Spear Cemetery

Moriah, Essex County, New York

• At the time of this transcription the cemetery was in need of mowing, but cared for.  Some graves (20%) have no markers. Many markers are white marble and have not withstood the effects of acid rain. Eleven of these markers could not be read.
• This cemetery was transcribed and photographed August 29, 2004 by Joe Harland.
• Click here to see general pictures (sign, cemetery view from road, view 2)

No surname
ELMIRA     wife of     H. [          ?        ]     & daughter of     [Simond Olin Bar----]     Died April 28     1843

No surname
South side:
JAMES B.     PASSED TO     SPIRIT LIFE     MAR. 10, 1863     Ǽ 5 YRS
North side:
LAURA ANN     PASSED TO     SPIRIT LIFE     MAR 1, 1863     Ǽ 15 ys  9 ms
(top is missing)

No surname
JERSUSHA     Wife of     [E                    ]     Died     Apr 27, 1833

BARRETT
ALANSON G.     Son of     [ - - - ] & Sally     BARRETT     died Apr 6     1846

BARRETT
CORDELIA.     Wife of     G. H. BARRETT.     DIED     Aug 19, 1858     AE 22 Yrs
HILY.     dau of     G. H. & C. BARRETT.     DIED     Aug 19, 1858     Ǽ 1 Yr & 9 Mos

BARRETT
JOSEPH BARRETT     DIED     Oct. 26, 1888.     Ǽ 84 yrs.

BARRETT
PHILENIA.     Wife of     Joseph Barrett     Died     Aug. 3, 1878.     Ǽ. 72 yrs.

BARRETT
SINDA A.     adopted daughter of    Joseph & Philena     BARRETT     DIED DEC. 4     1864.     Ǽ. 11y’rs  2 ms

BARRETT
LUCIAN BARRETT.     BORN     JULY 5, 1809.     DIED     Aug 15,1879     Gone but not forgotten

BARRETT
MARY ANN     WIFE OF     LUCIAN BARRETT     DIED     FEB 28, 1886     Ǽ [76] Ys     (broken)

BARRETT
ABZILIA     Daughter of     L & M Barret     DIED     Aug 3, 1841     Ǽ 1 yrs & 3 mos

BARRETT
RHODA     daughter of     Lucian & Mary     BARRETT     Died     Nov 6, 1851     Ǽ 13 yrs  3 mo

BARTON
SIMON BARTON     DIED     [ - - - ] 23, 18[79]     (broken and buried)

BARTON
OLIVE     wife of     SIMON BARTON     DIED     July [ - ], 1862     (broken and badly eroded)

BEVINS
FANNY L.     WIFE OF     GEORGE W. BEVINS     DIED AUG 27, 1881     Age 24 Yrs  11 Mos     & 21 Days

CARPENTER
EDGER CARPENTER     born March 18     1837     died Jan 21     1847

CARPENTER
ELISHA CARPENTER     DIED     March 12, 1853     Ǽ 65 years

CARPENTER
SARAH     Wife of     ELISHA CARPENTER     DIED     Oct 2, 1876     Ǽ 84 Yrs

CARPENTER
In     memory of     HARRISSON CARPENTER     Son of Elisha & Sally     Carpenter, who died Sept     30, 1838 aged 21 years     illegible inscription

CARPENTER
In memory of     Oliver Perry son     of Elijah & Abigail     Carpenter died     Sept. 26 1828     aged [14] years

COLENS
In     memory of     CLARISSA     STRONG wife of      ELIJAH COLENS     died March the     7, 1814 aged     29 years

CONN
PRUDENCE     Wife of     George Conn died     April 6^th, 1841     in the 76 year     of her age

CURTIS
[illegible] H.     Curtis died     May 15, 1827 in     the 22 year     of his age

CURTIS
Joseph Curtis     died March 9, 1826     in the [22] year     of his age

CURTIS
Lorenzo son of     Austin & Polly     Curtis died     Jan 12, 1827     aged 1 year     & 6 mo

EWER
DOROTHY     wife of     Moses F. Ewer     DIED     Feb 15, 1848     Ǽ 62.

