On May 13, 1864, the first military burial was conducted for Private William Christman. Auburn from 1960-1967. Charles G. Briggs (1813-1887) Mayor of Auburn 1864. Jonas White Jr. (1813-1876) Mayor of Auburn in 1863. Mayor of Auburn 1855. William F. Wait (1846-1915) Vice-President and General Manager of Nye & Wait Carpet Co. Company. first African American director of the New York Stock Exchange. Louis B. Lawton (1872-1949) Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor Purchased Alaska. It is not confirmed that any of the Mayflower pilgrims are buried in the cemetery but is assumed that they might be. Clapp Company; John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad. Click here for a list of Auburn Undertakers, past and present. John H Osborne (1832-1911) Secretary of D M Osborne Co, and 303. James C. Derby (1818-1892) Publisher. Jane Rogers (d. 1892) Director of Cayuga Asylum for Destitute Children for 32 years. John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad. Please try again later. George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Col. Stanley W. Metcalf (1893-1980) Chairman and President of This page is not available in other languages. John W Haight (1815-1895) One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. Edwin R. Fay (1829-1930) Banker. and Auburn City Hospital. Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905) State Senator, Mayor of Auburn. Edwin D. Metcalf (1848-1915) Industrialist, founder of Columbian Rope Brigadier General Adam Dixon (1827-1910) NY Veteran of Civil War and Brigadier General of Kansas Guard. General William H. Seward (1839-1920) Civil War General, Banker and Community Leader George H. Nye (1854-1916) Bank president, president of Nye Wait Carpet. John Beardsley (1783-1857) Associate Judge of Cayuga County. Brevet Brigadier-General Andrew J Alexander (1833-1887) Civil War Officer and General. Eliza Wright Osborne (1829-1911) Philanthropist, leader in women's movement. Reviewed on Google on Feb. 14, 2023, 1: . Active in women's rights movement. George Corning (1818-1892) Established the first shoe manufacturing company You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. The spreadsheet upload feature is disabled during this preview version of Find a Grave. John M. Hurd (1832-1886) Mayor of Auburn in 1869. On April 28, 2006, Technical Sgt Alfred Wesley Hill's remains were laid to rest at the Fort Sill . Auburn board of directors. William F. Wait (1846-1915) Vice-President and General Manager of Nye & Wait Carpet Co. James E. Tyler (1807-1882) Mayor of Auburn in 1868. Thanks for your help! Try again. Dr. Frederick Sefton (1859-1938) Physician, built 'The Pines' on South Street. and President of Columbian Rope Company 1916-1948. brother of David Munson Osborne. Central New York. Active in women's rights movement. Enos Throop Martin (1808-1883) Attorney, one of the original Trustees of the Cemetery, nephew of Governor Enos Throop. Zebina M. Mason (1806-1864) One of the original Trustees of the Cemetery. . GREAT NEWS! Jonas White Jr. (1813-1876) Mayor of Auburn in 1863. Frances A. Seward (1805-1865) Wife of William H Seward. bankruptcy. Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841) U.S. Representative from New York 24th Thursday's burial marked the first time a Civil War veteran has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery since 2018. Charles E. Pearce (1843-1902) Captain in the Union Army, Republican Congressman. Mayor of Auburn 1855. This cemetery needs alot of work. James A. Seymour (1864-1943) Co-founded McIntosh & Seymour, Henry Wegman (1845-1894) Operated the Wegman Piano Company. John W Haight (1815-1895) One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. Florence Dangerfield Potter (1868-1932) Lawyer, the second woman Jane Rogers (d. 1892) Director of Cayuga Asylum for Destitute Children for 32 years. There are 79 Revolutionary War veterans, 12 War of 1812 veterans and 48 Civil War veterans buried at Burial Hill. He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. Then I'd go and get more ice, I would, and by the time I got to the next ones, the flies would be round de first ones, black and thick as ever." Harold G. Metcalf (1882-1971) Industrialist, Chairman and President of General John S Clark (1823-1912) Civil War General, Authority on Early Jesuit Missions, Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer Theodore W. Case (1888-1944) Scientist, inventor. Florence Dangerfield Potter (1868-1932) Lawyer, the second woman Back to home page. