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Town of Pleasant Valley
Dutchess County
John Dux ajdux@prodigy.net
Dux Website
Nov 11, 1999

Presbyterian Cemetery
Active Cemetery on Rt 44 (Main Street) in the Village. 914-635-3289. An interesting grave is that of  David Platt, a son of Zephaniah Platt, founder of Plattsburgh NY. His house (c.1735-1760) is still extant on Overlook road in the Town of Poughkeepsie and is owned by the American Legion..
Sample graves:
Platt, David, son of Zephaniah Platt esq of Plattsburgh, of rapid and painful consumption 5-30-1801(?) 20y (24y?)
Mcdaugh, Sarah wife of James G 5-1-1801 31y
Conklin, Susanna, wife of Lemuel 6-22-1803 (1?) 63y 3m 5d
Conklin, Lemuel
Conklin, Mary, 2nd sife
Forman, Aaron 2-17-1788 65y(?)

Methodist Ground
Abandoned cemetery on Rt 44, just east of town, on north side of Road.   This was completely overgrown, until a local Boy Scout troop cleaned out the lot around 1996.   Visible in picture 1 is a brown sandstone milestone marking the distance to Poughkeepsie   (to the right of the telephone pole)  It was barely legible in 1996, and is now completely illegible.   These milestones were originally erected around 1798 on the major roads radiating from Poughkeepsie  (Albany Post Road - now Rt 9 and Rt 44).