Madison Town Cemeteries

 

 

Original work compiled by John A. Downs, 1973.

Transcribed by Mary K.W. Lucy for the Madison Historical Society, 2000.

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

Cemetery                                                                                       Page

 

 

 

Mooney Burying Ground                                                                               1

Allard Cemetery                                                                                                3

Colby Cemetery                                                                                                4

Durgin Cemetery                                                                                      5

Emerson Cemetery                                                                                      6

Goe Hill Graveyard                                                                                    8

Jackson Cemetery                                                                                      9

Long Cemetery                                                                                                10

Lyman Cemetery                                                                                      12

Cemetery At The Major’s (Dated: May 6, 1968)                                                    30

Merrow Cemetery                                                                                      32

Littlefield Cemetery                                                                                      34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town Cemeteries

Original work compiled by John A. Downs, 1973.

Transcribed by Mary K.W. Lucy for the Madison Historical Society.

 

Mooney Burying Ground, Mooney Hill Road, Madison, NH

May 15, 1969

 

First Row:

                    ELIZA, WIFE OF JAMES MOONEY

                    DIED: April 29, 1880

                        Aged: 78 y’rs, 8 mo.

 

                    JAMES MOONEY

                    Died: June 22, 1877

                        Aged: 77 y’rs, 3 mo.

 

Second Row:

                    CORA A. DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND ELIZA FLANDERS

                    Died: Sept. 10, 1864

                        Aged: 13 mo.

                        The saints gather round her

                        In garments of white

                        And Jesus has crowned her

                        An angel of light

 

                    ELIZA A., WIFE OF JOHN R. FLANDERS

                    Died: April 9, 1873

                        Aged: 39 y’rs, 10 mo.

 

                    JOHN R. FLANDERS

                    Died: April 22, 1894

                        Aged: 69y’rs, 9 mo., 22 days

 

                    CHARLES W., SON OF B.H. AND M.A. MOONEY

                    Died: Aug. 2, 1863

                        Aged: 14 mo.

 

                    MARY, WIFE OF B. H. MOONEY

                    Died: Jan. 20, 1863

                        Aged: 20 y’rs                     

 

 

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Third Row:

                    SALLY, WIDOW OF MOSES LANE

                    Died: April 24, 1873

                        Aged: 76 y’rs

 

                    PATIENCE, WIFE OF SAMUEL CLARK

                    Died: March 3, 1859

                        Aged: 65 y’rs, 2 mo.

 

                    SAMUEL CLARK

                    Died: Feb. 2, 1849

                        Aged: 62 y’rs, 1 mo.

                        A soldier : war of 1812

 

Fourth Row:

                    Gilman, Son of Hercules and Phebe Mooney

                    Died: Oct. 15, 1830

                        Aged: 18 y’rs

 

                    Hercules Mooney

                    Died: Nov. 11, 1854

                        Aged: 84 y’rs

 

                    Henrietta, Wife of James Roper

                    Died: Jan. 17, 1858

                        Aged: 20 y’rs

                              and

                    Henry A., Their Son

                    Died: March 5, 1858

                        Aged: 2 mo.

 

 

 

There are several places where it appears that there is a grave.  There are no markers.  All stones are facing the back of the burying ground.  Graves are listed from left to right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

ALLARD CEMETERY, MADISON, NH

LOCATION:  CEMETERY IS ON THE HILL ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF ROAD GOING TOWARD CONWAY, NH FROM PEA PORRIDGE POND.

 

HENRY ALLARD

DIED - 17 MAR 1831

AGE 42 YRS

 

CHARLES ALLARD

DIED - 9 MAR 1888

AGE  65YRS  8MO  21DA

 

CHARLES H. ALLARD

SON OF CHARLES & PHEBE L. ALLARD

DIED - 29 SEPT 1878

AGE  18YRS  4MOS  14DA

 

TOBIAS L. ALLARD

SON OF CHARLES & PHEBE L. ALLARD

DIED - 17 JAN 1875

AGE NOT GIVEN

 

HERBY ALLARD

SON OF CHARLES & PHEBE L. ALLARD

DIED - OCT 1868

AGE NOT GIVEN

 

LAURA J. ALLARD

DAU. OF CHARLES & PHEBE L. ALLARD

DIED - 27 OCT 1866

AGE  21YRS  5MOS

 

EUNICE L. LITTLEFIELD

WIFE OF JOSEPH LITTLEFIELD

22 MAR 1857

11 OCT  1897

 

EMILY ALLARD

DAU. OF HENRY & ANNA ALLARD

DIED - 10 AUG 1855

AGE NOT GIVEN

 

 

 

3.

