Transcribed and submitted by Lynn Tooley
Town of Camden
Oneida County, New York
Mexico Street Cemetery also called the "Revolutionary Cemetery" because so many Revolutionary patriots are buried there. It is in the center of the Village of Camden, N.Y. on Mexico Street. (See page 281 of the Piog. Hist of Camden). In it is the monument erected by the Camden Chapter, D.A.R., containg the names of 34 of the men who fought in the Revolution and whose remains are buried in the Town of Camden.
Allen, Samantha, d. April 19, 1839 in her 33rd year Bailey, Elijah, d. Aug. 11, 1838 ae. 76 years Bailey, Roxana, dau. of Elijah & Sarah, d. Sept. 17, 1824, in her 22nd year Bailey, Winthrop, d. June 20Bailey, Maryete, dau. of Winthrop & Chloe, d. Nov. 24, 1806 (?) ae. (?) years, 6 mos. Baldwin, Ester, wife of Rufus, d. July 15, 1837 ae. 68 years Barnes, Garry, d. Oct. 24, 1812 in 21st year Barnes, Harriet, d. Sept. 12, 1812 in her 19 year Barnes, Isaac, d. May 29, 1819 ae. 77 years Barnes, Lucy, his wife, d. Feb. 18, 1819 ae. 67 years Near this Barnes stone was evidently an unmarked grave and next to that one with the following inscription. Barnes, Abigail M., wife of Robert B., d. March 5, 183(8) ae. 32 years. Boyd, Beriah, d. March 11, 1836 ae. 78 years Brown, Nathan, d. Juen 3, 1831 ae. 38 years Byington, Heman, Esqr., d. Sept. 7, 1831 in his 60th years Byington, Patience, his wife, d. Junbe 7, 1844 ae. 70 years Byington, Alvin, son of Heman, d. Dec. 27, 1829 ae. 21 years Cobb, Deacon Bennet, d. April 8, 1870 ae. 84 years Cobb, Mercy, his wife, d. ____ 18, 1838 ae. 49 yrs. Cook, Oliver, d. Dec. 30, 1838 ae. 83 years Cook, Submit, his wife, d. July 20, 1846 ae. 94 yeares Cook, Elvira, wife of Solon, d. May 4, 1823 in her 25th year Curtiss, Elihue, d. 11th Jan. A.D. 1815 in his 59th years Curtiss, Major Jesse, d. March 28, 1821 ae. 88 years. Curtiss, Sarah, d. Jan. 19, 1818 ae. 81 years Curtiss, Joseph, d. 11th day of Jan. A.D. 1812 ae. 67 years Curtiss, Hanna Wright, wife of Joseph, d. May 25, 1831 ae. 83 years Dunbar, Capt. Joel, d. Dec. 31, 1827 ae. 75 years Dunb ar, Rebecca., wife of Joel, d. Jan. 24, 1813 ae. 59 years Elden, Elizabeth, wife of John, d. Oct. 19, 18(35 ?), 82 years Elden, ----- stone unreadable, D.A.R. Marker, "The grave of John Elden, a soldier of the Revolitionary War. Conn. Militia Howd, Eunice, wife of Samuel, d. Sept. 26, 1819 ae. 39 yrs. Humiston, Zenas, d. Dec. 8, 1833 ae. 60 yrs. Humiston, Lucy, his wife, d. March 19, 1827 ae. 52 yrs. Johnson, Honer, wife of Calvin, d. March 30, 1812 ae. 27 yrs. Johnson, the stone next to it is standing but entirely obliterated by the weather. Johnson, Eliphalet, d. March 2, 1818 ae. 72 years Johnson, Mary, his wife, d. Feb. 26, 1817 ase. 63 years Johnson, D.A.R. Marker, "The grave of Joseph Johnson, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. 5 Conn. Battalion." Matthews, Lyman, son of Aaron & Sarah A., d. Jan. 13, 1828 ae. 4 years Matthews, Thaddeus H., son of Aaron & Sarah A., d. Jan. 28, 1810 ae. 1 year Mc Call, Linus, son of C.W. & B.