Display Cemetery - C-0036751 - Vale Cemetery

Vale Cemetery

SAR Cemetery #: C-0036751
Location:
907 State Street
Schenectady / Schenectady / NY / USA
Cemetery GPS:
42.808899,-73.930000
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Comments:
  • Sections include:
    • Green Street Section — represents old style c. 1701–1830. The stones were removed from the old cemetery and reset here in 1879
    • African Section — The original African Cemetery was located on Hamilton Hill and bodies were re-interred here when Hamilton Hill was purchased for real estate development.
    • First Reformed Church — The graves in this section predate the formation of Vale Cemetery. They were moved in 1879 from various small First Reformed Church cemeteries scattered throughout the Stockade.


16 Patriots Interred in this Cemetery
Patriot Icons Birth Date Death Date Cemetery Lot No Marker Type Monument Date Find A Grave Memorial
William BURNHAM (P-125609) ABCH 09 Sep 1760 19 Jan 1822 228871084
Daniel Toll CLUTE (P-135142) ABCH 29 Nov 1754 25 Jul 1815 143031468
John CORL (P-138937) ABCH 06 Mar 1757 24 Apr 1842 20654529
Erastus/Ernestus de SPITZER (P-147301) ABCH  1725 1789 68033003
Jellis FONDA (P-335430) ABCH  25 Oct 1759 27 Aug 1834 15411461
Stephen GATES (P-164738) ABCH 15 Nov 1750 21 Jul 1837 Gates/VanSantvoord Plo 29690078
Nicholas HILL (P-181524) ABCH 22 Dec 1766 14 Jun 1856 10479496
Rynier MYNDERSE (P-102903) ABCH  bpt 30 Oct 1710 bef 10 Sep 1789 66722888
Aaron Ernestus SPITZER (P-295136) ABCH  1761 Jun 1780 68033135
Gerret SPITZER (P-295137) ABCH 28 Jun 1758 02 Jun 1801 68033074
Abraham SWITS (P-301199) ABCH 01 Oct 1730 04 Aug 1814 Sect S lot 11 77519501
Cornelius VAN DYKE/DYCK (P-309494) ABCH 08 Oct 1740 09 Jun 1792 SAR 10794353
Dirk VAN INGEN (P-309635) ABCH 1737 1814 15488445
Garrett/Garrit S VEEDER (P-310617) ABCH 04 Jul 1751 18 Feb 1836 77485193
Nicolas Class/Claus VEEDER (P-310625) ABCH 09 Feb 1734 11 Nov 1807 15477942
Christopher Peter YATES (P-325814) ABCH 08 Jul 1737 01 Sep 1785 32596054

A denotes there are one or more known Applications associated with the Patriot.
B denotes a Biography has been contributed for this Patriot.
C denotes Patriot is linked to a Cemetery record.
H denotes a Headstone photo has been contributed for this Patriot.
denotes Patriot is linked to associated DAR record.
denotes previously discovered genealogy problem. See full record for details.


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