EWER
SOPHRO[NE]A     Daughter of     M. F. & D. Ewer     DIED     Sept 1, 1837     Ǽ [ - ]

FARR
WINFIELD SCOTT     son of     ALMON C. & JANE P.     FARR     DIED MAY 2, 1854     Ǽ 11 YRS  9 MS     & 10 DS

FISH
OTIS FISH     DIED     May 20 1870     Ǽ 27 ys     Co [A] 1 Regt NYS Light Art  (GAR flag holder near marker)

FRENCH
ERDIA TAYLOR     Wife of     RILEY J. FRENCH     DIED     [Jan.] 30, 1881     aged     17 Yrs  8 Mos.

GLIDDEN
LEVI GLIDDEN     DIED     Oct 13, 1844     Ǽ 6[3]     (broken)

GLIDDEN
SALLY     Wife of     Levi Glidden     DIED     Dec 13, 1849     Ǽ 72

GLIDDEN
JUSIAH H.     SON OF     Levi & Sarah     GLIDDEN     died Apl 16, 1842     Ǽ [32] Yrs

GREEN
H. F. & LUCY F. GREEN     (illegible)

HENDRIX
LAURA U. HENDRIX      JUNE 14, 1867     MAY 24, 1872
WARREN A HENDRIX    JUNE 6, 1869     MAY 18, 1872

HENDRIX
WARREN R     Son of     ALONZO & MELISSA     HENDRIX     DIED     Oct. 25, 1861     Ǽ 20 yrs & 2 mos

HUSBAND
GEORGE HUSBAND     DIED     (broken through date)

KNIGHTS
ROYAL KNIGHTS     DIED     Jan 11, 1858     (broken)

KNIGHTS
ABIGAIL     widow of     ROYAL KNIGHTS.     WIFE OF      DAVID ALLEN.     DIED     June 5, 1872.     Ǽ. 67 Yrs.     (broken)

LOCKE
BETSEY     wife of     JAMES LOCKE     DIED     March 29, 1842     aged 32 years     illegible inscription

LOCKE
EMMA ISADORE     daughter of     James & Clarissa     LOCKE     died     Oct 29, 1851     (partially buried)

LOCKE
DANIEL     Son of     James & Betsey LO     CKE died July 4     18[ ]4 in the 4 yer [sic]     of his age     illegible inscription

LOCKE
DANIEL LOCKE     died Nov 30, 1839     in the 61 year of     his age

LOCKE
DANIEL F.     Son of     [Ad]in P. & Elvira     LOCKE,     DIED     Apr. 26, 1853.     Ǽ. 2y’s & 8 m’s     illegible inscription

McFARLIN
JAMES McFARLIN     DIED     Apr. 16, 1862     Ǽ 59

McFARLIN
ELIZABETH     daughter of     J. & M. McFarlin     died July 10, 1818     Ǽ 1 yr  9 mo

M^cKENZIE
WILLIAM     son of     Robert & Jemima     M^cKENZIE died     Sept 3, 1829 aged     5 months & 5 days

M^cKENZIE
in     Memory of     [M]ARY daughter of     Robert & Jemima     M^cKENZIE who     died May 14 183[7]     aged 13 years 9     months & 9 days

MEACHAM
LAURA STANTON     wife of     LAWRENCE MEACHAM     DIED     Aug [6], 1870     Ǽ [58] yrs  7 mo

MEACHAM
LAWRENCE MEACHAM     DIED     Sept 8, 1888     AE 77 yrs  5 mos

MEACHAM
LUCINDA     Daughter of     Lawrence & Laura     MEACHAM     DIED     Feb 10, 1855     Ǽ 20 yrs

MEACHAM
EFFA L.     daughter     L & L     MEACHAM     DIED     Sept 21, 1851     aged 6 mos
MARY M.     L & L     MEACHAM     DIED     Aug 26, 1848     aged 1 yr  2 mo

