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Town of Union Vale
Dutchess County
Oswego Friends Cemetery
Verbank Cemetery
John Dux ajdux@prodigy.net
Nov 10, 1999

Oswego Friends Cemetery
Meeting house c. 1760, believed to be the original building. Third Meeting house in Dutchess Co. (after Oblong and Nine Partners). The Oswego village once consisted of a dozen houses, a few stores, a district school and a Quaker boarding school. Currently on a rural intersection with several modern houses in the area and a small airport down the road.
Sample Graves:
Merritt, Susan b. 1810
Gidney, Henry 1/7/1791 - 7/8/1871
Case, Phoebe (our Mother) 2/1866 35y

Verbank Cemetery at Verbank Methodist Church
Active Cemetery, earliest grave found 1803.   I don't know if the cemetery is connected with the church next door. Located on Verbank Road, immediately off Rt 52 in Verbank, NY.  677-5534.   First picture taken from Verbank Fire House on Rt 52.  Second picture taken on Verbank Road.  Many Vail surnames


Sample Graves:
Spencer, Elizabeth Kinshimer w of James Spencer 10-4-1816 47y
Spencer, James Jr  4-4-1816 13y 6m
Owen, Joshua,  s of John O + Maria 2-5-1812 30y
Fowler, Jemima  11-24-1812 59y
Delong, Rachel  6-9-1811 73y
Vail, Lavinia  3-7-1803 58y 5m 19d
Vail, Thomas  4-1-1815 46y 8m 12d
Vail, Stephen s of  Moses+ Phoebe 6-10-1814 17y 3m 19d
Saffom?, Thomas  7-21-1810 1768
Losee, James  1-18-1804 63y 11m 18d
Losee, Morris s. of Simon 1-13-1808 1y 1m 1d
Losee, Simon  9-1-1812 46y 10m 21d
Losee, Hannah w of Simon 8-27-1852 82y
Losee, Peter  6-4-1845 48y 11m
Losee, Jane w of Peter 3-5-1836 35y 7m 21d