Conneaut Lake Area
Historical Society
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Union Cemetery
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The historical society has a brief history of the Union Cemetery at Harmonsburg.
Original trustees in 1821 were:
| Name | Date Born |
Date Died |
Cemetary Where Buried |
Where Lived |
| Joseph Beatty | 7/2/1771 |
1/10/1851 |
Watson Run |
Eastern Sadsbury (now Vernon Township) |
| Washington LeFevre * | 3/24/1807 |
10/10/1872 |
Denny, Hayfield Township |
Eastern Sadsbury Township |
| Morrow Lowry | 1768 |
4/17/1856 |
Glenwood, Mercer County |
Eastern Sadsbury |
| Joseph McMurtry | March 1764 |
10/21/1846 |
Union |
Harmonsburg |
| John Smith | 1779 |
1849 |
Smith, Summit Township |
Northeast Sadsbury (Now Summit) |
| Robert Stockton | 7/2/1771 |
5/16/1844 |
Union |
Eastern Sadsbury |
| Jacob Trace | 7/26/1788 |
5/12/1868 |
Foust |
Eastern Sadsbury |
| Daniel Williams | 5/16/1782 |
8/2/1847 |
Deer Creek, Mercer County |
Eastern Sadsbury |
* Lived with father, Adam LeFevre. Was only 14 when appointed.
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Chronological Burial Records |
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Date |
Name | Age |
Notes |
1/16/1820 |
Silas Chidister | 59 |
- |
4/11/1833 |
Benjamin D. Beers | n/a |
- |
6/14/1833 |
James W. Stockton | 11 months |
- |
1835 |
James Butler | 65 |
Was visiting father, William |
8/3/1836 |
Sarah E. Havlin | 5 |
- |
8/4/1837 |
____ Close | n/a |
Infant son of Anna & Jonathan Jr. Close |
5/26/1838 |
David D. Lowry | 18 days |
- |
3/4/1839 |
William Butler | 96 |
Revolutionary War Veteran |
4/17/1839 |
Araminta W. Lowry | 3 years, 6 months |
- |
8/20/1839 |
Jane E. Lowry | n/a |
- |
11/20/1840 |
Roxena Buel | 30 years, 8 months |
Wife of Hiram Buel |
6/7/1841 |
James L. Beers | 2 years, 6 months |
- |
8/18/1841 |
Morrow B. Lowry | 2 months |
- |
12/27/1841 |
Mary J. Havlin | 1 year, 4 months |
- |
3/13/1842 |
Sarah Gibson | 75 years, 5 months |
Wife of Robert Gibson |
8/5/1843 |
Araminta Lowry | 9 months, 20 days |
Daughter of S.E. & H.J. Lowry |
10/24/1843 |
Mary Jane Lowry | 24 |
Widow of Samuel B. Lowry |
5/16/1844 |
Robert Stockton | 72 years, 10 months |
Veteran of War of 1812 |
9/5/1844 |
Rachel Beers | 3 years, 1 month |
- |
10/1/1844 |
John McClure | 74 |
Veteran of War of 1812 |
12/20/1844 |
Sarah Ann Brackenridge | 18 years, 10 months |
- |
10/23/1844 |
John Brackenridge | 20 years, 5 months |
- |
4/27/1846 |
Mary McClure | 70 |
Wife of John McClure |
7/15/1846 |
Jane Stockton | 35 years, 5 months |
- |
10/21/1846 |
Joseph T. McMurtrey | 82 years, 7 months |
- |
12/10/1847 |
Sarah Ann Lowry | 36 years, 3 months |
Wife of Morrow B. Lowry |
7/23/1849 |
Allen Brackenridge | 60 |
Husband of Margaret Brackenridge |
11/30/1850 |
Samuel B. Lowry | 33 |
Husband of Mary Jane Lowry |
6/6/1850 |
George W. Beers | 3 years, 4 months |
- |
4/8/1851 |
Twins (son & daughter) | 9 days |
Children of Benjamin & Roxanna Beers |
1/2/1853 |
Joseph Stephens | 83 |
Son-in-law of William Butler Husband of Eleanor Steph |
2/11/1853 |
Margaret Brackenridge | 54 |
Wife of Allen Brackenridge |
3/8/1855 |
Margaret McMurtrey | 84 years, 11 months |
Wife of Joseph McMurtrey |
2/1/1851 |
Robert Gibson | 86 years, 1 month |
Husband of Sarah Gibson |
4/4/1859 |
Dr. J.B. Foust | 33 years, 4 months |
- |
2/14/1859 |
Infant | - |
Child of Benjamin & Roxana Beers |
6/27/1859 |
Thomas Chidester | 65 years, 10 months |
- |
9/6/1861 |
Eleanor Stephens | 69 |
Wife of Joseph Stephens Daughter of William Butler |
6/22/1862 |
Cloud Robinson | 60 |
Husband of Julia Lowry Robinson |
5/10/1871 |
Benjamin Beers | 67 years, 2 months |
Husband of Roxanna Beers |
3/13/1872 |
Jane Chidester | 73 |
Wife of Thomas Chidester |
7/11/1887 |
Julia Lowry Robinson | 81 |
Wife of Cloud Robison |
1887 |
Cora May Beers | 1 |
Child of Edgar C. Beers |
1888 |
Eddy Beers | months |
Child of Edgard C. Beers |
3/15/1889 |
Edgar Beers | 27 |
- |
3/19/1894 |
Matthew Scott | 70 |
Township supervisor, 1888, 1889, 1890 |
n/a |
John C. Williams | n/a |
Veteran War of 1812, born 2/16/1787 |
n/a |
E.K.B. (footstone in Beers plot) | n/a |
- |
| n/a | B.B. (footstone in Brackenridge plot) | n/a | - |
| n/a | J.B.F. (footstone) | n/a | - |
| n/a | D.B.R. (footstone) | n/a | - |
| 11/11/1887 | Roxanna Beers | 83 | Wife of Benjamin Beers |
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