Many of the men on our list resided in Palmyra the rest of their lives. Unless the men died early, they would have strong social networks in town because of longevity in the area.
There were several cemeteries in Palmyra at that time—Swift Cemetery located on Church Street is the oldest cemetery and the Palmyra Village Cemetery located off Vienna Street is the largest cemetery. Other cemeteries include the Durfee Burying Ground located behind the house at 3639 N. Creek Road, Stoddard Burying Ground, Stafford Street Road Cemetery. Jagger Cemetery, the Langdon or Carpenter Cemetery, the Goldsmith Family Plot, etc. Since records dating to our time period are flawed and most of the early tombstones are marred or unreadable, it is not known where most of the persons of interest are buried.
Beckwith, George
Beckwith, Nathaniel
Bortles, Jacob H. – Old Swift Cemetery
Capron, Joseph
Chase, Abel
Chase, Durfee
Chase, Sally
Chase, Willard
Durfee, Isaac
Durfee, Lemuel Jr.
Durfee, Lemuel Sr. – Durfee Cemetery
Durfee, Oliver – Durfee Cemetery
Durfee, Pardon – Durfee Cemetery
Durfee, Stephen – Durfee Cemetery
Ford, Richard
Foster, Jedediah
Foster, Lewis
Gilbert, John
Grandin, E. B.
Harris, Lucy – Durfee Cemetery
Hussey, William
Hurlbut, John – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Jackway, Hiram
Jackway, William – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Jennings, Samuel
Jerome, Hiram K.
Jessup, Henry – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Lakey, Abner – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Lakey, Franklin
Lakey, Thomas – Palmyra Village Cemetery
McIntyre, Alexander – Palmyra Village Cemetery
North, Linus
Robinson, Gain
Rogers, James – Durfee Cemetery
Rogers, Thomas II – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Rogers, William – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Saunders, Enoch
Saunders, Orlando
Saunders, Orson
Seymour, Stephen
Sexton, Pliny
Sexton, Pliny Titus
Stafford, William
Stoddard, Calvin – Langdon or Carpenter Cemetery
Stoddard, Russsell – Palmyra Village Cemetery
Thayer, Levi
Throop, Benjamin
Townsend, Jesse
Tucker, Pomeroy
Williams, Zebulon – Swift cemetery
Moved out of Palmyra and Western New York
Not all the possible culprits remained living in Palmyra. Many moved to Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio. When the Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes, there was much talk in Palmyra of favorable land beyond the canal. The younger, more restless listened, but those who held office in town or church did not. My interest turns to those who died in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio, because of their lingering connection with men they had known in earlier years in Palmyra.