MILLER
HIRAM MILLER     JAN 23, 1836     AUG 23, 1871
HIS WIFE
JANE MILLER     MAY 9, 1830     MAR 5, 1907

MILLER
ESTER E.     Daughter of     Hiram & Sarah J.     MILLER     Died     Jan 23, 1863     Ǽ 1 y’r  9 m’s & 17 d’s

MILLER
JOSEPH W.     Son of     Hiram & Sarah J.     MILLER     Died     Apr 1, 1863     Ǽ 10 ms & 17 ds

MILLER
Wm MILLER     Nov 22, 1864     Sep 25, 1865

NICHOLS
MARY JANE     WIFE OF     ROSWELL NICHOLS     DIED     Jan 15 [1851]     (lying flat and broken)

NICHOLS
ROSWELL NICHOLS     DIED     JULY 11, 1877     Ǽ 66     illegible inscription     (lying flat and broken)

NORRIS
In memory of     JONATHAN NORRIS     DIED     Nov. 25, 1839.     Ǽ. 71y’rs.

NORRIS
In memory of     SOBRIETY NORRIS     DIED     Dec. 5, 1852.     Ǽ. 80 YRS.

SPEAR
West side:
ALDIN SPEAR     DIED     Oct 26, 1875     Ǽ 82 Yrs.
South side:
LAURA     WIFE OF     ALDIN SPEAR     DIED     Oct. 32, 1875   Ǽ 74 Yrs
East side:
LEVI     SON OF     A. & P. SPEAR     DIED     May 3 1819     Ǽ 2 Yrs
North side:
PHEHE.     WIFE OF     ALDIN SPEAR     DIED     Aug 14, 1829     Ǽ 33 Yrs

SPEAR
BYRON H. SPEAR     DIED MAR. 18, 1904     AGE 60 YRS.
ESTELLA L. JOINER     HIS WIFE     DIED JUNE 30, 1903     AGE 56 YRS.
CLYDE B. SPEAR     DIED JAN. 29, 1897     AGE 18 YRS.
SPEAR

SPEAR
West side:
ANGIE M. SPEAR     wife of     B. W. FARR     Died Apr. 26, 1890     Aged 55 Ys  3 Ms  26 Ds
South side:
R. JANE SPEAR     DIED     MAY 15, 1914     Age 78 YRS
North side:
FIDELIA A. SPEAR     DIED     AUG 5, 1902     Age 68 YRS
Footstones:
FIDELIA
R. JANE

SPEAR
HIRAM SPEAR     DIED     Oct 22, 1850     Ǽ 48 years     3 Mo & 24 days

SPEAR
ANGELINA P. FARR     WIFE OF     HIRAM SPEAR.     DIED     Aug. 24, 1884.     Ǽ. 76 Yrs & 11 Mos.
Dearest Mother though hast gone
To a world that is free from pain
But in Heaven we hope to meet thee
Where all sorrows are unknown

SPEAR
LEANDER     son of     Hiram & Angelena     SPEAR died July     13^th 1835 in the 7     year of his age

SPEAR
RHODA,     WIFE OF     CAPT. JACOB SPEAR     DIED     Nov. 8, 1845.     aged 85 years     & 11 mos.

SPEAR
JEHIAL P SPEAR     AUG 14, 1830  JULY 14, 1902
AUGUSTA S. SPRAGUE     HIS WIFE     MAY 14, 1842  FEB 14, 1879

SPRAGUE
CARRIE I     dau of     E. P. & M. E.     SPRAGUE     DIED     April 17, 1870     Ǽ 2 yrs  1 mo     & 5 ds

SPRAGUE
Front:
EARL     Son of     E. P. & M. E.     SPRAGUE     DIED     MAY 25, 1866     Ǽ 7 Mos
Reverse:
OUR LITTLE EARL

SPRAGUE
BERIAH SPRAGUE     DIED     Nov. 17, 1857     Ǽ 80 YRS

SPRAGUE
Tamer     wife of     Beriah SPRAGUE     died Aug 26, 1835     aged 55 years &     8 months     Her body in the grave is mouldering     But her souls with ………

SPRAGUE
JAMES M.     son on     Beriah & Tamer     SPRAGUE     Died     Feb. 19, 1860.     Ǽ. 47.

