Cemeteries - Madison, CT
1777 – 2001 (Earliest/Latest dates)
47 sources in total.
1) Soldiers Buried in North Madison, (Audrey Chittenden Monroe's mother's book (Neck Rd). 2 pages (scanned are the front and back covers). No identifiable date but book has 1897 and 1898 calendars on back page.
2) Shoreline Times article "Cemetery beautification would be fitting tribute". 1 page. Date: 09/17/1997.
3) Article from unknown source "These graves are not forgotten". 1 page. No identifiable date.
4) Shoreline Times article "Old gravestones showing obvious signs of aging". 2 pages. Date: 03/13/1991.
5) Memo entitled "Articles of Incorporation of the Madison Cemetery Association". 2 pages. No identifiable date.
6) Letter from Elizabeth Faries, Head of the History & Genealogy Section of the Connecticut State Library to Mr. Philip S. Platt, President of the Madison Historical Society about Madison cemetery listings. 1 page. Date: 12/04/1964.
7) Book of inscriptions on tombstones erected prior to 1800 in Madison, CT. Printed from papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. 1 page, 2 copies exist in folder (scanned is the front cover). Only identifiable date is '1900' splayed across the front cover.
8) "Madison Reunion and Celebration" program. 2 pages. Date: 07/04/1894.
9) Connecticut Gravestones Tour Schedule pamphlet. 4 pages. Date: 1989.
10) Booklet originally entitled "Indian Cemetary" which was corrected to say "Old Summer Hill Cemetery (sometimes erroneously called the 'Indian Cemetery.') (Indian Cemetery a separate cite)". 5 pages. 4 copies in the folder. No date.
11) Pictures from Gordon King of the East Side Cemetery in North Madison. 3 pages. Date: 06/1991.
12) The Source article "East Side Cemetery is Lonely Ground" by Warner Lord. 1 page. No date.
13) Pictures from Gordon King of the Hammonasset Cemetery. 3 pages. Date: 1991.
14) Memo about Hammonasset Cemetery. 4 pages. Date: 1777-1797.
15) Packet of information about all of the cemeteries in Madison. 2 pages. No date.
16) Shoreline Times article "Arsenic and old lust: Madison's famous murder" by Andy Bromage. 3 pages. Date: 10/31/2001.
17) The Source article "Parts of Town-Owned Cemetery Remain A Mystery" by Marianne Sullivan. 2 pages. Date: 08/23/2001.
18) Memo: "In Alphabetical Order of Burial Plots in Old (Washburn) Cemetery". 6 pages (cover page scanned). No date.
19) Memo: "Native American Burial Grounds". 1 page. No date.
20) Pictures from Gordon King of the West Side Cemetery. 2 pages. Date: 1991.
21) Envelope and its contents mentioning information about the Summer Hill Cemetery...addressed to Mr. Leland Dudley. 3 pages. Date: 08/10/1935.
22) Letter from Cora Bartlett to "Members of the Summer Hill Cemetery Association". 1 page, 2 copies in folder. Date: no identifiable date.
23) Pictures from Gordon King of the Summer Hill Cemetery. 5 pages. Date: 1991.
24) The Source article "Our Own Chinese Civil War Soldier". 2 pages. Date: 02/15/2001.
25) Pamphlet from 10/05 (no year) entitled "In Their Own Words - Tales From West Cemetery". (Cover page scanned).
26) Shoreline Times article "Trumpets Echo Through the Years". 2 pages. Date: 06/02/1977.
27) Unknown publication article "Cemetery fence repair is detailed work". 2 pages. Date: 03/15/1995.
28) Shoreline Times article "Situation not 'grave,' but it's getting there". 2 pages. Date: 09/29/1993.
29) Pictures from Gordon King of "Chauncy Hand Monument" from 05/1991 and "West Cemetery Main Section" from 1991. Picture from Master Photo Finishers of America of a grave from 11/03/1938. 3 pages.
30) Written document, "The Cemetery on Clapboard Hill", by Herbert Austin Ross. 2 pages. No date.
