A colonial pullen was killed in the battle of breeds hill. Reference books most available at the otis library. Yantic cemetery and the blue lady situated by the yantic river in norwich, connecticut lies a necropolis filled with elaborate tombstones, towering monuments, and a mysterious woman shrouded in blue. The yantic cemetery is the final resting place of many norwich notables including millionaires, politicians, painters and abolitionists. He wrote a book, about how the men practiced for the night the lanterns would be used. David ruggles gravesite yantic cemetery, lafayette and williams streets, norwich. The rose citys millionaires triangle, by patricia staley the history press, 2014.
Cedar hill cemetery, hartford samuel colt, katharine hepburn and wallace stevens. The greeneville historic district encompasses an industrial village laid out in 1833 on the west side of the shetucket river in the city of norwich. Yantic cemetery, norwich, new london, connecticut, united. Yantic cemetery, norwich, new london, connecticut, united states. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. There were sixteen soldiers from norwich that died in andersonville, but only nine could be positively identified. It is a 30pounder parrot rifle mounted on an iron carriage. Leffingwell house museum slater memorial museum yantic falls mohegan sun arena. During that time, melodye became interested in the yantic cemetery, having taken some of the cemetery walks led by david oat.
Discover the blue lady of yantic cemetery in norwich, connecticut. Norwich genealogy in new london county, ct usa 1,060,369 connecticut,467 new london county 2,147 norwich 199. Norwich historical society 69 east town street norwich, connecticut, usa 06360. The collection focuses most intensely on the history and families of norwich and its surrounding towns. It was noted by dahlonega nugget on november 27th, 2019 that james patrick jimmy rushgord died in dahlonega, georgia. Thank you, dave oat, for giving such a great and fascinating tour of the norwichtown burying ground. John gilmore obituary norwich, ct norwich bulletin. To learn more about the families featured on this trail, please consider purchasing patricias book. The cemetery provides information about their funeral and burial policies, burial records, plot records, and other norwich cemetery records. David ruggles 18101849, born in norwich to free black parents, moved to new york. Many names were familiar but the book gave that additional information and told me how important they were to norwich. New london county cemetery records new london county, ct cemeteries extracted from the charles r. Odd site in a cemetery in norwich, connecticut john banks.
Andersonville memorial gun, yantic cemetery, norwich, so called because it is the centerpiece of graves of norwich men who died at andersonville, is located in the eastern end of yantic cemetery. Sacred heart cemetery, norwichtown norwich, new london, connecticut, united states. Melodyes book has a chapter devoted to the civil war with entries for. Yantic cemetery, 68 lafayette street, norwich, ct difficulty level. Yantic cemetery and the blue lady locations of lore. New london county cemetery records the hale collection. Thanks to everyone who attended the tour if youre interested in learning more about the spooky nature of the burying ground, please attend the antient ghosts of norwich tour held on october 25. In a cemetery filled with graves of union veterans and the civil war governor of connecticut, youll find the final resting place of a real rebel. The beebe family cemetery, which predates maplewood by many years, is located within its boundaries. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected.
Norwich, connecticut 9 contributions 1 helpful vote historyand a few ghosts ive led ghost tours through this historic cemetery tripadvisor needs to correct their spelling since the last century, and i. Create an account increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about sign in. It is bounded on the north by sprague and franklin, on the east by lisbon and preston, on the south by preston and montville, and on the west by bozrah and franklin. She forever keeps watch over a single grave, though this lady is not a ghost. Connecticut trust for historic preservation state historic. Elizabeth hansen obituary, norwich, connecticut thomas l. Abbey of regina laudis cemetery, bethlehem benedict duss, james douglas and patricia neal. Norwichtown historic cemetary, norwich tripadvisor. He is interred at yantic cemetery, norwich, connecticut. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the sacred heart cemetery, norwichtown norwich, new london, connecticut, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. It was not on his night, however when the british arrived. Weston carpenter 9 pullen frank herbert 8, weston 7, william 6, william 5, william 4, james 3, nicholas 2, john 1 was born 25 jul 1888 in lowell, ma, and died 08 feb 1968 in new london, ct. She was also influential in having the uncas of thames hospital built in norwich. The yantic cemetery, located in norwich, ct, is a burial ground that offers funeral and burial services.
