Leeds Village Cemetery

Leeds Village Cemetery

From, Volume #1, Cemetery Records of Old Burying Grounds in the Town of Catskill 1946-1962. Recorded by Dorothy and Walter Smith. Retyped by Celeste MacCormack.


This cemetery is in very poor condition, with very few stones left standing in the year 2000. As you come from Route 23A on Green Lake Road in the Village of Leeds, in the Town of Catskill, you will find the cemetery located behind the houses on the left about 500 yards from Route 23A. This large, and very historic cemetery is not well maintained, with grass often growing to knee level. Many stones have fallen and are broken.


 Elizabeth Armistead died Aug. 20, 1869 aged 82 yrs.

Selina A. Davis, daughter of James and Sarah Davis born Jan 24, 1852 died Aug 11, 1868.

Mary Selina, Daughter of James and Sarah Davis born Nov. 2, 1864 died Jan 13, 1865.

Edward Fowks died Sept 2, 1837 aged 27 yrs, 5 mo 8 days.

Lucinda Fowks, wife of James Fowks died July 8, 1838 aged 22 yrs, 6 mo, 28 days.

Sarah Fowks died Oct 29, 1853 aged 28 yrs, 8 mo.

Lucretia Fowks, wife of Abel Borden died Feb. 6, 1848 aged 32 yrs, 8 mo, 5 days.

Margaret Plank, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Plank died April 23, 1824 aged 8 days.

Garret Person, Jr. died Aug 2, 1845 aged 65 yrs.

Catharine E. Person, daughter of Henry and Marie Person died April 13, 1857 aged 16 yrs, 1 mo 15 days.

Mary Melham, born June 11 1824 died March 25, 1873.

Mary C. Voltz, wife of John Rentschler born Sept 26 1827 died Feb 29 1875.

James P. Stoutenburgh died 1821 aged 63 yrs.

Peter Schuneman born Feb 25, 1791 died March 16 1875.

Martin G. Schuneman born June 22 1797 died May 17, 1877.

Nehemiah Smith died July 25, 1866 aged 82 yrs.

Hannah Smith, wife of Nehemiah Smith died May 12, 1849 aged 50 yrs.

Mary Jane Smith died Sept. 25, 1846 aged 27 yrs, 5 mo, 8 days.

Helen Hannah Smith died Dec 10, 1858 aged 2 yrs, 2 mo 26 days.

Catharine Smith, wife of Henry C. Thurston and Daughter of Nehemiah and Hannah Smith died March 11, 1840 aged 31 yrs, 8 mo, 17 days.

Alman Thorne, son of Jonathan and L----- Ann Thorne died Aug 26, 1840 aged 9 mo 25 days.

John S. Wolcott, born July 1, 1802 died Sept. 28 1858.

Eliza K. Reade, wife of John S. Wolcott died May 31, 1849 aged 50 yrs.

John Wolcott born May 2, 1777 died Dec 12, 1859.

Catharine, wife of John Wolcott born April 4, 1778 died Feb 26 1862.

Julia A. Wolcott, wife of Thomas Burt died April 11, 1854 aged 48 yrs.

Jennie E., daughter of Wm G. and M. H. Wolcott died Oct 1, 1882 aged 16 yrs, 6 mo.

Joel Bellamy died Oct 15, 1830 aged 64 yrs.

Hannah Baird, wife of Joel Bellamy and two children.
H. no other inscription.

Henry Chidester died April 11, 1827 (?) obliterated.

Brayshaw, ---------- 1853, aged 36 yrs.

John Dewey died Nov 8, 1852 aged 84 yrs.

Hannah Dewey died Jan 16, 1854 aged 74 yrs.

Anthony Thomas 1837 child

Margaret Goettler 1856 - 1870

Caroline Warner 1851 - 1854

Morton, children of J. & E. Morton.

Maria Van Atter Emery, wife of William Emery died Jan 12, 1852 aged 63 yrs.

Henry Tuttle died 1824 aged 79 yrs (had been typed Henryd Tuttle)

Voltz and Rentschler, 1827 - 1873
Geidel, Regina and Jacob Schock or Stock (?) Francis and Maria.
Inscription in German.

Henrietta Sweet 1840 - 1863.

Mary Thorton Fonda wife of Jacob Fonda died March 8 1858 aged 73 yrs, 9 mo.

Maggie and James Moore children of James Moore.

Ann Eliza Mayo died Sept 9 1877 aged 71 yrs.

Jane Cook, wife of Silvester Salisbury died Feb 20 1865 aged 75 yrs.

Samuel June 1831 - 1897 Co. E. 43rd, N.Y. Inft.

William G. Plank 1834 - 1907 Co. A. N.Y. Vol. 1 (95th).

Catharine Tompkins died 1911 aged 79 yrs.

Samuel Fowks died Nov. 19, 1833 aged 19 yrs, 7 mo.

Garrett Van Bergen died Feb 6 1825 aged 79 yrs.

Sarah Maria Kyes died April 15, 1808 aged 10 yrs, ?.

Martin Schunemen died Feb 21, 1827 aged 63 yrs.

Catharine Whitbeck Schuneman wife of Martin G. Schuneman died Nov 19 1800 aged 27 yrs. 1 mo, 7 days.

John A. Whitbeck died Sept. 20 1786 aged 53 yrs.

Annake Bronk Whitbeck, wife of John A. Whitbeck died Oct 8, 1795 aged 60 yrs.

Martin S. Person died Feb 9 1808 aged 1 yr.

Jonathan Kyes died Feb 28 1813 aged 52 yrs, 8 mo.

Catharine Van Bergen Kyes, wife of Jonathan Kyes born March 19, 1773 died Jan 13, 1844.

John Henry Person 1844

Garrett Person 1845

Capt. Caleb Rogers died June 2, 1821 (?) , aged 56 yrs.

Mary Rogers, wife of Caleb Rogers died Nov. 1, 1825 aged 67 yrs.

William Rogers died March 6 1819 aged 22 yrs.

Anna Maria Schuneman died July 12, 1853 aged 70 yrs.

John Schuneman died Nov 10, 1843 aged 84 yrs, 2 mo, 12 days.

Mary Newkirk, wife of John Schuneman died Nov 26, 1836 aged 87 yrs, 11 yrs*, 25 days.

*this is the way the record was typed he probably meant to put months instead of yrs.

Edwin Weed Stoutenberg, son of James and Clarissa Stoutenberg June 20, 1830 ---died aged 16 yrs.

Mary Jane Willard, daughter of William and Mary Willard died April 20, 1838 aged 2 yrs, 5 mo, 17 days.

Eliz. O. Plank Walker, daughter of Charles and Mary Walker

William S. McGiffert died June 7, 1866 aged 37 yrs. 4 mo. 26 days.

John -- McGiffert born Sept 16, 1793 died Nov 16, 1872.

Jane Sterritt, wife of John McGiffert born Mar 15, 1801 died Sept 25, 1881.

John M. Sterritt, son of Thomas and Mary Sterritt born June 7, 1844 died July 3, 1864.

Martin G. Person, son of John H. and Mary E. Person died June 29, 1844 aged 2 yrs, 10 mo, 26 days.

David Sutphen died Sept 17, 1845 aged 85 yrs.

Catharine Salisbury died April 29 1853 aged 75 yrs.

Catharine E. Smith, daughter of Nelson and Anna Smith died Dec. 23, 1845 aged 3 yrs, 23 days.


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