COLBY CEMETERY ON EMERSON MOUNTAIN

 

 

EBENEZER COLBY

DIED - 17 JAN 1859

AGE  68YRS  10MOS  5DAYS

 

MRS DOROTHY COLBY

WIFE OF EBENEZER COLBY

DIED - 31 JULY 1832

AGE  41YRS

 

MARY ANN COLBY

DAU. OF EBENEZER & DOROTHY COLBY

DIED - 10 JUNE 1832

AGE  16YRS

 

MRS NANCY COLBY

WIFE OF THOMAS COLBY

DIED - 14 FEB 1832

AGE  40YRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

DURGIN CEMETERY OF EAST MADISON, NH

LOCATION:  TAKE ROAD OFF HORSE LEG TO THE LEFT, ON PROPERTY OF MILTON HOYT, ABOUT ONE HALF MILE, TO CELLAR HOLE, THIS BEING THE SECOND CELLAR HOLE ON THE LEFT, OF THIS ROAD KNOWN AS THE JOEL DURGIN PLACE.  THE CEMETERY IS LOCATED ABOUT SIXTY YARDS SOUTH WEST OF THE OLD FOUNDATION.  THERE ARE EIGHT GRAVES WHICH HAVE STONES OR FIELDSTONES FOR MARKERS.

 

JOHN DURGIN

DIED - 8 JUNE 1833

AGE  35YRS  3MOS  16DAYS

 

ANNA DURGIN

WIFE OF NATHANIEL DURGIN

DIED - 11 FEB 1836

AGE  67YRS

 

JOB DURGIN

DIED - 1 JULY 1871

AGE  71YRS

 

BETSY DURGIN

WIFE OF JOB DURGIN

DIED - 28 NOV 1890

AGE  85YRS  1MO

 

ADELINE DURGIN

DAU. OF JOB & BETSY DURGIN

DIED - 18 OCT 1849

AGE  15YRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

EMERSON CEMETERY MADISON, NH

LOCATION:  ON THE TOP OF EMERSON MOUNTAIN, WHICH IS ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE ROAD TO MADISON BOULDER.

 

GEORGE G. EMERSON

1856 - 1889

 

ADDIE A. EMERSON

WIFE OF GEORGE G. EMERSON

1860 - 1911

 

CLARA B. EMERSON

DAU. OF GEORGE G. & ADDIE EMERSON

1879 - 1894

 

VUNNA C. VAN NEST

WIFE OF BARRANT VAN NEST

1833 - 1867

 

ABBIE KATHERINE VAN NEST

DAU. OF BARRANT & VUNNA VAN NEST

1862 - 1864

 

JOHN B. MERROW

1817 - 1894

 

MARY P. MERROW

WIFE OF JOHN B. MERROW

1817 - 1900

 

LEWIS G. MERROW

SON OF JOHN & MARY MERROW

1845 - 1871

 

LYDIA G. MERROW

DAU. OF JOHN & MARY MERROW

1854 - 1859

 

MATHEW JACKSON

1808 - 1897

 

ABGAIL JACKSON

WIFE OF MATHEW JACKSON

1811 - 1867                                                       6.

CHARLES A. JACKSON

SON OF MATHEW & ABGAIL JACKSON

1832 - 1834

 

BABY JACKSON

CHILD OF MATHEW & ABGAIL JACKSON

1846 - 1846

 

DEA. JAMES JACKSON

1783 - 1838

 

SALLY JACKSON

WIFE OF DEA. JAMES JACKSON

1780 - 1871

 

CAPT. JOHNATHAN JACKSON

1780 - 1829

 

MARY JACKSON

WIFE OF CAPT. JOHNATHAN JACKSON

1787 - 1882

 

ELI BANFILL

1807 - 1897

 

ELIZABETH BANFILL

WIFE OF ELI BANFILL

1819 - 1895

 

HENRY W. BANFILL

SON OF ELI BANFILL

1851 - 1873

 

JAMES ALLARD

1799 - 1847

 

MINNIE ALLARD

DAU. OF CHARLES & BINA ALLARD

1871 - 1891

 

 

 

7.

GOE HILL GRAVEYARD

 

EPHRIAM TIBBETTS

DIED - 21 JULY 186(7)?

AGE  81YRS  10MOS  10DAYS

DIED IN CINCINNATTI, OHIO AND RETURNS FOR BURIAL TO MADISON N.H.

