CAUGHNAWAGA CEMETERY

Old Johnstown Road, Fonda, N.Y.

(Old Cemetery - Fonda, N.Y.)

Surnames K - Z

This reading of Caughnawaga Cemetery was donated by contributing editor Linda Jasztal. No reader or date of reading was given, although judging by latest date it may have been one of the readings taken by Melvin W. Lethbridge for the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record back in the early 20th century. An original typescript is at the Montgomery County Department of History and Archives. For more information about these early residents, please visit, or order a search from, the Montgomery County Department of History and Archives in Fonda, N.Y.

Keiderling

Henry, Born 1853, Died 1933
Marietta Briggs - his wife (see B), Born 1858, (No date of death)

King

Kitty - wife of J. N., Born Mar. 5, 1861, Died Mar. 27, 1905
Noyes, (Blank)

Kinny

Louisa - wife of Charles, Died Apr. 24, 1877

Landt

Catalina, (see Davis)

Lasher

Anna (see Ballow)
Emelia - dau of J. & E. A., Died Aug. 3, 1847, Ae 1 yr.
Emelia - dau of J. & E. A., Died Aug. 15, 1852, Ae 4 yrs 18 das
Jeremiah, Died Feb. 7, 1862, Ae 42 yrs.
Eliza A. - wife of Jeremiah, Born Jan. 18, 1820, Died Sept. 12, 1900

Leneker

Mary - wife of Gilbert Williams (see W), 1854-1901

Lent

Edna G. - dau of C. H. & A. E., Born Nov. 11, 1886, Died July 29, 1887
Ella F. - dau of C. H. & A. E., Born Sept. 29, 1891, Died Dec. 24, 1892
Charles H., Born Mar. 8, 1892, Died Mar. 17, 1895

Lingenfelter

Alice Maud - (see Armstrong)

Lingenfelter

Capt. James W., Born Oct. 17, 1836, Died Sept. 21, 1861
Henry A., Born May 23, 1843, Died July 23, 1845
Roxa A., Born Mar. 20, 1847, Died Jan. 24, 1848
John A., Born Mar. 18, 1813, Died ____________
Martha J. - wife of John A., Born May 18, 1818, Died ____________

Loucks

Alexander, 1844-1918

Luff

Susanna A., 1839-1930

Malloy

Thomas E., Jan. 20, 1926 Birth/Death?

Marcellus

Laura (see Burtch)

Merrihew

Seth C., Born Mar. 10, 1788, Died Jan. 26, 1875
Polly Fancher - wife of Seth C., Born July 5, 1804, Died May 2, 1864

Miller

Emma B. - wife of Frank L. Neahr (see N)

Milroy

Duncan, Died Nov. 17, 1902, Ae 65 yrs.
Ida, Born Nov. 4, 1837, Died Jan. 20, 1899
Tommy H., Died Apr. 14, 1889, Ae 21 yrs.

Morrell

John, Esq., Died Apr. 24, 1864, Ae 76 yrs.
Abbey - wife of John, Died Feb. 23, 1835, Ae 44 yrs.
William, Born Apr. 10, 1824, Died Mar. 17, 1844
Harry - son of John & Jennie, Died July 12, 1878, Ae 10 yrs 7 mos 5 das
John H., Born Mar. 30, 1830, Died May 5, 1864, Ae 32 yrs 13 das
Emily - adopted dau of J. H. & Anna and sister of Anna Morrell, Died Nov. 17, 1855, Ae 8y 11m 10d

Morrison

Mary B.?, Born Nov. 18, 1799, Died Jan. 15, 1814

Myers

Mary - wife of John, Born in Germany Sept. 17, 1811, Died Apr. 14, 1883
John, Died in the army - (no date) a member of 153 d. N.Y.S.V. Josephine (see Cook)

Mc Dougall

Bobbie - son of R. & Abbie, Died May 3, 1874, Ae 4 yrs 5 mos 4 das
Nettie - wife of Robert, Died May 10, 1900, Ae 43 yrs.
Robert, Died Jan. 11, 1906, Ae 59 yrs.
John, Died Mar. 28, 1859, Ae 54 yrs 11 das
Margaret - wife of John, (no date)
Daniel, Died Dec. 25, 1898, Ae 54 yrs.

McIntyre

Martin, Died Sept. 14, 1915, Ae 80 yrs.
Elizabeth Cherry (see C) - wife of Martin, Died Feb. 18, 1916, Ae 83 yrs.

