Old Cemetery of Huntington

Shelton, Connecticut

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The Old Cemetery of Huntington is located on the green in the Huntington area of Shelton, CT. It was established in 1889, but there are burials that date as far back as the 1750s. The sign at the gate states that, "Here lie the early settlers of Huntington". The cemetery boasts numerous 18th century memorials, and several unique markers. The cemetery holds many doctors, lawyers, colonels, captains and other military personnel (mostly veterans of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War). Prevalent surnames found in the Old Cemetery of Huntington include Beardsley, Hawley, Hide, Leaven(s)worth, Nichols and Shelton.

Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 884.

Photos taken 8 March 2021.

The sign at the entrance.

The cemetery gate.

"Here lyes Buried

the Body of Mr.

OBADIAH HAWLEY;

Who Departed this Life

June 10th, Anno Dom.ni 1751

in ye 43rd Year of His Age."

"Here lyes Buried

ye Body of Mr.

David Hurd who

Departed this Life

Septem.br ye 19th AD 1758,

in ye 61st Year of his Age."

"In memory of Mrs. Mary

the Wife of Doctor Thomas Leavenworth

Who died June 1768

in ye 89th Year of her Age."

"In memory of Mr DAVID HIDE

son of Mr ELIAKIM & Mrs MARTHA HIDE

who was born March 5 1766

and died Sep.tr 20 1784

Etat 19 Years."

"Sacred to the memory of

Mr MORDECHAI MARKS

was born May 30 1740

and died Oct.r 30 1797

aged 57 years & 5 months"

"In Memory of Mr. Joseph Fairchild,

who died, April 21st, 1809

Aged 74 years"

"MEMENTO MORI

This stone is erected in the memory of

Rev. JEDIDIAH MILLS, AM,

the first and faithful minister of the Gospel

of Church at Ripton, who, after a very short

illness, fell on sleep, the 19 of Jan.ry D 1776

in the 79 Year of his age & 52.d year of his Ministry.

Also

In memory of Mrs. ABIGAIL MILLS,

the amiable consort of the Rev. JEDIDIAH MILLS,

who after a lingering & painful disease

departed this Life Nov.r 2.d D 1775

in her 72 Year.

Releas'd from earth this happy pair

We trust have winged their way

To taste the joys their Saviour gives

In bright eternal Day."

"David A.

Died Nov. 5 1854

AE 2yr 6 no"

Son of Daniel A. and Mary M. Nichols

"FLORRIE

She faltered by the wayside,

and the Angels took her home."

Florence N. Morgan, daughter of D.N. & M.H. Morgan,

born 5 December 1876, died 18 April 1878.

"DAVID WOOSTER

Died Jan. 15, 1836,

AE 59 yrs. 11 mo.

His dealings were honorable and

Just between man & man."

"Father

Andrew Wheeler,

Died Aug. 1, 1871.

Aged 75."

"David Thompson.

Died Nov. 17, 1819,

AE. 53.

Rachel,

his wife

Nov.19, 1819,

AE. 58."

A view of the cemetery from the church (facing south) and

a view from the firehouse (facing north).