31) Letter from Mila Rindge to Marion Chard. 1 page. Date: 10/13/1992.
32) New Haven Register article "Indian War Captain's Grave Traced, Honored". 2 pages. Date: 02/23/1970. 2 copies in folder.
33) Written document "Small Pox Cemetery". 4 pages. No publication date.
34) Shoreline Times article "Clapboard Hill's Pock Lot". 2 pages. Date: 07/26/1973.
35) Letter from "Elizabeth" to "Nell" about the Small Pox Cemetery. 1 page. Date: 04/28/1960.
36) Blurb about the Small Pox Cemetery, included in the MHS Newsletter. Attached is a list of boys from Boy Scout Troop 494 who worked at the Small Pox Cemetery. 2 pages. Date: 01/1975.
37) Written document "Chronology of the 'Small Pox Cemetery'". 2 pages. Date: 06/06/1960.
38) Written document "Guilford Fife & Drum Corps. to play specifically written music for Small Pox Cemetery Dedication". 3 pages. Date: 06/23/1960.
39) Shoreline Times article "Dedication of Cemetery Set for June 26". 1 page. Date: 06/23/1960.
40) Written document "Paper Read At Madison Historical Society Meeting September 29". 2 pages. Date: September 29th [no year].
41) Shoreline Times article "'Smallpox Cemetery' holds tales of the dead". 2 pages. Date: 10/31/2001.
42) Shoreline Times article "The Cemetery on Clapboard Hill". 2 pages. Date: 05/29/1975.
43) New Haven Register article "Dead at 'Smallpox Cemetery' Honored". 1 page. Date: 06/29/1960.
44) Unknown publication, article "Ancient Burial Place - 'God's Acre' On Clapboard Hill Has Been Replaced". 4 pages. No date.
45) The Suburban News article "The Clapboard Hill Cemetery Mystery". 1 page. Date: 02/02/1987.
46) Shoreline Times article "Smallpox was the most dreaded opponent in war". 2 pages. Date: 09/28/1994.
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1) Soldiers Buried in North Madison, (Audrey Chittenden Monroe's mother's book (Neck Rd). 2 pages (scanned are the front and back covers). No identifiable date but book has 1897 and 1898 calendars on back page.
2) Shoreline Times article "Cemetery beautification would be fitting tribute". 1 page. Date: 09/17/1997.
3) Article from unknown source "These graves are not forgotten". 1 page. No identifiable date.
4) Shoreline Times article "Old gravestones showing obvious signs of aging". 2 pages. Date: 03/13/1991.
5) Memo entitled "Articles of Incorporation of the Madison Cemetery Association". 2 pages. No identifiable date.
6) Letter from Elizabeth Faries, Head of the History & Genealogy Section of the Connecticut State Library to Mr. Philip S. Platt, President of the Madison Historical Society about Madison cemetery listings. 1 page. Date: 12/04/1964.
7) Book of inscriptions on tombstones erected prior to 1800 in Madison, CT. Printed from papers of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. 1 page, 2 copies exist in folder (scanned is the front cover). Only identifiable date is '1900' splayed across the front cover.
8) "Madison Reunion and Celebration" program. 2 pages. Date: 07/04/1894.
9) Connecticut Gravestones Tour Schedule pamphlet. 4 pages. Date: 1989.
10) Booklet originally entitled "Indian Cemetary" which was corrected to say "Old Summer Hill Cemetery (sometimes erroneously called the 'Indian Cemetery.') (Indian Cemetery a separate cite)". 5 pages. 4 copies in the folder. No date.
11) Pictures from Gordon King of the East Side Cemetery in North Madison. 3 pages. Date: 06/1991.
12) The Source article "East Side Cemetery is Lonely Ground" by Warner Lord. 1 page. No date.
13) Pictures from Gordon King of the Hammonasset Cemetery. 3 pages. Date: 1991.
14) Memo about Hammonasset Cemetery. 4 pages. Date: 1777-1797.
