo. 6 da.
Tillotson, John - May 1, 1819 - age 49 yr. 7 mo. 3 da.
(Tillotson), Margaret, his wife - Nov. 14, 1847 - age 76 yr. A stone, marked "W. T." only
Tillotson, John - Mar. 11, 1819 - age 77 yr.
(Tillotson), Naomi, (wife) - Dec. 30, 1825 - age 84 yr.
(Tillotson), Mary, wife of Jacob - Apr. 12, 1819 - age 80 yr.

Bryan, David - June 18, 1809 - Sept. 26, 1889
(Bryan), Angeline Bowen, his wife - Oct. 18, 1816 - Apr. 1, 1901
(Bryan), Orpha - Mar. 28, 1803 - Jan. 29, 1892

Bryan, Edgar C. - Sept. 19, 1841 - Aug. 13, 1912
(Bryan), Henrietta Austin, his wife - Mar. 2, 1849 - Feb. 2, 1927

Bryan, Chester - Dec. 14, 1876 - age 75 yr.
(Bryan), Martha S., his wife - Jan. 17, 1878 - age 72 yr.
(Bryan), Helen M., their daughter - Mar. 27, 1856 - age 23 yr. 2 mo. 14 da.
(Bryan), Richard - Feb. 21, 1851 - age 76 yr. 10 mo.
(Bryan), Lucelia, dau. of Chester and Martha - Sept. 28, 1845 - age 6 yr. 2 mo.
(Bryan), Mabel, wife of Richard - Nov. 7, 1824 - age 73 yr. 9 da. Note: She was Mabel Hickok
(Bryan), Anna, dau. of Richard and Mabel - Oct. 6, 1837 - age 56 yr. 3 mo. 21 da.

Bryan - A blank stone
Bryan, Mercy, wife of David Bryan - Feb. 16, 1814 - age 39 yr.
(Bryan), Mercy, dau. of David and Mercy - Dec. 6, 1822 - age 16 yr. 2 da.
(Bryan), David - Nov. 13, 1846 - age 75 yr.
(Bryan), Betsey, wife of David B. - Dec. 11, 1871 - age 82 yr. 3 mo.
Bryan, Stella, wife of Richard - Apr. 25, 1842 - age 21 yr.

Bryant, Mercy, dau. of David and Betsey Bryant - Jan. 13, 1871 - age 47 yr. 2 mo. 12 da.
(Bryant), Richard - Oct. 18, 1818 - Sept. 2, 1896
(Bryant), Esther E. Bowen, wife of Richard - Sept. 14, 1820 - Jan. 23, 1909
Bryan, Baby - no inscription

Ray, Arthur W. - 1851 - 1919
(Ray), Minnie, his wife - 1858 - 1938

Worden, Mary E., wife of E. W. Worden - Apr. 25, 1846 - Nov. 2, 1896

Tillotson, Calvin, son of Asa and Hannah - August 4, 1806 - in his 5th yr.

Tubs, Abner - Sept. 8, 1827 - age 85 yr.
4 graves, with only rough stones, nearby, which might be of this family.

Vaughn, John A. - Aug. 1, 1827 - age 91 yr. - A VETERAN of 1776
Vaughn, Ansel - June 16, 1884 - age 85 yr. 7 mo. 10 da.
(Vaughn), Priscilla, dau. of A. & H. - Sept. 12, 182_ - age 1 yr. 6 mo. - On the same stone with Ansel
(Vaughn), Hannah Spicer, wife of Ansel Vaughan - Nov. 24, 1876 - age 70 yr. 6 mo.
Spicer, William - Oct. 15, 1829 - age 62 yr. 7 mo.
(Spicer), Lydia Lewis, his wife - Apr. 28, 1861 - age 80 yr. 1 mo. 6 da.
Spicer, John, their son - May 8, 1816 - age 6 mo.

Lewis, Priscilla, wife of Andrew - March 18, 1831 - age 79 yr.

Wilcox, William - May 2, 1865 - age 63 yr. 7 mo. 4 da.
(Wilcox), Priscilla, his wife - Feb. 14, 1866 - age 62 yr. 10 mo. 24 da.
All on one stone - Children of William and Priscilla Spicer Wilcox
(Wilcox), Clarissa A. - Jan. 8, 1826 - age 6 mo.
(Wilcox), Lucy - May 16, 1835 - age 2 yr.
(Wilcox), Harriet - Aug. 22, 1841 - age 13 yr.

Tillotson, Oliver - Mar. 4, 1825 - age 26 yr.
(Tillotson), Margaret Spicer, his wife - Nov. 9, 1830 - age 30 yr.
Tillotson, Nelson, their son - Dec. 31, 1836 - age 13 yr.

Lucas, Eva, only child of Warren and Ella A. - May 20, 1867 - age 7 mo. 8 da.

Van Wagner, William E., son of Lewis and Polly A. - Feb. 10, 1851 - age 1 yr. 10 mo. 17 da.
(Van Wagner), Little Ida, only daughter of Lewis and Polly - May 12, 1860 - age 7 yr. 4 mo.