 

DORCAS TIBBETTS

WIFE OF EPHRIAM TIBBETTS

DIED - 15 JAN 1859

AGE  73YRS  3MOS  17DAYS

(MAIDEN NAME - HOLMES, AUNT TO OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES)

 

JOHN TIBBETTS

SON OF EPHRIAM & DORCAS TIBBETTS

DIED - 1 FEB 1835

AGE  18YRS  10MOS 10DAYS

 

AMOS A. TIBBETTS

SON OF EPHRIAM & DORCAS TIBBETTS

DIED - 10 DEC 1857

AGE  31YRS  6MOS

 

 

THREE VERY CRUDE STONES:

 

A.S.

DIED - FEB 1861

 

E.S.

 

S.T.

(THIS STONE COULD BE THAT OF SAMUEL TIBBETTS, FATHER OF EPHRIAM TIBBETTS.)

 

 

 

 

8.

JACKSON CEMETERY

LOCATION:  ON THE MAJOR JACKSON’S FARM, NOW CALLED “THE  MAJOR’S”.  ON THE ROAD TO CONWAY FROM MADISON, NH.  GRAVEYARD IS VERY NEAR THE HOUSE.  (ALSO LOOK AT CEMETERY AT THE MAJOR’S COMPILED MAY 6, 1968)

BENJAMIN F. JACKSON

DIED - 30 AUG 1887

AE  66YRS  6MO  20DYS

 

STEPHEN JACKSON

DIED - 12 DEC 1864

AGE  20YEARS

G.A.R. SOLDIER

 

ASA JACKSON

DIED - 31 DEC 1884

AE  86YRS  1MO  28DYS

 

SALLY JACKSON

WIFE OF ASA JACKSON

DIED - 23 FEB 1872

AE  72YRS

 

LYDIA JACKSON

WIFE OF JOSHUA NICKERSON

DIED - BEFORE 1815

 

PHILLIP JACKSON

DIED - 30 OCT 1831

AE  74YRS

 

MRS MARY P. JACKSON

WIFE OF PHILLIP JACKSON

DIED - 15 JAN 1832

AE  70YRS

 

REV. JAMES JACKSON

DIED - 19 APR 1815

 

POLLY JACKSON

WIFE OF JOHN KENERSON

(MARRIED 1804 MADISON, NH)

JOHN KENERSON                                                                   

18 MAY 1784

24 MAR 1838                                                9.

LONG CEMETERY MADISON, NH

LOCATION:  ON LEFT FROM PEA PORRIDGE POND NEAR ROAD TOWARD CONWAY, IN MADISON, NH.

 

HORACE E. LONG

1842 - 1932

 

JOHN W. BANFIELD

SON OF ELIS E. BANFIELD

DIED - 14 SEPT 1846

AGE  4YRS  8MOS

 

A SON OF ELI & CAROLINE BANFIELD

DIED - 30 SEPT 1839

AGE  8DAS

 

M. LIZZIE LONG

21 MAR 1844

24 NOV 1910

 

HANNAH LONG

DAU. OF MARSTON & BETSEY LONG

DIED - 12 OCT 1850

AGE  20YRS  3MOS

 

NOAH LONG

SON OF MARSTON & BETSEY LONG

DIED - 3 AUG 1850

AGE  13YRS  7MOS

 

SAMUEL LONG

DIED - 27 JULY 1854

AGE  86YRS

 

PHEBE J. CROOKER

17 AUG 1838

24 JUNE 1916

 

HENNIETTA LONG

DAU. OF MARSTON & BETSEY LONG

DIED - 17 AUG 1850

AGE  16YRS  11MOS  13DAS

 

10.

HENRY M. LONG

SON OF MARSTON & BETSEY LONG

DIED -  17 SEPT 1850

AGE  15YRS  5MOS  11DAS

 

BETSEY LOWD

WIFE OF MARSTON LONG

DIED - 6 APR 1887

AGE  83YRS  9MOS  24DAS

 

MARTSON LONG  (MARTSON OR MARSTON?)

DIED - 24 NOV 1874

AGE  72YRS  9MOS

 

SUMNER J. LONG

DIED - 19 NOV 1873

AGE  25YRS  7MOS  19DAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

LYMAN CEMETERY

SILVER LAKE, MADISON, NH

LOCATION:  ON HIGH STREET, SILVER LAKE, MADISON, NH.  ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING UP HIGH STREET FROM SILVER LAKE, NH.

