Cyndy : photos : West Springfield--UNION ST.CEMETERY- powered by SmugMug

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)

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

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