Has anyone noticed the old LaGrange Cemetery in Slingerlands? It is located at the end of Vista Blvd behind the new Shop Rite off Rt 85 or New Scotland Road. It is a very small old cemetery with very few stones. Four larger stones are very prominent with a few small stones behind them. We are fortunate that this old farmer's cemetery was not lost to the development of the new commercial development occurring there. Perhaps the previous owner of the land knew of the small cemetery and stated to the developers that the cemetery must stay and the development be built around it? Either way the cemetery still stands.
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LaGrange Cemetery
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Buried in the cemetery are Abram C. LaGrange who died 6 July 1859 aged 37 years, 4 months. Below is his stone.
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| Abram C. LaGrange |
Christian C. LaGrange died 7 December 1851, aged 25 years.
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| Christian C. LaGrange |
Jamima LaGrange, wife of Christian I. LaGrange died 2 December 1828, aged 32 years.
Jamima LaGrange
Christian I. LaGrange died 24 July 1848, aged 69 years.
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| Christian I. LaGrange |
A very interesting commentary. We often see these old family plots when out and about, but only wonder as to who is interred there or what there background was.
ReplyDeleteI believe there is a "LaGrange Rd" out off New Scotland Ave. Perhaps these are the people for who the road is named.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2504588 is one of two LaGrange cemeteries that had been in town. The other http://www.onentofl.com/tcsnyalbbethlm.html was reportedly moved to http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2214452
ReplyDeleteDeedra Mc Bride and I use to visit the headstones from time to time. When I stayed over at the (Mosher house) Dee and I would walk out that very long road in the morning to catch the school bus. Good memories. Miss riding, Spooky, her Dapple Grey mare.
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