Index to Locations AmsterdamFairview CemeteryAmsterdamGreen Hill CemeteryCanajoharieCanajoharie FallsCemeteryFondaCaughnawaga CemeteryFondaEvergreen CemeteryFort PlainFort Plain CemeteryFultonvilleFultonville CemeteryFultonvilleMaple Avenue CemeteryFultonvilleVillage CemeteryNear JohnstownSammons CemeteryMinavilleChuctanunda CemeteryPalatine BridgePalatine BridgeCemeterySt. JohnsvilleSt. JohnsvilleCemeteryTribes HillPine Grove Cemetery
FairviewCemetery
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Henry Vroman Borst (1857-1925) — also known asHenry V. Borst — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1857.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913-25; appointed 1913;resigned 1925.Methodist.Suffered aheartattack whilespeaking ata dinner, in theparishhouse of St. Casimir's Church, Amsterdam, N.Y., and died soonafter, in MemorialHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1925 (age68 years, 144days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Isaac Borst and Susan (Vrooman) Borst; married to Alida Yerdon andDaisy Snook. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Green HillCemetery
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Knox Stewart (1853-1919) — also known asJohn K. Stewart — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Perth,FultonCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1853.Republican.Textilemanufacturer; director, Farmers NationalBank ofAmsterdam; director, ChuctanundaGasLight Company; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1890;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1899-1903;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1910.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1919 (age65 years, 250days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | John Sanford (1851-1939) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1851.Republican.Carpetmanufacturer;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1889-93; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1892;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Died in Saratoga,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1939 (age88 years, 251days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | Clark Betton Cochrane (1815-1867) — also known asClark B. Cochrane — ofMontgomeryCounty, N.Y.; Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.;AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in New Boston,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,May 31,1815.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1844, 1866 (Montgomery County 1844, Albany County3rd District 1866);U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1857-61.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1867 (age51 years, 278days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,July 31,1856.Republican.Mayorof Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1916.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1917 (age61 years, 123days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | Benedict Arnold (1780-1849) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Amsterdam, Tryon County (nowMontgomeryCounty), N.Y.,October5, 1780.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1816-17;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1829-31.Not related to the 1780 U.S. military traitor of the same name. Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1849 (age68 years, 149days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | John Sanford (1803-1857) — of New York. Born in Roxbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 3,1803.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1841-43; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1851.DiedOctober4, 1857 (age54 years, 123days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | William Barclay Charles (1861-1950) — also known asWilliam B. Charles — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,April3, 1861.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;cottondealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1904-06; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1908(alternate),1928,1936(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1915-17.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1950 (age89 years, 236days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery. | | Stephen Sanford (1826-1913) — of New York. Born in New York,May 26,1826.Republican.Carpetmanufacturer;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1869-71; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1876.DiedFebruary13, 1913 (age86 years, 263days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
Canajoharie FallsCemetery
Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Newton J. Herrick (1865-1947) — of Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Vermont,1865.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1925; appointed 1925;defeated, 1925.DiedJanuary3, 1947 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Canajoharie Falls Cemetery. | | James Arkell (1829-1902) — also known as"Father of the Paper SackIndustry" —of Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Oxford,England,October16, 1829.Republican.Newspapereditor; manufacturer andprinterofflourbags, originally fromcotton,then when cotton became scarce during the Civil War, he innovated theuse ofpaperbags as a substitute for cotton; hisinventionsreceived dozens of U.S. patents; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1884-85; in 1885, former General andPresidentUlyssesS. Grant died at Arkell's summer home in Mt. McGregor.Died in Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1902 (age72 years, 299days).Interment at Canajoharie Falls Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Arkell and Mary (Carter) Arkell; married,July 23,1853, to Sarah Hall Bartlett; father-in-law of BernhardGillam. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
CaughnawagaCemetery
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jelles Fonda (1727-1791) — of New York. Born in1727.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1777-78, 1779-81, 1787-91; died inoffice 1791.DiedJune 23,1791 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Caughnawaga Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Douw Fonda; married1757 toJannetje Vrooman. |
EvergreenCemetery
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Erastus Corning Davis (1862-1956) — also known asE. Corning Davis — of Fonda,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Fonda,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1862.Republican.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1915-18.DutchReformed. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;RoyalArcanum;ImprovedOrder of Red Men;OddFellows.Died in1956(ageabout93 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Matthew Davis and Rachel Maria (Fonda) Davis; married,November25, 1886, to Helen M. Quackenbush. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
Fort PlainCemetery
Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter Joseph Wagner (1795-1884) — of Fort Plain,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Palatine,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1795.Whig.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1839-41.Died in Fort Plain,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1884 (age89 years, 30days).Interment at Fort Plain Cemetery.