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. George W. Hatch (1805-1866) Original owner of Fort Hill property, one of the Hon. Harriet Tubman Grave is an historic gravesite located in Fort Hill Cemetery at Auburn, in Cayuga County, New York. David M. Dunning (1844-1940) Civil Engineer, horticulturist. Albert T. Skinner (1913-1992). Drag images here or select from your computer, Oops, we were unable to send the email. Thomas Y. Albert T. Skinner (1913-1992). Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Eliza Wright Osborne (1829-1911) Philanthropist, leader in women's movement. After the war, Tubman returned to Auburn and devoted herself to those she felt needed her help the most: children and the elderly. Henry Wegman (1845-1894) Operated the Wegman Piano Company. Active in women's rights movement. While this land was the site of Native American burial mounds dating back to 1100 AD, It also includes a late 19th . If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Albert T. Skinner (1913-1992). for the Citizen Newspaper. Hon. Nancy Green Wyatt-Brown (1915-2002) Daughter of H G Metcalf. John Taber (1880-1965) Congressman 1922-1962. Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. Anthony Shimer (1819-1896) Landlord for downtown Auburn in the late 1800's. Originally named Araminta "Minty" Ross, she was born into slavery on a plantation in Dorchester County, MD, near Madison and Woolford during late February or early March, 1822. Harriet Tubman (ca. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. District, Cayuga County sheriff, businessman. Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) Son of Eliza W. and David M. Osborne. Nelson Beardsley (1808-1894) President of the This browser does not support getting your location. Marie Infanger (1911-2002) First woman elected to the National Bank of for the Citizen Newspaper. Elizabeth Bradley Metcalf (1915-2004) Social Activist in Mental Health and Child Welfare Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. Daniel Hewson (1796-1881) Mayor of Auburn. Retrieved 2007-08-26. Tubman was buried with semi military honors in Auburn's Fort Hill Cemetery. In 1978, the U. S. Postal Service issued a Harriet Tubman commemorative stamp. the Oswego Starch Co. Harriet Tubman (ca. Frances A. Seward (1805-1865) Wife of William H Seward. J. Warren Mead (1845-1913) Warden of the Auburn Prison from 1897 to 1905. Auburn board of directors. John L. Watrous (1801-1862) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery, General William H. Seward (1839-1920) Civil War General, Banker and Community Leader. first African American director of the New York Stock Exchange. Frances A. Seward (1805-1865) Wife of William H Seward. Harold Metcalf Green (1940-2016) Businessman, Co-Owner of Winius-Brandon (Houston, TX), Professional Photographer. Henry Wegman (1845-1894) Operated the Wegman Piano Company. David M. Dunning (1844-1940) Civil Engineer, horticulturist. He served there from 1953 -1977, and was largely responsible for developing the college to the institution it is today. Company. Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905) State Senator, Mayor of Auburn. Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905) State Senator, Mayor of Auburn. Search for an exact birth/death year or select a range, before or after. admitted to the Bar of New York City. T J Kennedy (1820-1883) In 1861, raised the first regiment from Cayuga County. S. C. Tallman (1855-1925) Undertaker. Charles E. Pearce (1843-1902) Captain in the Union Army, Republican Congressman. George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Brigadier-General William Kirby (1842-1933) NYSNG Brigadier General who served in both Albert T. Skinner (1913-1992). Please enter your email and password to sign in. Dr. Blanchard Fosgate (1809-1887) Physician at the Auburn Prison in 1834. Alonzo G. Beardsley (1820-1906) Lawyer, one of the organizers of Aaron Burr, who was Thomas Jefferson . Mayor of Auburn 1860. Click here for a list of Auburn Undertakers, past and present. