Kent Historic Cemeteries: County Home Cemetery

Kent
Bailey
Ballard
County Home
Disbrow
Halstead
1st Kent Baptist
2nd Kent Baptist
Kent-Fishkill Baptist
Knapp
Leetown
Mead
Parker
Russell
Smalley
Williams

Patterson

Philipstown

Putnam Valley

County Home Cemetery (a.k.a. County Farm Cemetery and County Poor House Cemetery)
Kent, NY

Current Status:	Closed.
Description:	30 numbered markers and 18 unnumbered markers.
GPS:	41º 26.651' N 073º 42.456' W
Location:	West side of Gipsy Trail Road, south of the Fire Training Center.
How To Access:	This is on the grounds of the former Putnam County Almshouse farm, (1830s-1972), now the Veterans Memorial Park. Some of the deceased may have been relocated later to other cemeteries, which might account for some of the repeated assignments of grave numbers.
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Maintained By:	Restored 1980 by Dave Schoenberg, Eagle Scout. Maintained by Putnam County Highway Department
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Troy #:	2C

A rough map of this cemetery layout can be viewed and printed by clicking here.

References: Fisher map, #62; Buys, p. 139-140; unsourced typed list, Burials in County Farm Cemetery, taken from the Almshouse Records, Putnam County Archives; US Census; Troy, 2005 site mapping; Whipple and White, Town of Kent, New York: An Illustrated History, pp. 144-147.

The gravestones have only numbers, not names. The list below is taken from the Almshouse Records, Putnam County Archives.

Baird, Andrew

Born:	BUYS #:
Died:	RIN:
Aged:	Location: ?

Interred 2 Feb 1915.

There is a link to Andrew Baird in the US Census at www.ancestry.com.

Banert, Thancy

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Aged:	Location: ?

Interred 6 Sept 1907.

Brooks, Elisha

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Interred 31 Oct 1884.

Brown, Charles

Born: c 1850 in Ireland	BUYS #:
Died:	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 12

Interred 28 Dec 1917.

Brown, Frank

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Aged:	Location: ?

Interred 8 June 1924.

Bong, Robert

Born: Jan 1838 in Sweden	BUYS #:
Died: 31 May 1917	RIN:
Aged: 79 Years	Location: 11

Robert Bong, farm laborer, of Carmel, aged 64 years on admittance, 27 Sept 1902. Last name also recorded as Bung. Interred 31 May 1917.

Burno, Frank

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Aged:	Location: ?

Interred 22 May 1927.

Burwick, Henry

Born: c 1843 in New York	BUYS #:
Died: 4 Dec 1928	RIN:
Aged: About 65 Years	Location: ?

Henry Burwick, farm laborer, of Somers and Carmel, aged 80 years on admittance, 29 Aug 1923.

Carlson, August Herman

Born:	BUYS #:
Died: 22 June 1925	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 27

August Herman Carlson, of Southeast, born in Germany, admitted 5 May 1922. Interred 23 June 1925.

Clark, Charles

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Died: 4 Dec 1926	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 35 or 33?

Charles Clark, of Mahopac Falls, aged 80 years on admittance. Interred 14 Dec 1926.

Cobert, Margaret

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Died:	RIN:
Aged:	Location: ?

Interred 25 March 1877.

Cole, Augustus

Born: c 1829 in New York	BUYS #:
Died: 1 Feb 1915	RIN:
Aged: About 86 Years	Location: 1

Augustus Cole, of Patterson, aged 85 years on admittance, 10 Nov 1914.

Danks, Mortomer

Born: c 1857	BUYS #:
Died: 7 April 1929	RIN:
Aged: About 72 Years	Location: ?

Mortomer Danks,farm laborer of Southeast, son of Sarah Fuller and Amos Danks. Interred 7 April 1929.

Dingee, Catherine

Born: c 1854 in England	BUYS #:
Died:	RIN:
Aged: About 64 Years	Location: 13

Interred 31 Aug 1918.

