Some Small Cemeteries in the Town of Charleston, Montgomery County, NY
Conover Cemetery Update
Can anyone confirm the location of the small cemeteries listed below and if they
are still in existence? These lists were collected in the early 1920s by Edith (Van Heusen) Becker
and Melvin W. Lethbridge. The cemeteries were located in the area of Burtonsville, in the Town of
Charleston, near the present-day Schoharie County border.
WELLS GRAVEYARD
TOWN OF CHARLESTON, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
said to be on a farm near Burtonsville |
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WELLS, Major Robert
| d. 11-6-1861
| ae 73-7-6
| War of 1812 |
WELLS, Abigail Clayton
| d. 1-30-1876
| ae 82-11-6
| wife of Robt. |
WELLS, Abigail G.
| d. 5-4-1855
| ae 21-9-5
| dau of Robt. & Abigail, wife of ___ HOWE |
WELLS, Ozro
| d. 4-15-1871
| ae 62-7-16
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WELLS, Mary E.
| d. 6-3-1856
| ae 4-5-7
| dau. of John & Ann
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WELLS, Chester
| d. 5-3-1855
| ae 21 ds.
| son of Levi & Harriet
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WELLS, Rhoda M.
| d. 11-3-1848
| ae 1-11-0
| dau. of Levi & Harriet
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CEMETERY IN AN ORCHARD IN "CAREYTOWN" NEAR BURTONSVILLE
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CAREY, Abigail
| d. 4-20-1841
| ae 1-3-1 | dau. of Wm. D. & Hannah
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CAREY, Martha
| d. 5-11-1839
| ae 1-8-0
| dau. of Wm. D. & Hannah
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CAREY, Martha
| d. 5-5-1833
| ae 23-12 |
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HILLMAN, Ezra
| d. 3-2-1860
| ae 53-10-11 |
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HILLMAN, Permelia
| d. 1-25-1864
| ae 54-8 | wife of Ezra
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HILLMAN, Shadrack
| d. 7-12-1831
| ae 63-9-26 |
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HILLMAN, Prudence
| d. 2-5-1838
| ae 65-10-19 | wife of Shadrack
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LOWUSBER, Reuben
| d. 11-30-1836
| ae 69-4-18 |
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SKIFF, Sarah and infant 4 ds
| d. 2-4-1834
| ae 30-11-19 | wife of Joshua
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| BUTLER GRAVEYARD IN AREA OF BURTONSVILLE |
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BUTLER, James P.
| b. 3-26-1811
| d. 4-30-1897
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BUTLER, Mary BELL
| b. 8-10-1810
| d. 2-4-1893
| wife of Jas. P.
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BUTLER, Pewilla Alphonsine
| d. 4-3-1857
| ae 17-11-20
| dau. of Mary Bell & Jas. P.
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BUTLER, Rosaltha
| d. 8-31-1877
| ae 22-3-21
| dau. of Mary Bell & Jas. P.
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BUTLER, Charles L.
| d. 4-18-1873
| ae 24-10-8
| son of Mary Bell & Jas. P.
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BUTLER, Eliza
| d. 8-10-1868
| ae 18-3-20
| dau. of Mary Bell & Jas. P.
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BUTLER, infant son
| d. 5-3-1859
| ae 15 ds.
| son of John W. & Lovina
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BUTLER, infant son
| no dates
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| son of John W. & Lovina
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CONOVER GRAVEYARD IN VICINITY OF "RIDERS CORNERS"
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CONOVER, Elendor
| d. 8-29-1859
| ae 61-4-15
| see notes below |
CONOVER, Sarah
| d. 7-21-1859
| ae 59-9
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CONOVER, Peter J.
| d. 3-13-1845
| ae 61-4-15
| son of Elendor & Sarah
see notes below
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CONOVER, Milton
| d. 12-15-1839
| ae 9 mos. 18 ds.
| son of Elendor & Sarah
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CONOVER, Sarah (BAIRD)
| d. 8-6-1826
| ae 2 mos. 15 ds.
| dau. of Elendor & Sarah
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CONOVER, H.V. Wyckoff
| d. 4-24-1828
| ae 3-11-24
| son of Elendor & Sarah
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CONOVER, C.A. Paulison
| d. 12-20-1846
| ae 5-1-18
| son of Elendor & Sarah
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CONOVER, Clinton J.P.
| d. 9-3-1848
| ae 2-1-24
| son of Elendor & Sarah
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CONOVER, Elnorah
| d. 2-14-1864
| ae 4-10-16
| dau. of Cornelius & Mary J.
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CONOVER, Lydia
| d. 4-5-1851
| ae 21-5-20
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CONOVER, Elizabeth A.
| d. 1-16-1852
| ae 15-9-6
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CONOVER, Isaac I.
| no stone
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| the compilers said that older residents
claimed he is buried here; Isaac Conover was at the Battle of Oriskany [see notes below]
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DAVIS, Sarah Ellen
| d. 10-29-1858
| ae 26-10-7
| wife of James W.
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11/28/99 - New information
courtesy of researcher Chuck Rose. Chuck's note points out why old readings
can't be taken at face value!
Referring to your listing of Isaac Conover in the Conover Cemetery in Charleston: "The compilers
said that older residents claimed he is buried here; Isaac Conover was at the Battle of Oriskany".
Isaac Conover was at the Battle of Oriskany along with his four brothers and his father Cornelius.
Isaac was the twin brother of Abraham Conover, one of the other brothers at Oriskany, and my 4th great
grandfather. The family name back then was not Conover, it was Covenhoven. Isaac Covenhoven/Conover
who died Sept 20, 1845, is buried at Halls Burial Lot in Glen, which probably explains why there isn't a stone
for him in the Conover Cemetery. Isaac's sister Jannetje Covenhoven was married to William Hall but
according to the cemetery listing for Halls Burial Lot in Glen, neither Jannetje or William Hall are
buried at that place. Also in the Conover cemetery is listed Peter J. Conover, d 3/13/1845, age 61-4-15.
The same age is given for his father Ellender who d 8-29-1959. This is an obvious error. Elender's age at
death is given correctly.If Peter J. Is truly the son of Ellender and Sarah (Baird) he can't be
the same age as the father and have died some 14 years earlier at the age listed. Ellender Conover was he
son of Abraham and Isaac's nephew. The Conover version of the family name generally came into use
between 1800 and 1850. I have Rev War pension files for both Abraham and Isaac in which they both signed,
in September,1832, using the surname Covenhoven. Sincerely Chuck Rose
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