15) Packet of information about all of the cemeteries in Madison. 2 pages. No date.
16) Shoreline Times article "Arsenic and old lust: Madison's famous murder" by Andy Bromage. 3 pages. Date: 10/31/2001.
17) The Source article "Parts of Town-Owned Cemetery Remain A Mystery" by Marianne Sullivan. 2 pages. Date: 08/23/2001.
18) Memo: "In Alphabetical Order of Burial Plots in Old (Washburn) Cemetery". 6 pages (cover page scanned). No date.
19) Memo: "Native American Burial Grounds". 1 page. No date.
20) Pictures from Gordon King of the West Side Cemetery. 2 pages. Date: 1991.
21) Envelope and its contents mentioning information about the Summer Hill Cemetery...addressed to Mr. Leland Dudley. 3 pages. Date: 08/10/1935.
22) Letter from Cora Bartlett to "Members of the Summer Hill Cemetery Association". 1 page, 2 copies in folder. Date: no identifiable date.
23) Pictures from Gordon King of the Summer Hill Cemetery. 5 pages. Date: 1991.
24) The Source article "Our Own Chinese Civil War Soldier". 2 pages. Date: 02/15/2001.
25) Pamphlet from 10/05 (no year) entitled "In Their Own Words - Tales From West Cemetery". (Cover page scanned).
26) Shoreline Times article "Trumpets Echo Through the Years". 2 pages. Date: 06/02/1977.
27) Unknown publication article "Cemetery fence repair is detailed work". 2 pages. Date: 03/15/1995.
28) Shoreline Times article "Situation not 'grave,' but it's getting there". 2 pages. Date: 09/29/1993.
29) Pictures from Gordon King of "Chauncy Hand Monument" from 05/1991 and "West Cemetery Main Section" from 1991. Picture from Master Photo Finishers of America of a grave from 11/03/1938. 3 pages.
30) Written document, "The Cemetery on Clapboard Hill", by Herbert Austin Ross. 2 pages. No date.
31) Letter from Mila Rindge to Marion Chard. 1 page. Date: 10/13/1992.
32) New Haven Register article "Indian War Captain's Grave Traced, Honored". 2 pages. Date: 02/23/1970. 2 copies in folder.
33) Written document "Small Pox Cemetery". 4 pages. No publication date.
34) Shoreline Times article "Clapboard Hill's Pock Lot". 2 pages. Date: 07/26/1973.
35) Letter from "Elizabeth" to "Nell" about the Small Pox Cemetery. 1 page. Date: 04/28/1960.
36) Blurb about the Small Pox Cemetery, included in the MHS Newsletter. Attached is a list of boys from Boy Scout Troop 494 who worked at the Small Pox Cemetery. 2 pages. Date: 01/1975.
37) Written document "Chronology of the 'Small Pox Cemetery'". 2 pages. Date: 06/06/1960.
38) Written document "Guilford Fife & Drum Corps. to play specifically written music for Small Pox Cemetery Dedication". 3 pages. Date: 06/23/1960.
39) Shoreline Times article "Dedication of Cemetery Set for June 26". 1 page. Date: 06/23/1960.
40) Written document "Paper Read At Madison Historical Society Meeting September 29". 2 pages. Date: September 29th [no year].
41) Shoreline Times article "'Smallpox Cemetery' holds tales of the dead". 2 pages. Date: 10/31/2001.
42) Shoreline Times article "The Cemetery on Clapboard Hill". 2 pages. Date: 05/29/1975.
43) New Haven Register article "Dead at 'Smallpox Cemetery' Honored". 1 page. Date: 06/29/1960.
44) Unknown publication, article "Ancient Burial Place - 'God's Acre' On Clapboard Hill Has Been Replaced". 4 pages. No date.
45) The Suburban News article "The Clapboard Hill Cemetery Mystery". 1 page. Date: 02/02/1987.
46) Shoreline Times article "Smallpox was the most dreaded opponent in war". 2 pages. Date: 09/28/1994.
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