Dingee, Theodore

Born: c 1844	BUYS #:
Died: 7 Jan 1916	RIN:
Aged: About 64 Years	Location: 5

Theodore Dingee, aged 71 years on admittance, 25 Aug 1915.

Dixon, William

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Aged:	Location: 17

Interred 13 March 1920.

Dolan, George

Born: Feb 1836 in New Jersey or Ireland	BUYS #:
Died: 14 Dec 1915	RIN:
Aged: About 79 Years	Location: 4

George Dolan, farm laborer of Philipstown, aged 76 years on admittance, 11 Oct 1911. Interred 14 Dec 1915.

Drummer, Thomas

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Interred 3 April 1936.

Ellis, Mary

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Died: 9 Dec 1916	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 9

Mary Ellis, of Putnam Valley, b. Putnam Valley, age 83 years on admittance. Interred 12 Dec 1916.

Ferguson, Alson

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Interred Aug 1879.

Finger, Emily

Born: c 1799 in New York	BUYS #:
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Emily Finger, admitted prior to 1870. Interred 11 Feb 1890. [First name recorded as Emma on County list.]

There is a link to Emily Finger in the US Census at www.ancestry.com.

Foster, John

Born: c 1847 in New York	BUYS #:
Died: 17 March 1922	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 12

John Foster, of Cold Spring, aged 70 years on admittance, 1917. Interred 17 March 1922.

There is a link to John Foster in the US Census at www.ancestry.com.

Garry, Donald

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Interred 3 Aug 1886.

Gilbert, Daniel

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Interred 20 March 1889.

Griffin, Infant

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Interred 23 April 1881.

Gugan, Patrick

Born: March 1825 in Ireland	BUYS #:
Died: 14 Feb 1916	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 6

Patrick Gugan, laborer and servant of Towners, aged 80 years on admittance, 16 Sept 1910. Interred 14 Feb 1916. Listed as Gorrigan in 1900 census. "Gugan... was employed for a number of years in the Richard Merrick family" - Putnam Courier, 18 Feb 1916.

Haynes, Alexander

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Interred 11 July 1887.

Hildreth, Charles J.

Born: c 1841 Columbia Co.	BUYS #:
Died: 25 Feb 1929	RIN:
Aged: About 88 Years	Location: 24

Charles J. Hildreth, of Brewster, son of Caroline (___) and Charles Hildreth of Hudson, aged 83 years on admittance, 11 April1924. Interred 25 Feb 1929.

Horton, Amanda

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Interred 27 Feb 1926.

Horton, Joseph

Born:	BUYS #:
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Aged:	Location: 14

Interred 4 Dec 1928.

Hoyt, Sarah

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Interred 19 July 1891.

Jackson, William

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Interred 24 July 1891.

Jeffer, Henry P.

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Interred 17 July 1935.

Johnson, Elias

Born: c 1836 in Sweden	BUYS #:
Died: 18 Nov 1916	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 8

Elias Johnson, of Mahopac, in the United states for 32 years, aged 79 years on admittance. Interred 18 Nov 1916.

Johnson, John

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Interred 5 July 1891.

Kelly, Peter

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Interred 28 April 1934.

Knapp, James

Born: c 1850 in Kent	BUYS #:
Died: 11 April 1920	RIN:
Aged: About 70 Years	Location: 18

James Knapp, of Kent, aged 61 years on admittance, 2 April 1911. Interred April 1920.

Knapp, Joseph

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Aged:	Location: 2

Interred 31 July 1915.

Kurss, Oliver

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Aged:	Location: ?

Interred 1 Dec 1902.

Latemire, Abraham

Born: c 1795 in New York	BUYS #:
Died: May 1883	RIN:
Aged: About 88 Years	Location: ?

Interred 17 May 1883. There is a link to Abraham Latemire in the US Census at www.ancestry.com.

Ludgrass, Lusg

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Interred 1894.

McCarty, Ann [Bridget?]

