This cemetery was visited on 9/3/09
September 9, 2009
Take Sandgate Road from Route 313 in West Arlington, Vermont. Follow this road through the settlement of Sandgate, past the town offices and about three miles past the end of the pavement. Just past a red mobile home take the road that veers to the left. It’s very rough and quite washed out. Entering the cemetery from Moffit Hollow Road, although it is not marked by the town. My Jeep Liberty had no trouble getting up the road, but a 4WD vehicle is a must as there are many washouts along the way. Follow the dirt road up the hill about a half mile. On your right you will see a metal pipe padlocked to two posts and on the date of this visit a small US flag. The cemetery is beyond this pipe a few hundred yards and not visible from the road. The cemetery is maintained by the town at least once a year keeping the berry bushes in check. However, a growth of ferns covers a large section of this cemetery. GPS Coordinates: 43.1925 -73.13583
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As you enter the cemetery the first visible markers are on your right slightly elevated.
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First readable stone is that of:
Mr. Matthew Covey
Died
May 18, 1822
Age 44 years
Stop traveler as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now soon you must be
Prepare yourself to follow me.
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To the right and just beyond this marker is that of:
Elcyann
Wife of George Richardson
died
Feb 1 1847 age 27
He is not dead but sleepeth
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In the middle section of the cemetery the first readable stone is that of:
William Parkhurst
died
March 19 1832
a 18 yrs 3 mos 19 days
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Next and the stone is:
Elvira Parkhurst
Died September 9, 1844
Age 31 years
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Frasier
Son of James and Derotha Reed
died Dec 11, 1812 age 6 years 7 months 5 day
Next stone just has the initials:
J.D.R
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Next is Emeline dau of Frasier and Calista Reed
Died Sept 2, 1825
Age 11 weeks
Sleep on Sweet babe and take thy rest god cald the home when he thought best.
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Next stone is:
Joseph T.
Son of
Joseph Reed
died Oct 12, 1857
Age 10 months d’ 10 days
Not dead but sleepeth
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In memory of Chefter son of Edward M and J Rhoda….
The bottom half is not readable and seems to have eroded with time. The stone is broken and appears to has been cemented back together a some time many years ago.
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In this cemetery there appear to be other burials in the section to the left, but only two stones are readable.
Hazeltines — marked by U.S. Flag indicating a rev war vet, located in the back left corner of this cemetery.
Simeon Hazeltine
died May 6th 1821 in his 87th year of his age
Affliction long have I
For physicians proved in vain
My Lord has pleased to call me
And take away my pain.
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Mary
Wife of Cap Simeon Hazeltine
died May 18 1828 aged 84 years
Rest worthy and from all thy toils
thy god has called thy home
to remain the deeds which have last done.
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Wide view of the Hazeltine plot.
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Visited: September 3, 2009
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I am looking for information on Mathias Reed. I believe he is my fourth great grandfather. He had a son Daniel Ruhterford Reed who moved to Hermon NY. He had a son Daniel R. Reed and one of his sons was Linnet Eugene Reed who moved to Sinclairville NY. Linnet’s oldest son was William who was my grandfather. I thank you for taking the time to read this note and I hope to hear from you. Thanks again Linda
Sorry for the delay in responding. The Beartown cemetery blog got tied up in transferring from one email to another and I wasn’t able to reply until I was able to get the admin rights moved.
Mathias Reed is quite elusive. I found one genealogy (Cleveland )that implied that he was living in Antwerp NY (Jefferson County) when his daughter Rebecca married Russell Carpenter. The book titled “The Folks” by D. Ray Wilson (Wayside Press 1974) states “The Carpenter brothers were sons of Russell Carpenter, born May 25, 1803, in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Rebecca Reed born August 26, 1811, in Vermont. She was the daughter of Mathias Reed. Russell and Rebecca were married in Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York. Rebecca died January 15, 1880. Russell died Sept 8, 1888, in Caro, Michigan.” Her sister Eurana Reed who marrried Noah Hamilton is listed as being buried on the Noah Hamilton grave site in the Hermon Cemtery (Old side) and died Feb 9, 1855. Her mother, Elizabeth (Day) Reed, is also buried there and died the same date Feb 9, 1855. I have not been able to find out the cause of the death but I suspect some tragic event such as a fire. I have also found some newspaper articles published in 1937 that talk about the discovery of human bones on the old Noah Hamilton farm. The article talks about a cemetery that was once located there but had been moved when they put in a road. The article states that Noah’s first wife (Eurana Reed) was buried there. If that is the case, she obviously had been moved at some time to the Hermon cemetery or at least her name is in the marker located there. I know there are a lot of possibles but sometimes you have to be a detective to find the facts. Slowly the pieces are coming together. This is all I have been able to find so far. Hope this helps. Regards, Jerry Reed Again sorry for the delay.