Now available from Sleeper Books at www.sleeperco.com SUMMARY The settlement of Poultney was begun in 1771 by families from Massachusetts and Connecticut. In June 1775, eight acres were given by Nehemiah How and John Grant for a burial place in the East Village. The Stones date from 1777 with many beautiful stones carved by Enos Clark of Middletown Springs. Numerous Revolutionary War veterans are buried in this cemetery. Before 1815 a cemetery was laid out in the West Village, now part of the large Village Cemetery. On January 9, 1862 fire destroyed most of the town's records. Therefore these cemetery records are extremely important. The book includes two maps, Rutland County and Poultney, showing the location of each cemetery. The Village Cemetery was recorded in sections to facilitate locating a stone. Included are all extant stones in the following cemeteries: East Poultney Cemetery Poultney Village Cemetery Revolutionary War Monument St. John's Episcopal Cemetery Jewish Cemetery St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery Ames Cemetery Traverse Cemetery Fifield Cemetery Hosford Tomb Hosford's Crossing Cemetery Broughton Cemetery Ward Cemetery Ranson Cemetery Culver Cemetery Bunce Cemetery Historic Markers "Top of Page" |