Mc Kinley

Elizabeth G., 1837-1920
Maria Veeder - (see V), 1818-1840
Angus, 1798-1845
Maria M. - wife of Angus and dau of John & Gertrude Veeder, Died Apr. 27, 1840, Ae 21 yrs 5 mos
Angus, Died Feb. 21, 1845, Ae 48 yrs 7 mos 7 das
(The above two stones lay near road at center of cemetery. )

McKinney

Jane E. - wife of Charles Walters, Born Oct. 1848, Died May 20, 1923

Neahr

Earl Burton, 1887-1888
Frank L., 1860-1892
Emma B. - wife of Frank 1862-1888 (see M)
Obadiah, 1833-1871
Mabel A., 1882-1920 (see W)
Mary N. - wife of Obadiah, 1840-1924 (see C)
Alex, Born 1864, Died 1865
James H., Died Apr. 23, 1902, Ae 75 yrs.
Catharine C., Died June 29, 1906, Ae 75 yrs.
George H., Born Jan. 12, 1865, Died July 10, 1913
A. Estelle - dau of C. & J., Died Nov. 30, 1856, Ae 6 yrs 2 mos 13 das
Augusta E. - wife of Levi, Born Mar. 13, 1859, Ae 20 yrs 4 mos 19 das
L. Augusta - son of L. & A. E., Born Feb. 23, 1859, Died July 31, 1859
Levi, Died Nov. 23, 1873, Ae 46 yrs.
Levi J., 1855-1911

Neher

Catharine - wife of Jacob Jr., Died Oct. 27, 1847, Ae 38 yrs.

Nesberg

W. Emmet - son of H. & F., Died Aug. 19, 1838, Ae 10 mos 20 das
Frank, 1856-1916
Henriette, 1816-1907
Edward, Died Sept. 18, 1862, Ae 19 yrs.
Hennette - dau of P. & J., 1881-1882
William H. - son of P. & J. Ae 6 weeks

Oathout

Eveline, (see F) - wife of Fritcher, 1829-1867

Osborne

Jennie - wife of J. A. (see Ausman)

Peaker

Charles Ronald Jr. and Dorothy V. - July 25, 1934

Phillipse

Mariah G. - wife of Daniel C. Gates - (see G)

Putman

Simon Wellington, 1853-1917
Alice F. Hadley - wife of S. W., 1850-1931
Sarah Jane - dau of Alice & S. W., Born Aug. 28, 1883, Died Aug. 21, 1884
Alice H. - dau of S. W. & Alice (dates indecipherable) Sarah (see Graff)

Transcriber's Note: An additional page has been included with the records of this cemetery:

Alice Hadley Putman - dau. of Simon W. and Alice Francena (Hadley) Putman, b. 26 June 1875 - Fonda, d. 2 Feb. 1876 - 7 months 7 days, Died of Scarlet Fever and congestion of lungs. Taken from Family Bible record on file in Fonda Archives, File 24-C. Information submitted by: Mrs. Barbara C. Bannowsky, Great Grandaughter

Quackenbush

Adam E., Born Nov. 3, 1822, Died Sept. 18, 1835
David, Born Oct. 14, 1826, Died Mar. 14, 1847
Catharine - wife of Thomas Burdick (see B), Born Mar. 17, 1820, Died Apr. 14, 1849
Julia, Born May 14, 1834, Died Oct. 9, 1850
Charlotte - wife of William H. Spitzer, Born Mar. 19, 1831, Died June 6, 1854
James, Born Aug. 20, 1785, Died Sept. 28, 1859
Helen (see Horton)
Margaret - wife of James, Died Apr. 12, 1868, Ae 74
Jane, Died Jan. 14, 1886, Ae 67 yrs.
Vincent, Ae 10 yrs
Abraham, (Capt.) and his son Vincent who were burned to death in their home, May 20, 1812 - in his 81st year.
Catharine - wife of Capt. Abraham - died Dec. 12, 1840, Ae 80 yrs 9 mos

Quackenbush

Nicholas, Died Apr. 21, 1830, Ae 80 yrs
Magdalena - wife of Nicholas C., Died June 11, 1843, Ae 82 yrs 3 mos

Quant

P. T., 1807-1894, Civil War Veteran
Ellen Cromwell - wife of P. T., 1809-1872 (see C)

Rathman

Elizabeth, 1870-1874
John, 1829-1905
Elizabeth, 1842-1913
Emma M., 1868-1921

Reed

William Harry - son of Henry & Anna, Died Aug. 26, 1909, Ae 7 yrs.

