"" Among the first settlers and the earliest families of this town are found the names of "": Ashely Bagg Barber Bedurtha Cooper Day Ely Fowler Jones Leonard Marrick Miller Petty Rogers Parsons Smith Vanhorn Dumbleton Ancient Burial Ground to the first parish in West Springfield.

West Springfield was part of Springfield until 1774. There are no
"family plots" in this cemetery, so if you see a name, keep going, there could be another somewhere.

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Cyndy > Overview of the Union St. Cemetery........many, many stones
are missing......

Cyndy > "" Among the first settlers and the earliest families of this town are found the names of "":
Ashely Bagg Barber Bedurtha Cooper
Day Ely Fowler Jones Leonard
Marrick Miller Petty Rogers Parsons
Smith Vanhorn Dumbleton

Ancient Burial Ground to the first parish in West Springfield.

Cyndy > Dorothy Morgan, wife of John, died Oct. 6,1756, aged 35 or 33.

Cyndy > Francis Ball, died Oct 21, 1757, age 71

(makes him b.1686)

Cyndy > Thomas Miller, died Sept. 8 or 18, 1781, aged 94
Abigail, wife of T., died ____1748, aged 64

Cyndy > Benjamin Leonard, died Dec. 21, 1724, aged (looks like 71)

(if age is correct, b. 1654)

Cyndy > Nathaniel Dwit, died at Springfield, Nov.7th,17__11?, in his 47? year.

"Dwit".....variated spelling of ____? Dwight ? Dewit ?

Cyndy > A number of stones are hidden in the grass......sunk low

Cyndy > As mentioned in the previous picture....many are covered with
grass and included oak leaves and poison ivy(not shown here)

"" Among the first settlers and the earliest families of this town are found the names of "":
Ashely Bagg Barber Bedurtha Cooper
Day Ely Fowler Jones Leonard
Marrick Miller Petty Rogers Parsons
Smith Vanhorn Dumbleton

Ancient Burial Ground to the first parish in West Springfield.