Old Church on the Hill Cemetery Burials
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LENOX CHURCH ON THE HILL BURIAL GROUNDS The Old Church on the Hill, the Congregational Church, is located at the corner of Main Street and Greenwood Streets in the Town of Lenox, Massachusetts. The cemetery extends westward from the church. The information contained herein was collated in 1999 by Paul A. Pelkey, former Lenox Cemetery foreman from records gathered by Mabel Annie Parsons and Mira Katherine Parsons. The Parson sisters copied inscriptions from each of the grave stones in the cemetery. Nearly illegible stones were studied at different hours and in different lights. When possible, those records which had been deciphered with difficulty were checked with town records. Married women have been indexed under their married name and also that which is believed to be their maiden name. HISTORICAL NOTES: First known burials: Elisha, son of Elisha and Sarah Bangs - died July 3, 1771; aged 4 months Mary Waterman, wife of Adonjah Waterman - died July 5, 1773 Mary, wife of Enos Curtiss - died February 27, 1775 John Collins, Esq. - died September 25, 1778 Mr. Jonathon Hinsdale - born in Hartford, Conn., March 17, 1724. Died January 31, 1811. The first inhabitant of Lenox in 1750. Major General John Paterson - Died July 19, 1808. He represented this town in the Berkshire Convention and the 15th and 2nd Provincial Congresses. Served the whole War of the Revolution and Shay's Rebellion. Anna Kneeland Haggerty - Died March 17, 1907. Widow of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Col. Shaw commanded the Black Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first such unit to be raised within the free states of the northeast. Col. Shaw died in the attack on Charleston, at Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863. Dr. Anson Jones - The last President of the Republic of Texas. Born at Great Barrington, MA, January 20, 1798. Emigrated to Texas in October 1833. Died at Houston, January 9, 1858. Entombed at Galveston, July 5, 1858. Erected a monument in the Church on the Hill cemetery in 1850 for family members. DATE OF SECTION / LOT / INSCRIPTIONS ARE COPIED EXACTLY AS SHOWN ON THE GRAVE LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME DEATH GRAVE STONES. ADAMS JACOB 00/00/0000 C CO. A., 54TH MASS INF. G.A.R. MARKER. CIVIL WAR. ADAMS ALEX 00/00/0000 C CO. D., 5TH MASS. CAV. G.A.R. MARKER. CIVIL WAR. AKROYD GEORGE 00/00/1930 D / LOT 85 BORN 1852. AKROYD ALICE 00/00/1943 D / LOT 85 BORN 1869. WIFE OF GEORGE AKROYD. AKROYD JOSEPH B. 00/00/1918 D / LOT 85 BORN 1891. PRIVATE, DIED IN THE SERVICE. AMERICAN LEGION MARKER. W.W.1 AKROYD ALICE 00/00/1918 D/LOT 85 BOOK 640, PAGE 124, IN TOWN HALL VAULT. ALDERMAN DORINDA LUCIL 09/05/1828 A AE 16 MONTHS. DAU. OF WELLS & ELIZABETH W. ALDERMAN. "HOW CALM ARE THY SLUMBERS, THOU SWEET LITTLE STRANGER, UNMINDFUL