SPRAGUE
[Illegible]     daughter of Beriah     & Tamer Sprague     died Aug 14, 1821     aged 1 year &     11 months
So aft fades the budding flower
Cherished fondly for an hour
----- and comforts fly …….

SPRAGUE
DANIEL T. SPRAGUE     DIED     MAR. 29, 1868,     Ǽ 57 YRS.     3 Mo & 20 Ds.

SPRAGUE
BETSEY M. SPEAR     WIFE OF     DANIEL T SPRAGUE     DIED     JAN 16, 1881     Ǽ. 69 YRS.

SPRAGUE
D. ORLIN SPRAGUE     1841 – 1917
MARY E. BROUGHTON     HIS WIFE     1843 – 1879

SPRAGUE
West side:
HIRAM S. SPRAGUE     DIED     Mar 14, 1878     Ǽ 67 Y’rs
South side:
MELISSA     DAU. OF     H. S. & L. SPRAGUE     DIED     Jan. 19, 1829     Ǽ 2 Y’rs
North side:
LENORA     WIFE OF     H.S.SPRAGUE     DIED     July 21, 1869     Ǽ 61 YRS & 9 Mo’s

SPRAGUE
MALISSA     Daugh of     H. S. & LENORA     SPRAGUE     DIED     Jan 19, 1829     Ǽ 2 yrs

SPRAGUE
CAROLINE     daughter of      W. S. & J.     SPRAGUE     DIED     Mar 26, 1853     Ǽ 11 yrs. & 5 mos.

SPRAGUE
SAMUEL B. SPRAGUE     1801 – 1880
ELIZA SMITH     HIS WIFE     1812 – 1900

STANTON
ABIGAIL C.     Dau of     E & N STANTON     DIED     Nov 4, 1861     Ǽ 23 yrs  7 m

STANTON
CAROLINE S.     wife of     DANIEL STANTON     DIED     Feb. 11, 1854.     aged 20 years

STA[UN]TON
In memory of      HANNAH ALEXANDER     wife of     James Sta[un]ton     who died 1 March     1811 in the [26]^th year     of her age
Behold my friends as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I
(NOTE: The rest of the inscription is illegible.)

STRONG
EZEKIEL STRONG     died     Aug 24     1846     aged 88 yrs     & 24 days
JERUSHA.     Wife of     E. STRONG     died Jan 24     1849     aged 86 Yrs
(DAR flag holder near this marker)

STRONG
HANNAH STANTON    Wife of     COLBORN STRONG     DIED     Sept. 19, 1884

STRONG
COLBORN STRONG     DIED     Aug. 24, 1874.     Ǽ. 87 yrs.     A soldier of 1812     (DAR flag holder near marker)

STRONG
HIRAM STRONG     DIED     Oct. 21, 1865     Ǽ 42
Return home dear friend and shed no tears
I must lay [here til] Christ appears
And at his [     ] shall have
A resurrection from the death

STRONG
SOLOMON     STRONG     BORN     DEC 11, 1817     DIED     SEPT 21, 1910

STRONG
E. ABIGAIL     WIFE OF     [SOLO]MON STRONG     DIED     [broken] 1854     Ǽ 86 Yrs     (lying flat)

WINTERS
EDWARD G.     DIED     Aug 16, 1867     Ǽ 6 yrs  10 ms
EMILY L.     DIED     Apr 6, 1856     Ǽ 2 ms  14 ds
Children of     H.M. & H.C. Winters

WOODS
JAMES WOODS     DIED     Mar. 3, 1879.     Ǽ. 47 Yrs.     Co. A  5 Regt NYS Cav

WOODS
WATSON     Son of     A. & P. WOODS     DIED     Dec 8, 1869     Ǽ 3 ys  2 ms     & 13 ds

WOODS
WILLIAM S WOODS     DIED     April 18, 1864     [--] Y’RS     (broken and lying flat)