FultonvilleCemetery
Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Henry Starin (1825-1909) — also known asJohn H. Starin — of Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (nowFultonCounty), N.Y.,August27, 1825.Republican.Druggist;banker;postmaster;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1909 (age83 years, 206days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville Cemetery.
Maple AvenueCemetery
Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Wemple (1843-1920) — of Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1843.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1877-78;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1883-85; defeated,1884; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1886-87;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1888-91; defeated, 1891.Died in Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1920 (age77 years, 56days).Interment at Maple Avenue Cemetery.
VillageCemetery
Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Raymond Horton (1822-1894) — also known asThomas R. Horton — of Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y., April,1822.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1855-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1860.Died in Fultonville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1894 (age72 years, 0days).Interment at Village Cemetery.
SammonsCemetery
Old Trail Road
Near Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Sammons (1762-1838) — of New York. Born in Shamenkop,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1762.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1801;U.S.Representative from New York, 1803-07, 1809-13 (13th District1803-07, 9th District 1809-13).Slaveowner. Died near Johnstown,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1838 (age76 years, 50days).Interment at Sammons Cemetery. | | Frederick Sammons (1760-1838) — ofMontgomeryCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 4,1760.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1799-1800, 1801-02;Presidential Elector for New York,1836.DiedMay 22,1838 (age77 years, 322days).Interment at Sammons Cemetery. | | Simeon Sammons (1811-1881) — of Fonda,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Fonda,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1811.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from Montgomery County, 1865; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1868.Died in Fonda,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1881 (age69 years, 290days).Interment at Sammons Cemetery.
ChuctanundaCemetery
Minaville, Montgomery County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Richmond Herrick (1877-1953) — also known asWalter R. Herrick — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1911;defeated, 1909; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; New YorkNarcotic Drug Control Commissioner, 1919-22; Manhattan ParkCommissioner, 1927-33.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1953 (age76 years, 70days).Interment at Chuctanunda Cemetery.
Palatine BridgeCemetery
Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Webster Wagner (1817-1882) — of Palatine Bridge,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Palatine Bridge,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1817.Republican.Railwaystation agent;inventor;founder of the Wagner Car Company, makers of sleeping cars and"drawing room" cars forrailroadpassenger service; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1871; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1872-82 (15th District 1872-79, 18th District1880-82); died in office 1882; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1880.Germanancestry.Killed in arailroadaccident on the Hudson River Railroad, at Spuyten Duyvil, NewYork County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,January13, 1882 (age64 years, 103days).Interment at Palatine Bridge Cemetery.
St. JohnsvilleCemetery
St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Markell (1792-1831) — of New York. Born in Stone Arabia,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1792.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1825-29.Died in Palatine,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1831 (age39 years, 204days).Interment at St. Johnsville Cemetery.
Pine GroveCemetery
Tribes Hill, Montgomery County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Theron Akin (1855-1933) — of Akin (now Fort Johnson),MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.; Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1855.Dentist;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1911-13; defeated(Progressive), 1914;mayorof Amsterdam, N.Y., 1920-23; defeated, 1927.Died, from astroke ofparalysis, in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1933 (age77 years, 307days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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