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This cemetery was transcribed by McLellan.
These records are part of what is known as the McLellan Cemetery Records. Beginning in 1933, Hugh McLellan, his son, Charles Woodbury Woody McLellan, and his daughter-in-law, Hulda (Bredenburg) McLellan traveled to various cemeteries throughout Clinton County copying the inscriptions from cemetery stones. Upon his death, these records were to have been donated to Cornell University. However, Dr. Allan Everest of SUNY Plattsburgh convinced the McLellan family to keep the records locally, and they were eventually donated to SUNY Plattsburgh. Complete sets of these records are also available at the Plattsburgh Public Library, the Clinton County Historian's office in Plattsburgh, and the Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society in Keeseville, New York. Each Town Historian has a copy of their segment as well.
It was typed by Joyce M. Ranieri in December 2005. McLellan used a / to represent a line break. That formatting has been retained in this transcription.
Many thanks to Arnold "Red" Jubert, Plattsburgh Town Historian, for his assistance in making these records available online.

CRAIG
In memory of / Mr. John CRAIG who / died April 3^d 1804 in / the 36^th year of his / age. /
Footstone: Mr. / John / CRAIG /
(NOTE: He married Lodema RANSOM, dau. of John & Rhoda (PRATT) RANSOM. See Tuttle "Three Centureies" p. 43)

RANSOM
In memory of / John RANSOM Esq / who departed this / life May 28, 1806, / in the 62 year / of his age. /
Footstone: J.R. /

RANSOM
R.R.. /
Sacred to the Memory / of Mrs. Rhoda RANSOM / The faithful Wife of John RANSOM / Esq^r and the affectionate Mo- / ther of his five Bereaved Children. / Died / August 21^st 1802. / Aged 58 years 6 months & 9 days. /
She was beloved & respected in life /
and in death lamented by all /
Travellers. /
When you view this hallowed grou- / und /
Remember Death /
Footstone: Mrs. / Rhoda RANSOM /
(NOTE: See "Three Centuries" pp. 43 & 44.)

SCHENCK
Sacred / to the memory of / Capt. John SCHE[NCK] / who died in his / Countrys service / July 2^d 18[13] / Aged 29 years. /
Far from his own family his /
remains were deposited in the Mausaleum of a friend. /
(NOTE: see "Three Centuries" p. 197. Name is given as Capt. John SCHENCK and death date is July 2, 1813.)

WOLSEY
Sacred to the Memory of / Mary WOOLSEY, / Daughter of Hnery L. WOOL / SAY & Eunice his wife, / Born January 19th. & / Died June 2nd, 1806. / Aged 4 Months & 14 Days. /
Sweet is the little angel's sleep, /
No more to mourn, no more to weep /
But foster'd in her Saviour's breats, /
Tastes endless joys supremely blest. /
Footstone: M.W. / 1806. /

WOOLSEY
In Memory of / Charles Ed^d WOOLSEY: / a lovely infant / Born Nov. 17 & Died Dec. 6^th 1799 / Aged ... Days. /
The Red breast oft at ev'ning hours /
Shall kindly lend his little aid, /
With hoary moss & gather'd flow'rs /
To deck the ground where thou art laid. /
Footstone: C.E.W. /
(NOTE: Mrs. Rohrbach's list gives date of death as Dec. 5 & age 19 days.)

WOOLSAY
Here lies all that / could die of Katharine (sic) / Amelia WOOLSEY, / youngest daughter / of / M. L. WOOLSEY, and / Alida his wife; born / August 3^d 1796; / died March 9^th, / Aged 19 years, 5 / months & 25 days. /
She was lovely in life, /
Resign'd in death /
and we trust /
is rejoicing in Glory /
To those who knew her, a character is unneccesary. /
To those who knew her not, it would be aninstering (sic) /
Footstone: K.A.W. /
(NOTE: Mrs. Rohrbach's records give birth date as Aug. 8)

Source: McLellan Cemetery Records

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