Huntley, Reuben - Aug. 13, 1847 - age 98 yr. - REV. SOLDIER A D. A. R. marker and Flag
(Huntley), Stephen - Aug. 28, 1825 - in his 85th yr.
(Huntley), Irene, dau. of Stephen - Aug. 18, 1830 - age 14 yr. 8 mo.
(Huntley), Lydia, consort of Mr. Stephen - Mar. 14, 1815 - age 58 yr.
(Huntley), G. H. and (Huntley), L. H. - no inscriptions
(Huntley), William, son of Stephen and Abigail - Mar. 28, 1813 - age 13 yr. 1 mo. 18 da.

Hogeland, George - Oct. 19, 1823 - age 40 yr. 2 mo. 8 da.

(Erected to the memory of) - Davis, George, son of Orlando and Fanny Davis - Jan. 5, 1839 - age 14 yr.

In memory of - Adsit, Leonard - Sept. 10, 1816 - age 33 yr.
(Adsit), Charles D., son of Leonard and Fanny - Aug. 9, 1816 - age 1 yr. 8 mo.
Note: From Sherburne Centennial - "Orlando Davis married Mrs. Davenport Adsit, removed to Milo, N. Y. and died there."

Bingham, Elvira E., wife of Wellington - April 3, 1878 - age 29 yr. 9 mo. 4 da.
(Bingham), Simon H. - Sept. 5, 1809 - June 25, 1890
(Bingham), Lura A., his wife - Dec. 10, 1814 - Jan. 7, 1898
(Bingham), Mary Eliza - Sept. 15, 1838 - Jan. 27, 1840
Bingham, Whelock Jr. - Apr. 15, 1862 - age 56 yr. 1 mo.
(Bingham), Polly, wife of Whelock Bingham - Jan. 7, 1862 - age 79 yr. 5 mo. 15 da.
(Bingham), Whealock - Apr. 18, 1865 - age 82 yr.

Powers, Deacon Simeon - Jan. 2, 1847 - age 73 yr. 9 mo.
(Powers), Hannah, his wife - Aug. 20, 1847 - age 69 yr. 5 mo. - Note: She was Hannah Hanchett, born Mar. 20, 1778
(Powers) Isaac - Aug. 21, 1847 - age 31 yr. 5 mo.

Curtiss, James, Esq. - July 22, 1835 - age 72 yr. 9 mo.
(Curtiss), Amy, his wife - Nov. 8, 1826 - age 64 yr. 5 mo.

Finks, William - Nov. 13, 1841 - age 73 yr.
(Finks), Anna, his wife - Aug. 29, 1842 - age 70 yr.
(Finks), William Jr. - Feb. 12, 1844 - age 34 yr.
(Finks), Cynthia, wife of William - July 23, 1865 - age 58 yr.

Baker, Mahittable, wife of Andrew Baker - Feb. 13, 1862 - age 98 yr.

Finks, Verlener, dau. of William and Sarah A. Finks - Oct. 3, 1861 - age 2 yr. 5 mo.
(Finks), Jennie C., dau. of William and Sarah A. Finks - Apr. 1, 1866 - age 1 yr. 13 da.
Finks, Cynthia A., dau. of George F. and Adaline Finks - Apr. 30, 1854 - age 7 yr.

Tinker, Deacon Stephen - Apr. 16, 1841 - age 68 yr.
(Tinker), Polly, his wife - May 13, 1857 - age 84 yr.
(Tinker), Emily - Jan. 14, 1880 - age 79 yr.

Gager, Levi - Feb. 10, 1857 - age 69 yr. 9 mo.
(Gager), Sybel, wife of Levi - Mar. 24, 1869 - age 82 yr.
(Gager), Bela P. - Feb. 1, 1876 - age 59 yr. 9 mo.
(Gager), Lucretia E. - Oct. 18, 1881 - age 69 yr.

McDaniel, Deloss G., son of G. W. and M. J. McDaniel - Apr. 19, 1864 - age 1 yr. 3 mo. - See below

Templer, Hannah, wife of Alexander Templer - Dec. 20, 1856 - age 73 yr. 6 mo.

Gilman, William L., son of William N. and Marcia - May 22, 1858 - age 22 yr.
(Gilman), Marsha, wife of William N. - June 2, 1849 - age 44 yr.

Waterman, Ezra F. - Sept. 19, 1866 - age 60 yr.
(Waterman), Prudence, his wife - Sept. 14, 1866 - age 60 yr.
(Waterman), Mahala, his wife - Feb. 7, 1843 - age 37 yr.
(Waterman), Nancy Caroline, dau. of Ezra F. and Mahala - June 11, 1847 - age 8 yr.