Reese

Eugene - son of R. & Eliza A., Born Oct. 6, 1842, Died Dec. 11, 1857
Sim on (sic) - son of Eliza & R., Died July 31, 1811, Ae 1 yr 4 mos 21 das

Rice

Elizabeth Fonda, 1842-1892 (see Fonda)

Ricker

Nellis D. - wife of Arthur Gates (see Gates)

Rink

Jacob, Died Nov. 11, 1893, Ae 49 yrs.
Anna Catharine France - wife of Jacob, Died Mar. 3, 1914, Ae 67 yrs.

Rupert

Jennie (see Sanderson)

Rutt

Elizabeth, Died Dec. 8, 1895, Ae 66 yrs.
Wellington, Died April 21, 1889, 52 yrs old
George B., Died Sept. 29, 1864 - child of E. & W.
Anna M., Died Aug. 25, 1871 - child of E. & W.

Sammons

Major Stephen - 158 N. Y. Volunteers (no date given)
Maria Caldwell - (see C) - dau of Stephen & Hannah, Maria - died May 6, 1904

Sanderson

Jennie Rupert - wife of Fred N., 1847-1927
Fred N., 1853-1928
Winfield, 1852-1931
Elizabeth, 1864-1920

Schenck

Edward T., Born Dec. 27, 1815, Died Sept. 2, 1902
Anna - wife of E. T., Born May 7, 1820, Died Oct. 27, 1872
Edward - son of E. T. & Anna, Born Dec. 15, 1846, Died Oct. 17, 1909

Schneisser

Anna rink, 1869-1928

Schoolcraft

John W., Born Feb. 26, 1850, Died _____
Anna A. Cox - wife of John W. (see C), Sept. 13, 1855, Died Sept. 29, 1917
William P., Born May 15, 1874
Alice M. Bliss - wife of William P. (see B), Born May 21, 1880 ____

Schuler

Frederick, Born Nov. 22, 1840, Died Oct. 9, 1867

Schuyler

George, Died Dec. 19, 1887, Ae 70 yrs.
Elmina - wife of J. O., Died Nov. 27, 1883, Ae 33 yrs.

Seifert

Corona E. (see Thomy)

Seltemeyer

Charles G. - son of Louis & Katherine, Born June 6, 1864, Died _____
Katherine Stuhlman - wife of Louis (see S), Born Sept. 30, 1831, Died Nov. 12, 1875
Lewis - son of L. & C., Born Nov. 18, 1859, Died Sept. 14, 1860
Louis, Born Aug. 1, 1829, Died Nov. 15, 1909
Christian G. - son of L. & C., Born Jan. 28, 1858, Died Sept. 24, 1860

Sherman

Nicholas, 20th U. S. H. Inf. 61-65
Susie A., Died Aug. 1, 1894, Ae 66 yrs 7 mos
Sgt. Christopher - Co. B. 20th U. S. Inf. ( no dates)
Jane (see Vrooman)

Simmons

Elise (see Barber)

Simpson

Elise - wife of Robert, Died Nov. 26, 1890, Ae 66 yrs 1 mo

Sitterly

Harriet Burtch (see Burtch), 1872-1925
Jerimah (sic) Snell, 1862-1916

Sizer

Jonathan, Died 1838
Sybil - wife of Jonathan, Died Jan. 23, 1869, Ae 80 yrs.

Smith

Edna R. - dau of Fred & Anna, Died Mar. 13, 1893, Ae 7 weeks 6 das
Margaret E. (see Van Horne)
C. H. Co. F - 8th N. Y. H. A., 1861-65
James H., Died Mar. 18, 1912, Ae 40 yrs.
Adeline Johnson, 1869-1934
John H. - son of George & Mary, Died Mar. 3, 1885, Ae 17 yrs.
Geo. F. - son of G. & M., Died Feb. 5, 1870, Ae 10 mos

Spitzer

Charlotte - wife of William H. Quackenbush (see Q), Born Mar. 19, 1831, Died June 6, 1854

Stearns

Cora A. - dau of William & M. M., Died Sept. 10, 1866, Ae 16 das

Sterling

Mary A., Born Sept. 18, 1829, Died Dec. 12, 1899
Nancy, Born Nov. 22, 1857, Died Sept. 2, 1858

Stone

Florence (see Armstrong)

Stout

Brachie - wife of Stephen Vanalen (see V), Born Dec. 6, 1787, Died July 17, 1848

Stube

Frederick W., Born Jan. 29, 1857, Died Aug. 6, 1918
Alfred E. - son of Wm. & Lillian, Died Aug. 5, 1891, Ae 1 yr.
Emma A. - dau of Wm. & Lillian, Died Sept. 1, 1894, Ae 4 yrs.

