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Cemetery Records Of The War Veterans
(in the Town of Aurora)

Compiled and Edited by Floyd J. Balthasar
Complimentary Print by George Meyer, funeral director, East Aurora, N.Y.

 GRIFFINS MILLS CEMETERY
Town of Aurora

REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS

Name

Years

Outfit

Lot

Sec.

*Darbee, Jebediah

1756- April 23,1828 94 yrs.

74

4

King, Clement

1756-1835

81

4

Little, Henry

1758-1840

110

5

Patterson, Ebeneezer

1760-1846

37

2

Treat, Thomas

1758-1832

53

3

*Darbee, Jebediah
Revolutionary War Marker spelling - Darby.
Tombstone spelling - Darbee

GRIFFINS MILLS CEMETERY
Town of Aurora

WAR OF 1812 VETERANS

Name

Years

Outfit

Lot

Sec.

Henshaw, Joseph M.

1794-1869

253

13

McKay, Joseph W.

1791-1865

8

1

Thompson, Moses

1786-1876

34

2

Treat, Oren

1787-1882

32

2

Waters, Thurston

1788- March 5,1834 46 yrs.

112

5

The additional names are listed in "Graves of Revolutionary Solders buried in New York
by the New York State Committee Historic Search and Preservation of Records" - 1922

  • HENSHAW, JOSEPH M., private, Capt. James M. Stephen's Co., 48th Regt. Warren's N.Y. militia
    served from July 29, 1814 to Sept. 25, 1814.
  • THOMPSON, MOSES, private, Capt. Francis Saunder's Co., 101st Regt., Cartter's N.Y. militia,
    served from Mar. 1, 1813 to Mar. 20, 1813. Also served in Capt. James Steven's Co., 48th Regt., Warren's N.Y. militia, from Aug. 3, 1814 to Sept. 11, 1814.
  • McKAY, JOSEPH W., private in Capt. James J. Stener's Co., of Col. Wm. Warren's Regt., N.Y. militia, served from Aug. 16, 1814 to desertion Sept. 11, 1814,
    Top half of stone is broken, grave located to the right of wife, Rachel.
  • WATERS, THURSTON, private in Capt. Ezekiel Cook's Co., of Col. Silas Hopkins' Regt. served from Sept. 11, 1812 to Dec. 13, 1812.

 

GRIFFINS MILLS CEMETERY
Town of Aurora

CIVIL WAR VETERANS

Name

Years

Outfit

Lot

Sec.

Bement, William W.

1840-Aug 30, 1862

21st N.Y. Infantry

78

4

Bishop, Chester J.

1837-1864

Co. B, 10th N.Y. Cav.

156

7

Blakeley, Orville S.

1834-1910

Co. D, 8th Ill. Cav.

145

7

Brookins, Josiah R.

1835- Dec 30, 1921 86 yrs

Art. Co. 67th N.Y.N.G.

45

3

Brown, Orange T.

1840-1911

Co. K, 29th Ind. Inf.

4

1

Corwin, J. H.

1835-1863

Co. M, 11th N.Y. Cav.

154

7

Corwin, Wallace

1837-1862

Co. M, 11th N.Y. Cav.

154

7

Darby, Nathaniel

1830-1877

Co. R, 67th Regt.

94

5

Doty, James Lovett

1841-1924

98th Infantry

117

6

Francis, Simon

1833-1907

Co. B, 10th N.Y. Cav.

43

3

Henshaw, Henry C.

1843- July 31, 1863

Co. K. 100th N.Y.S.V.

71

4

Henshaw, Irving W.

1832-1863

Co. C, 75th Ill. Vol.

210

11

**Henshaw, Jeromt J.

1847-1898

Co. G. 1st N.Y. Prov. Cav.

49

3

Henshaw, Orlando

1835-1865

Art. Co., 67th N.Y.N.G.

118

6

Henshaw, William H.

1842-1921

Art. Co., 67th N.Y.N.G.

92

5

Holmes, Samuel

1816-1881

50th N.Y. Engineers

252

13

Holmes, Wheeler C.

1823-1909

Co. K, 67th Regt

102

5

Hughes, Charles W.

1845-1907

69th N.Y. Inf.

115

5

Kellom, Alonzo F.

1836-1895

Co. H, 116th N.Y. Inf.

184

9

Letson, Liberty

1843-1883

Co. M, 11th N.Y. Cav

230

12

Luther, Henry

1825-1900

Co. K, 2nd N.Y. Mtd. Rfls.

140

6

Moore, Orlando L.

1845-1864

Co. K, 100th N.Y. Vol.

144

7

Nichols, Calvin

1830-1909

Art. Co., 67th N.Y.N.G.

142

7

Olden, Orville

1841-1925

Art. Co., 67th N.Y.N.G.

61

3

Phelps, Warren

1840-1917

Co. 1, 65th N.Y. Inf.

248

13

Reed, Joseph

1831-1924

Co. K, 21st N.Y. Inf.

223

12

Smith, Emory F.

1833-1923

Co. H, 26th N.Y. Inf.

10

1

Spaulding, Fayette W.

1832-1920

67th N.Y.N.G.

119

6

*Stacy, John L.

July 17, 1825- Dec 18, 1882

Co. K. 87th N.Y. S G

3

1

VanVliet, Charles

1841-1888

Art. Co., 67th N.Y.N.G.

193

9

Wolcott, Samuel A.

1834-1864

136th N.Y. Inf.

87

4

The additional names are listed in "Graves of Revolutionary Solders buried in New York
by the New York State Committee Historic Search and Preservation of Records" - 1922

* Tombstone lists Co. K. 67th N.Y. S G
**Henshaw, J.J., Died Mar 5, 1899, Onondaya Tribe, I.O.R.M., Flat stone, [Note years of death]
***Reuther, Henry, 1832 - 1916, there is a Civil War marker on this grave site.

GRIFFINS MILLS CEMETERY
Town of Aurora

WORLD WAR VETERANS

Name

Years

Outfit

Lot

Sec.

*Falconer, W. Rev

1866-1923

7th C.R.T. *C.E.F.

218

11

Gerstung, Leroy

1892-1921

Sanitary Corps

224

12

The additional names are listed in "Graves of Revolutionary Solders buried in New York
by the New York State Committee Historic Search and Preservation of Records" - 1922

*Rev. Falconer was a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and his grave is not marked with a service marker.
 
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