OF SORROW REGARDLESS OF DANGER, THY MILD SPIRIT LEFT THEE AS PURE AS IT FOUND THEE, ERE THE COLD CARES OF LIFE SPREAD DARKNESS AROUND IT." ALLIS RACHEL 01/13/1810 B IN 26th YEAR. WIFE OF JUSTIN ALLIS. "BEHOLD WE SEE WHILE HERE WE LOOK THE DEAREST TIES, OF FRIENDSHIP BROKE THO' GRIEF AND SORROW PIERCE THE HEART THE DEAREST FRIENDS, WE SEE MUST PART." ALONSO DOROTHY BRADFORD 03/26/1994 D BRADFORD / FAIRFAX LOT. ALONSO OSCAR MANUEL 08/28/1993 D BRADFORD/FAIRFAX LOT AMBACH LENA LOOMIS 05/31/1960 D /LOT 69 AMBACH WILLIAM FRANK 02/06/1946 D BORN 10/01/1865. AMBACH LENA LOOMIS 05/27/1960 D BORN 04/21/1875. AMES ESTHER ( MISS ) 08/25/1845 C AGED 69 YEARS. "SHE NEEDS NO MARBLE MONUMENT TO TELL HER WORTH." ANDREWS FRANCES VAUGHAN 07/27/1940 D / LOT 39 DAU. OF LOUISA L. GILMORE. BORN 02-15-1854. ANDREWS ARTHUR J. 03/00/0000 B ANDREWS OREB 03/13/1822 B WHO WAS KILLED BY THE FALL OF A TREE IN 37th YEAR. "BEHOLD AND SEE WHILSE HERE WE LOOK THE DEAREST TIES OF FRIENDSHIP BROKE; THOUGH GRIEF AND SORROW PIERCE THE HEART, THE DEAREST FRIENDS WE SEE MUST PART." ANDRUS WILLIAM 02/03/1786 A IN 52nd YEAR OF AGE. "WHEN YOU MY FRIENDS ARE PASSING BY, AND THIS INFORMS YOU WHERE I LY, REMEMBER YOU, ER'E LONG MUST HAVE, LIKE ME A MANSION IN THE GRAVE. ARNOLD JOSIAH C. 07/03/1886 A / LOT 89 AGED 77 YEARS. ARNOLD LAURA CHILDS 03/25/1885 A / LOT 89 AGED 70 YEARS. WIFE OF J.C. ARNOLD. ATKINS AGNES MITCHELL 08/15/1924 D BORN 03/20/1848.COONEY ATKINS A. W. (MRS.) LOT 69, NEW DIVISION. BOOK 640, PAGE 122, IN TOWN HALL VAULT. AUCHMUTY R. J. LOTS 25-32, HOTCHKIN BOOK 640, PAGE 121, IN TOWN HALL VAULT. * EXCHANGED FOR LOTS 100- DIV. * 99, BY PAYMENT OF 25.00. AVERY ABEL 04/17/1829 C AGED 53 YEARS. "AND THE LORD SHALL DELIVER ME FROM EVERY EVIL WORK, AND WILL PRESERVE ME UNTO HIS KINGDOM." BABCOCK NELLIE C. GARVIN 04/23/1903 C BORN 11/10/1856. WIFE OF ALVAN BABCOCK. BABCOCK JAMES 12/00/1864 C AGED 84 YEARS. ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN ELIHU BABCOCK AND M.A. GODWIN. BABCOCK MARY ANN 03/00/1865 C AGED 80 YEARS. WIFE OF JAMES BABCOCK. ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN ELIHU BABCOCK AND M.A. GODWIN. BABCOCK JOHN 08/00/1858 C AGED 33 YEARS. SON OF JAMES AND MARY ANN BABCOCK. ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN ELIHU BABCOCK AND M.A. GODWIN. BABCOCK WILLIAM H. 01/02/1879 A AGED 35 YEARS. BABCOCK JULIA M. 02/22/1856 A AGE 15 YEARS 6 MONTHS. DAU. OF EZRA AND MARY BABCOCK. BABCOCK SARAH JANE 08/09/1852 A AGE 14 YEARS. DAU. OF EZRA AND MARY BABCOCK. BABCOCK OLIVE 04/23/1856 A AGED 65 YEARS. WIFE OF JOSEPH M. BABCOCK. BABCOCK CHARLES H. 03/28/1853 A AGE 18 YEARS. BABCOCK JOSEPH M. 03/30/1864 A AGED 78 YEARS. DIED AT STOCKBRIDGE. BABCOCK ALVAN 06/04/1888 C AGED 41 YEARS, 8 MONTHS. BACKUS SAMUEL A. 08/16/1861 B AGED 7 YEARS. SON OF PHILIP AND SARAH J. BACKUS. BACKUS SAMUEL A. 05/12/1864 B AGED 99 YEARS. BACKUS LENAH A. 06/17/1863 B AGED 76 YEARS. WIFE