Stuhlman

Lizzie - dau of John & Anna, Born Nov. 23, 1871, Died May 7, 1876
Henry - son of John & Anna, Born May 19, 1875, Died Apr. 1, 1878
John, Born Mar. 16, 1842, Died ____
Anna - wife of John, Born Jan. 1, 1847, Died May 13, 1884
Jacob, Born Sept. 26, 1819, Died Nov. 16, 1885
Elizabeth - wife of Jacob, Born Nov. 12, 1819, Died Jan. 26, 1890
Josephine, Born 1852, Died Nov. 21, 1859
Katherine (see Seltemeyer)

Sweet

Bertha - dau of N. & E., Died Feb. 22, 1868, Ae 6 mos
infant - son of Albert R. & May Johnson (see J) Died Dec. 6, 1897
Elizabeth V. V. - wife of Nicholas, Born Mar. 7, 1832, Died Dec. 6, 1924
Nicholas, Died July 16, 1884, Ae 59 yrs.
Maryetta - dau of N. & M. B. Died Nov. 26, 1852, Ae 13 mos
Mary B. Denise (see D) - wife of Nicholas, Born ____, Died Feb. 21, 1863, Ae 34 yrs.
Schuyler V. V., Born July 16, 1893, Died Oct. 21, 1899 [1899 is handwritten underneath]

Tappen

wife of Phineas S., Died Dec. 7, 1854, Ae 53 yrs.
Jane - dau of P. S. & Elizabeth, Died Nov. 17, 1811, Ae 10 yrs 11 das

Thomy

Julia, Born May 8, 1832, Died Mar. 28, 1898
August G., Born Aug. 7, 1804, Died Mar. 20, 1887
Corona E. Seifert - wife of August, Born July 16, 1803, Died Sept. 16, 1882
Charles A., Born Sept. 23, 1843, Died 1905
Margaret A. Egen - wife of C. A., Born Nov. 29, 1849, Died Nov. 21, 1915

Tillotson

Mary E. (see F) - wife of Daniel Fritcher 1849-1933

Tooley

Florence A. - wife of Frank Jackson (see Jackson)

Tremper

George R. - son of G. Catharine died July 15, 1800, Ae ____

Vanalen

Stephen, Born Dec. 6, 1787, Died July 17, 1848
Brachie Stout (see S) - wife of Stephen, Born Mar. 1, 1787, Died May 19, 1864
Thomas, Died Dec. 17, 1853, Ae 42 yrs 11 mos 17 das
Christina - dau of Stephen & Brachie, Born July 31, 1813, Died Mar. 2, 1893

Van Allstyne

Jane E. - wife of Peter, 1828-1918, Mary A. - wife of Hiram, 1859-1910

Van Dusen

Eliza (see Bauder)

Van Horne

Margarett - dau of G. H. F. & C., Died July 15, 1813, Ae 8 mos 23 das
Merriam or (Herman) - son of G. H. F. & C., Feb. 18, 1811, Ae 6 yrs 7 mos 21 das
Geo. V. S. - son of G. H. F. & C. & C., Died Dec. 16, 1811, Ae 14 mos 8 das
Benjamin - son of G. H. F. & C., Died July 29, 1838, Ae 11 mos 21 das
Catharine - wife of G. H., Died Feb. 26, 1811??, Ae 31 yrs 7 mos 15 das
Henry Fonda - son of Abraham, Died May 22, 1815, Ae 11 mos 15 das
Anne - dau of Abraham & Jane, Died Feb. 22, 1813, Ae 1 yr 4 mos 9 das
Virginia - dau of A. & J., Died Feb. 3, 1825, Ae 1 yr 8 mos 18 das
Giles H., Born June 11, 1816, Died Sept. 2, 1906
Margaret E. Smith (see Smith) - wife of Giles H., Born Sept. 28, 1826, Died May 1, 1910
Nicholas Smith Willet - son of G. H. F. & M. E., Born Dec. 21, 1840, Died Jan. 30, 1859
Giles Henry - son of G. H. F. & M. E., Died May 8, 1852, Ae 19 mos 20 das
Rev. Abram, Born Dec. 3, 1763, Died June 5, 1840
Anne Covenhoven - wife of Rev. Abram, Born Oct. 13, 1767, Died Sept. 14, 1840
Abram A., Born Jan. 21, 1796, Died Apr. 14, 1871
Jane Fonda - wife of A. A., Born Nov. 6, 1792, Died Mar. 24, 1880
Abram, 1849-1923
Hannah V., Born Oct. 18, 1852, Died Mar. 25, 1928
Alice B., Born Jan. 18, 1873, Died May 16, 1915
Virginia - dau of Abram & Jane, Died Feb. 3, 1825, Ae 1 yr 8 mos 18 das