(?) d. Apr. 21, 1828 ae. 9 mos. 4 days Mc Call, Jonah S., son of C.W. & B., d. May 29, 1829 ae. 15 days Norton, Maryann, dau. of J. & M., d. Apr. 11, 1833 in her 7th year Norton, Irene B., wife of Orson, d. Jan. 11, in her 19th year Norton, Hannah, wife of Gideon (? Norton ), d. Sept. (?), 1824 ae. 69 years Osborn, Mercy D., wife of David, Jr., d. March 14, 1842 ae. 29 yrs. Peck, Henry, d. Feb. 21, 1833 in (stone Broken) Peck, Elizabeth, relict of Henry, d. Sept. 21, 1842 in her 77th year Peck, Mary,. their dau. d. March 17, 1820 in her 26th year Peck, Melzar, their son, d. June 23, 1822 in his 23rd year Pike, Harriet, wife of Thomas, d. March 10, 1838 ae. 21 years Pond, Bartholomew, d. March 21, 1810 ae. 73 years Pond, Lucy, (Widow) d. March 1, 1822 ae. 84 years Pond, Bartholomew, d. March 31, 1850 ae. 95 yrs. 8 mos. Pond, Elizabeth, his wife, d. Nov. 8, 1839 ae. 72 years Pond, Hannah, wife of _illia, d. Dec. 22, 1857 ae. 71 years Preston, Noah, d. April 4, 1835 ae. 72 years Preston, Honor, wife of Noah, d. Nov. 22, 1847 ae. 82 years Preston, Olive, their dau. d. Oct. 17, 1815 ae. 19 yrs. 7 mos. Preston, Wm. R., d. Camden, N.Y. d. Aug. 4, 1834 in his 44th yr. Preston, Frances, dau. of Wm. R. & Sarah,d. Nov. 11, 1832 in her 4th year Preston, Caleb, d. Feb. 27, 1813 67 years Preston, Amy, wife of Caleb, d. June 1, 1817 ae. 73 years Ransom, Dr. Whitman V., d. 3rd day of Nov. 1817 ae. 26 years Sanford, Laurana, d. March. 26, 183- ae. 38 years Sanford, Jonah, d. Nov. 15, 1824 ae. 75 years Scovill, Philo A., son of P. Scoville, d. Oct. 21, 1818 ae. 1 year Scovill, Marenus L., son of P., d. Dec. 27, 1812 ae. 4 years Soper, Amos, d. April 14, 1813 Soper, Sarah, wife of Treadwell, d. Sept. 20, 1815 ae., 19 years Spencer, Jerome, son of Elias & Esther, d. Sept. 12, 18, (Stone broken) Spencer, Caroline, wife of Watson, d. Oct. 26, 1838 ae. 42 (?1840) Spencer, Watson, their son, who d. Oct. 1821 Sperry, Charlotte, dau. of Josiah C. & Charry d. March 8, 1815 ae. 19 days Sperry, Lydia, relict of Seth, d. Apr. 20, 1816 ae. 88 years Stevens, Wealthena, d. Aug. 18, 1812 ae. 18 years Stevens, Sybil, dau. of Samuel & Susanna, d. June 24, 1822 ae. 12 hrs. Stevens, Sylvester, d. Oct., 3rd, 1812 ae. 22 years indecipherable. Stone, Isaac, d. Nov. 2, 1839 ae. 72 years Stone, Nancy (or Mary), wife of Isaac, d. Feb. 1, 1838 ae. 67 years Strong, Martha B., wife of Solomon, d. Dec. 27, 1818, ae. 61 years Tillson, Hannah, wife of Isaiah, d. 3, 1843 ae. 52 years Tuttle, Andrew, d. Dec. 17, 18(?29), ae. 5 (58?) years Tuttle, Philome, d. Nov. 7, 1856 ae. 77 years Tuttle, Sarah, wife of Lyman, d. (Aug.?) 16, 1833 ae. 37 years Tuttle, Philome, dau. of Andrew & Philome d. Feb. 1841 ae. 40 years Warner, Capt. Henry, d. May 14, 1821 ae. 21 years Warner, Lemuel, d. July 23, 1824 ae. 46 years Warner, Ruth, wife of Lemuel, d. Oct. 17, 1842 ae. 65 years Woods, Samuel T. Woods, d. April 16, 1821 ae. 32 years