Hervey Cemetery

Hervey St. Cemetery

     

Located in the Town of Durham on Hervey Rd. The cemetery rests upon a little hillock and is well tended. All but three tombstones date from the early 1800's.
There are 35 unmarked fieldstones in the cemetery

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Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf April 29, 2000 and compared to a transcription from the 1930's on file at the Durham Center Museum.

In the summer of 2008 it was noticed that a new section to this old cemetery has been established. Transcription made by Sylvia Hasenkopf

  1. George F. Ryan, b. April 15, 1924, d. December 29, 1990, PFC US Army WW2 1924-1990
    Frances O, b. July 10, 1928
  2. Timothy K. Ryan, b. July 18, 1952, d. September 19, 1996
  3. Darlene Haus Criswell, b. February 27, 1963, d. January 13, 1998
  4. In memory of Elijah, d. April 8, 1805, aged 21y, s/o Ebenezer and Sarah Knapp
  5. In memory of Ebenezer Knapp, d. March 5, 1841, aged 80y9m5d
  6. In memory of Eleanor, d. January 19, 1825, aged 67y, w/o Ebenezer Knapp, Esq.
  7. Howard J., d. April 28, 1838, aged 4y3m1d, s/o Isaac W. Amanda Bullis
  8. Hermon Hervey M.G., d. December 29, 1843, aged 69y
  9. In memory of Cynthia P, d. December 23, 1827, aged 7y7m, d/o Hermon and Hannah Hervey
  10. Lucy Ann, d. May 31, 1815, aged 6w, d/o Deliverance Bell and Lucy Hervey
  11. H.H., d. M2AD1810, AI2VM, fieldstone
  12. In memory of Abigail, d. August 11, 1819, aged 61y6m, consort of Obed Hervey
  13. Obed Hervey, d. October 29, 1837, aged 86y
  14. Captain Obed Harvey, b. 1722, d. 1802, Dutchess County Militia, 6th Regiment, Descendent of William Harvey, who came to America in 1620 (new marker; note that J.B. Beers states Deacon Obed Hervey died in 1808)
  15. Melvin S., d. February 2, 1836, aged 9m, 17d, s/o John N. and Melinda Hervey
  16. Russel W. Jones, d. March 2, 1858, aged 26y7m4d
  17. Abagail Stevens, d. August 3, 1813, aged 43y
  18. Clarissa Ann, d. June 2, 1844, aged 45y, w/o Goodyear Payne
  19. William Earl, d. March 4, 1844, aged 81y, fieldstone
  20. Charity W., d. July 7, 1834, aged 86y, w/o William Earl, fieldstone
  21. In memory of Moses Cory, d. February 4, 1808, aged 47y, 4m, 19d
  22. Catharine T, d. March 6, 1848, aged 16y6m, d/o Alvin J and Harriet Loomis
  23. Leander, d. March 29, 1848, aged 9y, s/o Alvin J and Harriet Loomis
  24. William, d. June 19, 1846, aged 4y, s/o Thomas and Louisa Day (possibly Doty)
  25. Juliette Loomis, d. May 31, 1848, aged 3y, d/o John and Harriet Loomis
  26. O.H. d. 1808, aged 86y, fieldstone

New Section:

  1. Timothy Ryan, b. July 18, 1952, d. September 19. 1996
  2. George F. Ryan, b. August 25, 1924, d. December 29, 1990
    Frances O., b. July 10, 1926, no death date
  3. George F. Ryan, PFC US Army WW2. b. 1924, d. 1990
  4. Scott D. Ryan, b. July 27, 1961, d. March 16, 2003
    Katelyn R., b. December 8, 2000, d. April 18, 2006
  5. Katrina Ryan, beloved d/o Janice and Laddy, b. June 10, 2000, d. June 11, 2000

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