Born: 1835 in Ireland	BUYS #:
Died: 29 April 1920	RIN:
Aged: About 85 Years	Location: 19

Ann McCarty, of Philipstown, aged 75 years on admittance 10 April 1910. Interred April 1920. (Buys lists as last name as McCarthy and shows grave as 19.)

McGowan, John

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Interred 30 Aug 1930.

Mohar, Anna McCaffery

Born: c 1869 in Ireland	BUYS #:
Died:	RIN:
Aged:	Location: 19

Interred 2 April 1920.

Moray, Caleb

Born: c 1825 in New York	BUYS #:
Died:	RIN:
Aged:	Location: ?

Last name also listed as Moore. Interred 20 Dec 1880.

Murphy, Patrick

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Interred 5 June 1882.

Murphy, Thomas

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Aged:	Location: 3

Interred 23 Oct 1915.

Nelson, Adams

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Interred 26 Dec 1919.

Norton, William

Born: c 1850 in Amenia, NY	BUYS #:
Died: 30 Aug 1926	RIN:
Aged: About 76 Years	Location: 34 or 32

William Norton, of Carmel, aged 74 years on admittance, 13 June 1924. Interred 30 Aug 1926.

O'Connors, John

Born: c 1850	BUYS #:
Died: 21 April 1920	RIN:
Aged: About 70 Years	Location: 18

John O'Connors, blacksmith, admitted Fall 1919. Interred 21 April 1920.

Odell, Amzi

Born: c 1839 in NY	BUYS #:
Died: 19 Jan 1921	RIN:
Aged: About 82 Years	Location: 22 or 29

Amzi Odell, of Brewster, aged 73 years on admittance 26 Nov 1912. Interred 19 Jan 1921.

Odell, David

Born: c 1842 in Patterson, NY	BUYS #:
Died: 23 Sept 1920	RIN:
Aged: About 78 Years	Location: 21 or 23

Interred 18 Jan 1921.

Pace, Charles

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Interred 3 Aug 1880.

Penny, Jesse

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Interred 11 March 1879.

Quinn, John

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Aged:	Location: 6

Interred Dec 1901.

Robertson, William

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Interred 12 June 1935.

Sago, Louis

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Aged:	Location: 15

Interred 1887.

Sauter, John

Born: c 1846 in Germany	BUYS #:
Died: 15 Sept 1921	RIN:
Aged: About 75 Years	Location: 31

John Sauter, aged 64 years on admittance, 6 Dec 1910. Interred 15 Sept 1921.

Smalley, Isaiah

Born: c 1848 in Putnam Co.	BUYS #:
Died: 9 March 1912	RIN:
Aged: About 64 Years	Location: 7

Isaiah Smalley, of Carmel, aged 62 years on admittance, 3 Nov 1910. County records show interrment 3 Sep 1912.

Smith, Adams

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Interred 10 June 1918.

Smith, William N.

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Interred 10 June 1918.

Steinway, John

Born: c 1835 in Austria	BUYS #:
Died: 28 April 1917	RIN:
Aged: About 82 Years	Location: 10 or 20

John Steinway, of Kent, aged 68 years on admittance, 17 Nov 1902. Interred 28 April 1917. There is a link to John Steinway in the US Census at www.ancestry.com.

Tompkins, Malcolm

Born: c 1845 in New York	BUYS #:
Died: 23 April 1924	RIN:
Aged: About 69 Years	Location: 26

Malcolm Tompkins, farm laborer, of Putnam Valley, first admitted, 21 Dec 1920. Interred 23 April 1924.

Turner, Robert

Born: c 1832 in the United States	BUYS #:
Died: 15 Aug 1925	RIN:
Aged: About 93 Years	Location: 16

Robert Turner, of Philipstown, aged 82 years on admittance, 17 Dec 1914. Interred 15 Aug 1925.

Wahlwens, Jacob

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Aged:	Location: 24

Interred 31 July 1922

William, Victor

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Interred 14 May 1900.

Wood, Nehemiah

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Interred 14 Feb 1885.

Unknown
Carmel, Infant

Interred 13 April 1883.