Lewis Farm Burying Ground

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Location

On the old Lewis Farm next west of Lee's Church and on the east side of Merrill Baker's stone wall fence on a knoll north of the highway.

Transcription of stones

Several field stones mark graves along this stone wall fence with no inscriptions.

  • Rev. Wesson Gage, died July 29, 1847 aged 54 years and 21 days
  • Martha Gage, died August 15, 1843 aged 48 years, 6 months and 25 days
  • Lorena Gage, died October 26, 1841 aged 16 years, 3 months and 20 days
Transcriptions of Grave Stones in the Old Lewis Farm Cemetery by Judge William A. Brinkman

From the records of early burial places on the farms in the town of Knox, N.Y. Compiled by WILLIAM A. BRINKMAN, HISTORIAN, Town of Guilderland, Altamont NY RD1, 1940.

Transcriptions from 1994 - Source Unknown

19. On the old Lewis Farm, west of Lee's Church, and on the east side of Merrill Baker's stone wall fence, on a knoll north of the highway. (300-400 feet north of Church and 3/10 mile west of Beebe Road)

Rev. Wesson Gage, died July 29, 1847, aged 54. years and 21 days

Martha Gage, died August 15, 1843, aged 48 years, 6 months and 25 days

Lorena Gage, died October 26, 1841, aged 16 years, 3 months and 20 days

Several field stones with no inscriptions mark graves along the stone wall fence.

1994 - Lewis Farm Burying Ground