OF SAMUEL A. BACKUS. BACON ELIZABETH GARDINER 12/25/1920 D / LOT 14 BORN 03/06/1859. DAU. OF JOHN G. AND MARY L. STONE. BACON W. B. (MRS.) LOT 14 NEW DIVISION BOOK 640, PAGE 122, IN TOWN HALL VAULT. BAILEY EMILY 07/20/1832 B AGED 1 YEAR. DAU. OF CALEB AND BETSEY BAILEY. BAILEY GEORGE 10/31/1832 B AGED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS. SON OF CALEB AND BETSEY BAILEY. BAKER LILLIAN HILTON 07/02/1930 C BORN 06/29/1875. BAKER HENRY F. 02/20/1857 C " OF BOSTON." DIED IN OHIO. " THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM." BAKER CAROLINE 07/17/1862 C "OF BOSTON." WIDOW OF HENRY F. BAKER. " LOOKING UNTO JESUS." BAKER MARY J. FITCH 08/03/1878 A / LOT 79 AGED 25. WIFE OF CLARENCE C. BAKER. "TWAS HARD TO GIVE THEE UP DEAR ONE, THY MORN HAD JUST BEGUN, BUT GOD DID CALL THEE THUS AWAY, HIS HOLY WILL BE DONE." BAKER CLARENCE C. 11/21/1882 A / LOT 79 AGED 29. "GONE TO REST." BAKER LEMUEL 08/20/1868 A AGED 80 YEARS. BAKER MARY 09/25/1875 A AGED 82 YEARS. WIFE OF LEMUEL BAKER. BAKER EDWIN 11/00/1822 A AGED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS. SON OF LEMUEL AND MARY BAKER. BAKER EDWIN S. 11/00/1824 A AGED 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHS. SON OF LEMUEL AND MARY BAKER. BAKER MARGARET E. LOT 64 BOOK 640, PAGE 125, IN TOWN HALL VAULT. BALDWIN SARAH LILIAN 07/29/1962 A /LOT 159 BALDWIN ALICE M. 11/13/1960 BALDWIN LOT /GRAVE 4 BALDWIN FRITZ W. LOT 159, NEW DIVISION. BOOK 640, PAGE 120, IN TOWN HALL VAULT. BALDWIN SARAH BINGHAM LYMAN 01/14/1916 A / LOT 159 BORN 01/17/1848. WIFE OF FRITZ WALTER BALDWIN, AND DAU. OF JOSIAH AND MARY LYMAN. BALDWIN FRITZ WALTER 08/31/1900 A / LOT 159 BORN 01/06/1851. SON OF RICHARD AND MARY BALDWIN. BALDWIN SARAH BANGS 00/00/1900 A BORN 1836. WIFE OF CHARLES BALDWIN. BANGS CHARLES 00/00/1876 A BORN 1809. BANGS ADAH T. (EELLS) 00/00/1865 A BORN 1813. WIFE OF CHARLES BANGS. BANGS CHAUNCEY E. 00/00/1843 A BORN 1840. BANGS EDWARD E. 00/00/1872 A BORN 1848. BANGS MARY E. 00/00/1847 A BORN 1845. BANGS SUSAN 00/00/1869 A BORN 1836. BANGS ALICE M. 01/31/1888 A AGED 2 YRS. 6 MOS. 12 DAYS. DAU. OF E.G. & A.M. BANGS. BANGS MARY J. (BUCK) 03/26/1876 A AGED 41 YRS. 10 MOS. WIFE OF CHARLES G. BANGS. BANGS BERTIE 09/08/1870 A AGED 5 WEEKS. SON OF C.G. & MARY BANGS. BANGS HANNAH 09/21/1853 A AGED 87 YEARS. WIFE OF ABNER BANGS. BANGS ABNER 09/12/1843 A AGED 80 YEARS. BANGS DAVID 02/04/1818 A IN 21ST YEAR OF AGE. SON OF ABNER & HANNAH BANGS. BANGS SAMUEL 05/17/1817 A IN 25TH YEAR OF AGE. SON OF ABNER & HANNAH BANGS. "SO JESUS SLEPT; GOD'S DYING SON: PAST THROUGH THE GRAVE AND BLEST THE BED; THEN REST, DEAR SAINT, TILL FROM HIS THRONE, THE MORNING BREAK AND PIERCE THE DEAD." BANGS SARAH (MRS.) 05/15/1814 A IN 83RD YEAR. "LO, THE ANGELIC GUARDIANS CAME, AND LET THE WILLING PILGRIMS HOME, HOW SWEET HER STRAINS UPON THAT SHORE, WHICH WAS HER HEARTS, DESIRE BEFORE." BANGS ELISHA 01/18/1816 A IN 89TH YEAR.