Bowen, Peter C. - Mar. 2, 1865 - age 89 yr. 11 mo.
(Bowen), Nancy, his wife - Mar. 16, 1837 - age 53 yr. 6 mo.
(Bowen), Adam Giles, son of Peter and Nancy Bowen - Nov. 22, 1821 - age 6 yr. 1 mo. 4 da.

Rowland, Jenet - June 22, 1840 - age 15 yr.
(Rowland), Lucy M., wife of Beckwith Rowland - Mar. 8, 1839 - age 37 yr.
(Rowland), Welthy J., dau. of B. and L. M. Rowland - June 12, 1840 - age 15 yr.
(Rowland), Sally M., wife of Hollis Rowland - Nov. 4, 1838 - age 27 yr. - Note: She was Sally Smith, sister of Marvin
(Rowland), Diadama, wife of Benjamin Rowland - Apr. 13, 1848 - in her 88th yr.
Rowland, Benjamin - Apr. 2, 1831 - in his 78th yr.
(Rowland), Eunice, dau. of Beckwith and Lucy Rowland - Oct. 22, 1826 - age 3 yr. 6 mo. 22 da.

Taylor, Sally, wife of Timothy Taylor Jr. - Nov. 22, 1824 - in her 29th yr.

Sherburne, James - Feb. 29, 1824 - age 80 yr. 3 mo. 17 da.
A stone broken off near the ground; no inscription

Aldrich, Deborah, wife of Caleb - Feb. 16, 1829 - age 60 yr.

Gilman, Sally, wife of Jeremiah Gilman - Sept. 10, 1837 - age 57 yr. 10 mo. 27 da.
(Gilman), B? ally, dau. of Jeremiah and Sally - July 27, 1822 - age 1 yr. 8 mo.

Sherburne, Sally - Mar. 15, 1811 - age 2 yr. 5 mo. 26 da.

Shurburne, Philip Gaige, son of James S. and Mercy - Sept. 13, 1835 - age 23 yr.
(Sherburne), Mercy, wife of James S. Sherburne - June 1, 1850 - This stone had broken off near the base and been re-set, lower, so the age does not show.

Enches, Dr. Thomas - Oct. 25, 1832 - age 51 yr.
(Enches), Melinda, his wife - Apr. 7, 1822 - age 26 yr.

Berry, Bridget, wife of Thomas Inches - 1800 - 1826
On the same stone:
Berry, Peleg - 1775 - 1830
Berry, Hannah - 1773 - 1854
Berry, Melissa C. - Apr. 5, 1894 - age 81 yr.

McDaniel, George W. - Sept. 25, 1822 - Jan. 19, 1900
(McDaniel), Mary J. Gilman, his wife - Jan. 23, 1827 - Jan. 27, 1907
Their sons:
(McDaniel), George D. - Mar. 18, 1844 - Mar. 19, 1920
(McDaniel), L. Jay - Aug. 3, 1854 - Mar. 14, 1900
(McDaniel), Deloss G. - Jan. 8, 1863 - Apr. 19, 1864 - see previous

Booth, Erastus - July 15, 1863 - age 37 yr. - Killed at Port Hudson Co. K. 161st Reg. N.Y.V.
(Booth), Maria L., dau. of Erastus and Philena - Mar. 22, 1867 - age 10 yr. 11 mo.
(Booth), Lorinda, dau. of E. and P. - Feb. 23, 1863 - age 4 yr. 6 mo.
(Booth), Herbert M., son of E. and P. - Mar. 2, 1864 - age 1 yr. 8 mo.

Spaulding, Daniel G. - Dec. 25, 1814 - Nov. 24, 1892
(Spaulding), Sybel, his wife - Oct. 21, 1821 - Aug. 28, 1890
(Spaulding), Mary Estella - Nov. 10, 1884 - age 23 yr. 10 mo.
(Spaulding), John A. - Nov. 14, 1853 - Nov. 19, 1892

Parker, Mary E., dau. of Tompkins and Julia A. - Feb. 18, 1832 - age 2 yr. 10 mo. 21 da.

Joles, Olive A., wife of William B. - Sept. 28, 1871 - age 38 yr. 2 mo. 24 da.
(Joles), Mary Ida, their daughter - Nov. 12, 1865 - age 11 yr. 10 mo. 18 da.

Mason, Reuben Dexter, son of Dr. James and Phebe Mason - Mar. 24, 1822 - age 19 yr. 11 mo. 14 da.

Bowen, Charles D. - Jan. 1, 1878 - age 8 yr. 4 mo. 7 da.
(Bowen), Irving H. - Dec. 23, 1877 - age 1 yr. 11 mo. 2 da.
Children of C. H. and C. Bowen

Goodnow, Daniel - Jan. 11, 1847 - age 60 yr.
(Goodnow), Cynthia, his wife - June 29, 1863 - age 76 yr.
(Goodnow), Mary E., daughter of Foster and Mary - Sept. 4, 1846 - age 5 yr. 10 mo.

Beach, LaFayette, son of Amos and Mary A. - Nov. 19, 1864 - age 14 yr. 11 mo.


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