Van O'linda

Jerusha - dau of Rev. Douw, Born Sept. 4, 1834, Died Nov. 24, 1864
Gertrude W. Eltinge - wife of Rev. Douw, Born May 11, 1799, Died Aug. 6, 1851
Rev. Douw, Born June 9, 1800, Died Sept. 19, 1858
Cornelius, Born June 23, 1769, Died Sept. 2, 1858
Catharine Fonda - wife of Cornelius, Born Jan. 2, 1769, Died Jan. 2, 1845

Van Vechten

E. Y., Died Sept. 3, 1854, Ae 54 yrs.
Barrent, Died Aug. 6, 1866, Ae 76 yrs.
Ann Yates (see Y) - wife of Barrent, Died July 7, 1855, Ae 64 yrs.
Angelic, Born Aug. 10, 1828, Died Dec. 1, 1892

Vedder

Gertrude E. - wife of U. Milton Ausman (see Ausman)

Vedder

Gertrude - wife of John, Died June 29, 1873, Ae 76 yrs.
Maria, 1818-1840, (see McKinlay) (sic)
John, Died July 24, 1882, Ae 86 yrs.
John, Died Nov. 20, 1836, Ae 70 yrs.
Mary - wife of J., Died Apr. 11, 1846, Ae 82 yrs.

Visscher

Transcriber's Note: Additional page included with the records of this cemetery: (handwritten)

Frederick Visscher, Born Feb. 22, 1741, Died June 9, 1809, age (68-5-18)
Gazena Visscher, Died Sept. 9, 1815, age 67-10-4
C Gravestones removed to this cemetery from Danascara Farm Cemetery in 1986.

Vrooman

Anna M. - dau of Christopher and Jane Sherman 1857-1908

Walters

Jane E. McKinney - wife of Charles Walters, Born Oct. 7, 1848, Died May 20, 1923

Weeper

Gordon W. - son of W. J. & Mary J., Born Aug. 8, 1898, Died Mar. 4, 1899

Wemple

Horace - son of John V. & Jane, Born Feb. 15, 1851, Died Aug. 9, 1851
Margaret E. (see Horton)
Ann E. (see Davis)
Sarah (see Davis)

Wendell

Edward - son of Oliver, Died Oct. 10, 1877, Ae 2 mos
Catharine - dau of Oliver, Died Sept. 27, 1878, Ae 14 mos

Weymouth

Mabel A., 1882-1920

Williams

Inf. son of G. & C. , Born July 12, 1862, Died Feb. 26, 1863
Jerry, Born Sept. 11, 1858, Died Mar. 29, 1874
Anna (see Gardinier)
Gilbert, Born 1854, Died 1901
Mary Lenegar - wife of Gilbert (see L), 1854-1917
Edith - dau of Gilbert & Mary L., 1877-1880
Catharine - wife of Gilbert, Born Mar. 20, 1835, Died June 21, 1895
Mary Ann - dau of G. & C., Born Apr. 30, 1851, Died July 10, 1853

Wilson

Abigail - wife of William Wood (see Wood)

Wires

William S., 1812-1851
Elizabeth, 1816-1887

Wood

Robert - A native of England, 1800-1852
Mary Ann - wife of Robert, Born 1805, Died Jan. 14, 1849
Wilson - son of William and Abbie, Died Sept. 29, 1861, Ae 4 mos
Birdinia - dau of William and Ann, Died Mar. 3, 1876, Ae 24 yrs 7 mos
William, Died Oct. 18, 1887, Ae 51 yrs.
Abigail E. Wilson - wife of William Wood, Died May 6, 1914, Ae 75 yrs.

Yates

Ann - wife of Barrent Van Vechten (see V), Died July 7, 1855, Ae 64 yrs.

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