Forty Fort (aka Forty Fort Meetinghouse) Cemetery
SAR Cemetery #:
C-0372732
Location:
20 River St.
Forty Fort / Luzerne / PA / USA
Forty Fort / Luzerne / PA / USA
Cemetery GPS:
41.284530,-75.872680
Find A Grave Cemetery:
Comments:
- Forty Fort Cemetery was mostly destroyed in the June, 1972 floods that accompanied Hurricane Agnes. Over 2,700 graves were destroyed. Of these, 1410 burial vaults, caskets, and remains were recovered
- As a result of the geological damage done to the cemetery, replotting to match original layout was impossible. As a result, a park was built over the area and dedicated to the memory of those whose graves were destroyed
- The 1410 recovered burials were reinterred individually at Memorial Shrine Cemetery, about six miles away
16 Patriots Interred in this Cemetery
| Patriot | Icons | Birth Date | Death Date | Cemetery Lot No | Marker Type | Monument Date | Find A Grave Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas BENNET/BENNETT (P-113419) | ABCH |
07 Mar 1721 | 20 Aug 1796 | 51483535 | |||
| John BIRD (P-114948) | ABCH |
21 Mar 1757 | 05 Mar 1839 | 10568075 | |||
| Samuel BREESE/BREECE (P-120460) | ABCH |
17 Apr 1758 | 21 Jul 1837 | vertical stone and VA marker | 10568432 | ||
| Nathan DENISON (P-146903) | ABCH |
25 Jan 1741 | 25 Jan 1809 | 51845341 | |||
| William GALLUP (P-163738) | ABCH |
04 Jul 1723 | 04 Apr 1803 | 81988792 | |||
| Nathaniel GATES (P-164695) | ABCH |
1736 | 07 Nov 1793 | 81988507 | |||
| Abraham GOODWIN (P-167927) | ABCH |
1750 | 18 Jul 1822 | 33173531 | |||
| Mrs Bethia HARRIS/JENKINS (P-347440) | ABCH |
14 Sep 1752 | 12 Aug 1842 | 71234967 | |||
| John HORTON (P-185115) | ABCH |
26 Feb 1752 | 28 Apr 1810 | 45475335 | |||
| John JENKINS Jr (P-224429) | ABCH |
27 Nov 1751 | 19 Mar 1827 | 71232359 | |||
| Philip MYERS (P-254695) | ABCH |
03 Nov 1759 | 03 Apr 1835 | Modern vertical granite stone | 38870742 | ||
| Oliver PETTEBONE/PETTIBONE (P-269148) | ABCH |
13 May 1762 | 19 Mar 1832 | Headstone | 37316496 | ||
| Isaac SHOEMAKER/SCHUMACHER (P-289388) | ABCH |
1753 | 08 Sep 1829 | 44361679 | |||
| William SMITH Sr (P-293303) | ABCH |
1735 | aft 03 Jul 1778 | Headstone | 73785426 | ||
| Luke SWETLAND (P-301040) | ABCH |
26 Jul 1729 | 30 Jan 1823 | vertical stone with horizontal VA | 26691749 | ||
| Mrs Hannah TIFFANY/SWETLAND (P-301041) | ABCH |
15 Jul 1740 | 08 Jan 1809 | 26691766 |
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.