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Brant Cemetery |
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GS-026[www] |
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The Brant Cemetery is located on New York Route 249, one-half
mile East of Brant Center. It was donated by Samuel Butts and the
lots were set up by George Matteson. George Matteson was born in
Vermont October 21, 1790. He was the son of Francis Matteson. A
private burying ground was set aside by Mr Butts for his family and
descendants which is still used today. It is located West of the
main burial grounds. The cemetery is well kept but, due to age,
some stones are becoming illegible and a few are broken. Located
on the grounds to the rear of the tool shed is an area of unmarked
graves, consisting of infants, children of farm laborers and adults
who were either unidentified or could not afford the cost of a lot.
The unidentified were killed as the result of being hit by trains
passing through the area. A few stones with German inscriptions
have been translated into English.
Text above and online listings were available at http://www.buffnet.net/~macdowel/brant/brant.htm [retrieved 17 June 2006], but that link is now defunct.
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