 

WILBUR R. DOWNES

1892 - 1936

 

GRACE A. BLACKMER

1ST WIFE OF WILBUR R. DOWNES

1889 - 1920

 

ALPHONZO D. BROWN

1879 -              LIVING 1973

 

MINNIE ELLA KENERSON (DOWNES) (BROWN)

2ND WIFE OF JOHN R. DOWNES

1ST WIFE OF ALPHONZO D. BROWN

1873 -1935

 

WILLIAM KENERSON

18 JULY 1835

7 MAY 1895

 

SOPHIA (DREW) KENERSON

WIFE OF WILLIAM KENERSON

20 JUNE 1836

18 FEB 1931

 

ELIZA MARY (DOWNS) LYMAN

WIFE OF JESSE LYMAN

19 NOV 1871

26 OCT 1896

 

BESSIE LOUISE SAVARY

DAU. OF ZANTFORD & MABEL SAVARY

1 APRIL 1909

AGE  5MOS  9DYS

 

BEATRICE LENELER SAVARY

DAU. OF ZANTFORD & MABEL SAVARY

DIED - 31 JULY 1907

AGE  2MOS  21DYS

12.

MABEL LOUISE SAVARY

DAU. OF ZANTFORD & MABEL SAVARY

DIED - 14 JAN 1916

AGE  4MOS  1DAY

 

ZANTFORD L. SAVARY

DIED - 10 DEC 1918

AGE  53YRS  2MO  27DYS

 

EFFIE J. KENERSON

WIFE OF Z. L. SAVARY

DIED - 15 JULY 1900

AGE  28YRS  9MOS  23DYS

 

HERBERT W. DREW

22 DEC 1856

17 JULY 1937

 

CARRIE M. DREW

DAU. OF HERBERT W. & ELVINA A. DREW

5 JULY 1880

28 JULY 1881

 

NORA DREW

28 MAY 1882

7 JULY 1904

 

HERBERT ELWIN DREW

1885 - 1951

 

CAROLINE (LYMAN) DREW

WIFE OF DANIEL DREW

8 MAY 1832

12 APRIL 1861

 

VIANNA DREW

DAU. OF DANIEL & CAROLINE DREW

NO DATES

 

DANIEL DREW

DIED - 10 JAN 1894

AGE  59YRS  2MOS  15DYS

 

13.

ROBERT DREW

DIED - 17 JAN 1889

AGE  91YRS  10MOS  17DYS

 

BETSY LARY DREW

WIFE OF ROBERT DREW

DIED - 22 SEPT 1881

AGE  77YRS  6MOS  6DYS

 

NANCY J. GLIDDEN

1824 - 1894

 

ENOCH L. DREW

DIED - 8 NOV 1932

AGE  88YRS  11MOS  11DYS

G.A.R. VETERAN

 

MARY E. FROST DREW

1ST WIFE OF ENOCH DREW

DIED - 26 DEC 1881

AGE 31YRS

 

MARY E. DREW

DAU. OF ENOCH & MARY DREW

DIED - 17 JUNE 1880

AGE  1YR  9MOS

 

FREDDIE CROOK

SON OF R. B. & L. A. CROOK

DIED - 21 SEPT 1875

AGE  4MOS  1DYS

 

LOUIE A. GRAY

INFANT DAU. OF W. N. & L. A. GRAY

NO DATES

 

AUGUSTUS FICKETT

6 JULY 1857

11 JUNE 1911

 

NELLIE F. FICKETT

12 NOV 1858

11 DEC 1909

14.

ERNEST F. FICKETT

20 JAN 1895

12 APR 1895

 

JACOB B. FLANDERS

DIED - 1 SEPT 1902

AGE  76YRS  20DYS

 

JULIA B. FLANDERS

WIFE OF JACOB B. FLANDERS

DIED - 29 JULY 1911

AGE  82YRS  9MOS  23DYS

 

JAMES M. BUCKLEY

DIED - 7 JULY 1886

AGE  90YRS  5MOS

 

CORNELIUS A. BUCKLEY

DIED - 30 MAR 1896

AGE  72YRS  4MOS

CO.D, 74TH NEW YORK VOLS.

 

SAMUEL LORD

3 APR 1818

13 JULY 1893

 

LYDIA J. LORD

WIFE OF SAMUEL LORD

24 APR 1824

30 DEC 1899

 

GEORGE A. LORD

ADOPTED SON OF SAMUEL & LYDIA LORD

DIED - 17 DEC 1875

AGE  3YRS  8MOS

 

JOHN DREW JR.

DIED - 6 DEC 1857

AGE  38YRS  9MOS

 

BENJAMIN LORD

DIED - 25 JULY

AGE  51YRS  2MOS  24DYS

15.

CHARLOTTE DOWNS LORD

WIFE OF BENJAMIN LORD