In the Spring of 1981 the State of New York widened Route 42 (known as Brackel Road) and in the process was forced to remove and rebury the remains of the abandoned Bolster-Edwards Cemetery. At this time they were able to identify 10 burials by existing stones, but also uncovered some 62 burials where the gravestones were missing. The 10 original gravestones were repaired and placed at the reinterment sites in the North Pitcher Cemetery. New gravestones, baring the inscription 'Bolster-Edwards' were placed in North Pitcher on the 62 unknown interments. (1)
In addition to the burial survey done by the N.Y.S. Dept. of Transportation, Thomas Lloyd (2) and members of the D.A.R. (3) recorded burials for this burial plot.
The original location of the Cemetery before relocation was N42 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds; W 75 degrees 52 minutes 28 seconds; on the South side of highway 42 (Brackel Road) near the border with Cortland. (1)(2)
Name | Location | Age | Date of Death | Marker Type | Comments |
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Bolster, Issac G. | 1822 | 71 | 1893 | (4) | |
Bolster, Joseph | 1801 | 85yr18d | 26 Jan 1886 | Marble | (1)(3) |
Bolster, Judith | 1800 | (4) | |||
Bolster, Nancy | 1821 | 31 | 8 Jan 1852 | Marble | (1)(3) w/o Isaac G. Bolster |
Edwards, Mary | 62yr7mo27d | 26 Oct 1886 | Marble | (1)(2)(3) | |
Edwards, Patty | 44 | 4 May 1837 | Schist | (1)(2)(3) w/o Thomas H. Edwards | |
Edwards, Phebe | 85 | 10 Dec 1885 | Marble | (1)(2)(3) (Mother)Double Stone | |
Edwards, Rachel | 69 | 8 Sep 1890 | Marble | (1)(2)(3) | |
Edwards, Saxton P. | 32 | 6 Jul 1832 | Marble | (1)(2)(3) (Father)Double Stone | |
Mory, Polly | 75 | 22 Feb 1832 | Marble | (1)(2)(3) w/o Asa Mory | |
E.W. | Adult | (3) | |||
L.A.S. | Infant | (3) [Louisa A. Swan 1839-1840 (5)] | |||
P.B. | (3) | ||||
R.J.S. | child | (3) [Rebecca J. Swan 1835-1840 (5)] | |||
S. | child | (3) [Esther E. Swan 1837-1840 (5)] |
Although every effort has been made to transcribe the data correctly, errors can creep in. Please address any corrections to Tim.