Send flowers to share your condolences and honor james patrick jimmys life it was reported on september 1st, 2019 that arthur wm card passed on in north port, florida. Later, online, i found a list of all those buried in cemeteries that now belong to the town of norwich. Most of the cemeteries transcribed here from the city of norwich records are more recent burials, after the city began keeping records. Cemeteries offer a wide range of services including burial and cremation plots for inground burial, mausoleums for above ground burial, and niches for cremated remains. Plot cemetery using map plot memorial using map plot location using map. Yantic cemetery is a cemetery near norwich, connecticut. I was raised in the norwich ct area and thought this book would give me an insight. She was born 21 oct 1895 in norwich, ct, and died 19 apr 1989 in saybrook, ct. Located about a mile northeast of the downtown business district, the 300acre site slopes up from a narrow, relatively level river bank to a 150foot ridgeline that runs along the western border.
The typical tour will last an hour to an hour and a half and an additional educational activity will last roughly an hour. Regardless, the plot is on the connecticut underground railroad trail which is part of the. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. He married irene gregson 28 may 1915 in norwich, ct. The ship uss governor buckingham 1863 is named after him. The blue lady of yantic cemetery norwich, connecticut atlas. The millionaires triangle trail is adapted from norwich in the gilded age. This book is very informative and i actually went back to the cemetery with the book to read about who was buried there. This is taken from the cemetery map at the entrance to yantic cemetery. Yantic cemetery in norwich, connecticut find a grave cemetery. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. By elizabeth regan for the bulletin norwich the citys civil servants gathered this week to praise retiring building official james troeger for his steady leadership in areas of building safety, blight reduction and streamlining of the permit process even as. Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the yantic cemetery for more than 119 years. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in yantic cemetery in norwich, connecticut, a find a grave cemetery.
The saint josephs cemetery, located in norwich, ct, is a burial ground that offers funeral and burial services. Learning to photograph at yantic cemetery one rhode. If anyone has records of early burials and is willing to transcribe them, please let me know. Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the yantic. The ceremony, which mirrored one held in arlington national cemetery laying wreaths on gravestones there, was held simultaneously at more than 350 locations across the nation. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Old norwichtown burial ground norwichtown, connecticut. I also stopped at the norwich town hall to look, once again, for a death. Local author melodye whatley will discuss her book stories from yantic cemetery, which explores the lives of 101 people buried in yantic cemetery in norwich. Ive led ghost tours through this historic cemetery tripadvisor needs to correct their. In the yantic cemetery in norwich, connecticut, youll find elaborate tombstones, towering monuments, and a mysterious woman shrouded in. This time i was in yantic cemetery to find the ruggles family plot, for david ruggles may or may not be buried there. Learning to photograph at yantic cemetery one rhode island family.
Rushgord was 51 years old and was born in norwich, ct. Buckingham was a benefactor of yale college and served as president of the board of trustees of norwich free academy and as president of the connecticut state temperance union. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the lutheran world relief, p. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the yantic cemetery, norwich, new london, connecticut, united states billiongraves cemetery and images.
A graveside service will be held at the yantic cemetery in norwich at 11 a. Sign up with your email address to receive the otis library monthly newsletter. Tours of the yantic cemetery and the old norwichtown burial grounds for school tours, we offer the same tours with the addition of engaging educational activities for the students. As i set my fingers to keyboard and get ready to write a short page about this underground railroad site, i just realized this is the last of the 28 ur sites for me to visit. Page spent his childhood on a farm in the connecticut river valley and would go on to be the most important american wood type manufacturer of the 19th century. Find 1 listings related to colonial cemetery in norwich on. The 976 page pdf of the list available as a link here contained russell and hannahs names, and pointed to section 6, plot 9 at the yantic cemetery, norwich. Joseph daigle obituary norwich, ct norwich bulletin. These connecticut cemetery records are a collection of headstone inscriptions transcribed from the hale collection as found in the connecticut state library. Local ceremonies also were held in norwich at the norwichtown cemetery, the yantic cemetery and the vietnam monument on the chelsea parade.
December 4, 1921 september 14, 2011 yantic joseph j. Yantic cemetery in norwich, connecticut find a grave. Norwich, connecticut cemeteries cemeteries with are searchable with the new london county site search. Exploring the cemetery on her own, she began reading tombstones, and just had to know the stories. Sacred heart cemetery, norwichtown norwich, new london. The norwich historical society ct, norwich, connecticut, usa. The norwich cemetery association was formed on march 24, 1902, and the osgood farm located in east great plains, was purchased on june 17, 1902. List of sites underground railroad connecticut freedom trail. Melodye and her husband were caretakers of the daughters of the american revolution museum in norwich for several years. He enlisted september 26, 1861, and served in the 8th connecticut.