Located on Rte 67, formerly called Wright Street in the Town of Durham, about .2 mile east of
the junction with Decker Lane, near the Wright Street historical marker. The
cemetery is 100 feet in from the road and is surrounded by an iron fence. Very
well tended.
Transcribed by Sylvia and Reinhard Hasenkopf May 29, 2000
Joseph Purinton, d. May 8, 1870, aged 63y6m28d
John Purinton, d. August 31, 1871, aged 29y1m14d, Co. I. 43 Regt. NY Vol.
Oliver Wright, d. June 4, 1891, aged 66y, Co. E. 120 Regt NYV
Henry C. Becker, d. 1852, d. 1923
In memory of my sister Mary E. Becker, b. 1854, d. 1911
William H. Wright, b. 1861, d. 1913
Rhoda Rood, d. April 4, 1869, aged 75y3m21d, w/o Jacob More
Jacob More, d. November 29, 1878, aged 84y6m24d
Calvin Wright, d. February 14, 1879, aged 62y10m4d
Hannah, d. May 30, 1850, aged 94y8m2d, w/o Job Pierce
Job Pierce, d. August 30, 1818, aged 65y
Levina Rood, d. June 20, 1835, aged 75y
In Memory of Rozzel Rude, d. January 22, 1838, aged 85y
Philip More, d. July 6, 1847, aged 82y
Maria, d. July 14, 1856, aged 84y, w/o Philip More
Maria Moore, d. September 17, 1863, aged 62y
Davis T., d. April 23, 1861, aged 4y, s/o Silas and Eleanor Wright
Evan H., November 25, 1862, aged 7y9m5d, s/o Silas and Eleanor Wright
Mattie M. Wright, b. 1859, d. 1915
Silas C., d. June 24, 1881, aged 65y8m, s/o Christopher and Matty Wright
Eleanor Meeker, d. February 10, 1901, aged 80y10m, w/o S.C. Wright
Phebe, d. September 14, 1873, aged 14y, d/o William
and Polly Taylor
Phebe Haddeman, d. May 7, 1869, aged 72y2m9d, w/o Owen Taylor
In memory of Owen Taylor, d. January 19, 1853, aged 57y6m26d
In memory of Anna, d. March 20, 1820, aged 65y, w/o Edmund Bartlett
Dennis Sherman, d. March 2, 1876, aged 81y1m3d
Cyrena Rogers, d. March 24, 1871, aged 72y10d, w/o Dennis Sherman
Elisabeth, d. November 2, 1859, aged 96y, w/o George Wright
George Wright Jr., b. March 31, 1761, d. July 21, 1821
George Wright 2d, b. April 19, 1794, d. May 13, 1797
George Wright 3d. b. September 19, 1799, d. November 12, 1819
James Wright, d. January 6, 1844, aged 44y
Hannah, d. October 21, 1832, aged 34y, w/o James Wright
George, d. October 29, 1841, aged 6y1d, s/o Christopher and Priscilla
Wright
Matty, d. October 6, 1820, aged 42y, w/o Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright, d. March 6, 1857, aged 81y18d
Priscilla Cooper, d. March 19, 1865, aged 72y, w/o Christopher Wright
Sarah J. Wright, b. 1827, d. 1901
Postscript: Earlier transcription found at the Durham Center
Museum shows two additional stones that are no longer at the cemetery:
George Wright, d. May ?, aged 75y
Anna, w/o George Wright, d. June 1, 1811, aged ?