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Harriet Tubman I found on Findagrave.com. David M. Dunning (1844-1940) Civil Engineer, horticulturist. Sereno Payne (1843-1912) Republican Congressman for 30 years. Robert A. Nelson (1900-1984) Mayor of Auburn 1952 to 1956. Enos Throop Martin (1808-1883) Attorney, one of the original Trustees of the Cemetery, nephew of Governor Enos Throop. Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. The first settlers, mainly from the East, arrived in the northeast corner of Illinois in 1833. Unbolt the chain to gain access. John Taber (1880-1965) Congressman 1922-1962. the Oswego Starch Co. Founder of Auburn. William O. Dapping (1880-1969) Covered the 1929 riots at the Auburn Prison for the Citizen Newspaper. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. Fred L. Emerson (1876-1948) Industrialist, president Dunn & Gen. Emory Upton (1839-1881) Distinguished Civil War commander. James S. Seymour (1791-1875) Philanthropist, founded Seymour Library John Taber (1880-1965) Congressman 1922-1962. James S. Seymour (1791-1875) Philanthropist, founded Seymour Library Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) Newspaper publisher, ambassador to Norway. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. memorial page for Myles Walter Keogh (25 Mar 1840-25 Jun 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2159, citing Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga County . cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Henry Wegman (1845-1894) Operated the Wegman Piano Company. Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) New York Secretary of State 1848-1852, Year should not be greater than current year. Megan Nicole Kanka. One of the She purchased a small farm in Auburn, NY from William Henry Seward and his wife Frances in May, 1859, where she settled her parents and other family and friends. George Harbottle (1810-1877) Jeweler, built 39 South Street. In the late 1840s, Tubman discovered that a will written in 1791 by Atthow Pattison, her mother's first enslaver, directed that Rit to be set free at the age of forty-five around 1830, and that all her children should be set free when they reach the age of forty-five, too. James C. Derby (1818-1892) Publisher. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. William O. Dapping (1880-1969) Covered the 1929 riots at the Auburn Prison Brigadier General Adam Dixon (1827-1910) NY Veteran of Civil War and Brigadier General of Kansas Guard. He served there from 1953 -1977, and was largely responsible for developing the college to the institution it is today. James A. Seymour (1864-1943) Co-founded McIntosh & Seymour, Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer. David Munson Osborne (1822-1886) Industrialist, founder of D. M. Osborne Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) New York Secretary of State 1848-1852, Standing only five feet tall and suffering from sudden epileptic seizures because of a head injury received as a child, Tubman nevertheless possessed the courage and resolve to face physical danger many times while pursuing freedom for herself and other enslaved people in nineteenth-century America. CIA Director Allen Dulles, diplomat Eleanor Dulles, and grandfather of Cardinal Avery Dulles S.J. John Hardenburg (1746-1806) Revolutionary War soldier. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Click here for a list of Auburn Undertakers, past and present. eight founders of the Fort Hill Cemetery. Despite the acclaim that had come Tubman's way as a result of her Underground Railroad activities, she always struggled financially. Mayor, prison reformer. Active in women's rights movement. J. Warren Mead (1845-1913) Warden of the Auburn Prison from 1897 to 1905. One of the later named American Locomotive Co. [ALCO]. Jane Rogers (d. 1892) Director of Cayuga Asylum for Destitute Children for 32 years. Wharton Green Jr. (1910-1969) Owner of Nye Wait Carpet Company 1936 to 1956. Edwin D. Metcalf (1848-1915) Industrialist, founder of Columbian Rope There are also a surprisingly large number of children's graves in the cemetery. James S. Seymour (1791-1875) Philanthropist, founded Seymour Library James S. Seymour (1791-1875) Philanthropist, founded Seymour Library Mayor of Auburn 1860. First man I'd come to, I'd thrash away the flies, and they'd rise, they would, like bees round a hive. Mike Pesca Fort Hill is a historical cemetery featuring the burial site of Harriet Tubman and other historical figures !!
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