Jerusalem Friends Cemetery (Wantagh)
rear of Baptist Church
Wantagh, NY 11793

History of The Jerusalem Friends and the Cemetery

THE JERUSALEM SOCIETY OF FRIENDS CEMETERY

Baker

Tredwell

d. July 24, 1867

age 59y, 6m,  22d

Baldwin	Selah	d. Sept. 22, 1925	age 86y
Baldwin	Mary Ann	d. July 31 ,1910	age 71y 5m

Britton

Florence E.

d. <blank>

age 3m

Bunting

Elizabeth

d. Aug. 14 1833

age 59 y

Clock	Asa M.	d. Feb. 20 1862	age 20 y	2 m	("Near Alexandria Va.")
Clock	Mary Kniffen	dau.J.M. & Elizabeth S. Clock	d.Oct.20 1880	age 36 y 2 m
Clock	Elizabeth S.	W. of Jesse M. Clock	b. Jan. 29 1819	d. Apr. 18	1891
Clock	Jesse M.	d. June 10	1894	age 77 y 5 m 18 d
Clock	Elbert V.	d. Oct. 15 1843	age 3 y 8m
Clock	Jesse A.	d. Jan. 13 1853	age 4 y 3 m
Clock	Jettie Pierce	d. June 24 1861	age 4 y 11 m

Cornelius	Jane	d. Sept. 20 1860	age 30 y
Cornelius	Henry	d. June 12 1855	age 75 y
Cornelius	Samuel	age 78 yrs.	(no date of birth or death)
Cornelius	Mary J.	age 56 yrs.	(no date of birth or death)
Cornelius	Antoinette	b. Aug. 17 1843	d. Aug. 7 1921

Dodge	Henry	1830-1857
Dodge	Eliza B.	1806-1894

Emeigh

Anna M.

dau. of Ardon S. & Eliza Seaman

b.Feb.19 1818

d.May 26 1864

Farrell	Libby	d. Nov. 10 1872	age 18 y
dau. of Tredwell & Hannah BAKER	w. of Wm. Farrell
Fleet	Phebe	d. July 30 1859 (?)	age 61

Gould

Mary Ann

d. Aug. 15 1861

age 45 yrs. 4 m 23 d.

Haff	Henry	b. Sept. 22 1809	d. Jan. 12 1881
Haff	Mary A.	w. of Henry HAFF	b. May 9 1822	d. July 21 1900
Haff	David	b. April 14 1844	d. Feb. 20 1915
Haff	Edgar	1841-1922
Haff	Frankie	b. Sept. 18 1872	d. Nov. 6 1872
Haff	Frannie	d. June 20 1880	age 82 y 3 m 5 d
Haff	Nelson	d. Feb. 16 1831	age 12 y or 17 y
Haff	William Watson	d. Sept. 16 1858	age 7 y 8 m

Hicks	Mary M.	b. Feb. 22 1832	d. Nov. 6 1897
Hicks	Whitehead	b. Dec. 20 1797	d. Mar. 1 1853
Hicks	Ann	w. of Whitehead Hicks	b. Feb. 1 1799	d. May 27 1887
Hicks	Merritt	b. March 3 1827	d. Sept. 20 1849

Horton

Orion J.

b. May 27 1870

d. Dec. 3 1874

Howard	Susie	b. Sept. 28 1886	d. Aug. 2 1887	age 10 m 23 d
Howard	Gracie	b. Apr. 2 1885	d. Aug. 3 1885
Howard	Wm. H.	d. July 4 1879	age 2y 2m 3 d
Howard	I	d. Jan. 1 1879	age 3y 10 m 29 d

Jackson	Jane Elizabeth	b. Feb. 19 1812	d. May 28 1895
dau of Wm. & Elizabeth Bunting	w. of Noah Jackson
Jackson	Robert B.	b. Sept. 13 1832	d. Sept. 11 1905
Jackson	Mary S.	w. of Robert B. Jackson	b. June 28 1835	d. Aug.30 1889
Jackson	Jeremiah B.	d. June 4 1875	age 70 yrs.
Jackson	Jerusha	w. of Jeremiah B. Jackson	d. June 3 1861	54 y 11 m. 16 d
Jackson	Lieut. H. R. Adjet	5th N. Y. B. A.	(no date)
Jackson	Ann T.	w. of Sq. S. Jackson	d. April 25 1865

Jagger

Mary E. Seaman

w. of William Jagger

d. Nov. 5 1917

age 86 yrs.

Jones	Townsend	b. Mar. 16 1818	d. Oct. 21 1884
Jones	Israel S. b. Aug. 20 1812	d. Jan. 29 1893
Jones	Elizabeth	w. of Israel S. Jones	b. Sept. 5 1814	d. Jan.11 1887
Jones	Adelia	b. July 25 1845	d. Nov. 15 1845
Jones	Ellen	dau. Wm. H. & Alma Jones	b. Apr. 7 1867	d. Aug.18	age 4 m 11 dy.
Jones	Eleanor	dau. of Israel & Eliza Jones	age 6 mos.
Jones	Mary J.	w. Elbert Jones	d. July 31 1820	age 29 yrs.1 m 14 dy.
Jones	Martha A.	dau. Elbert & Mary J. Jones	b. 1849
Jones	Elbert	b. Apr. 5 1816	d. Aug. 16 1846	age 30 yrs. 4 mos.10 days
Jones	Almy	b. Feb. 3 1787	d. Apr. 6 1843	age 56 yrs. 2 mos.
Jones	Mm. D.	b. Apr. 5 1771. d. Sept. 2 1845	age 74 yr. 4 mo.27 dy.
Jones	David	b. May 23 1807	d. Jan. 28 1831	age 23.
Jones	Eliza	b. Nov. 10 1719	d. Mar. 26 1831	age 81 yrs.

Kniffen

Mary (see Clock)

Laurie

Mary

infant dau. of Wm. & Fanny Laurie

(no date)

Livingston

Henry

1850-1923

Loines

Sarah W.

b. Aug. 18 1801

d. Oct. 2 1895

Post	Ann B.	widow of John B. POST	d. Feb. 15 1842	age 38 yrs.4 mos.3 days
Post	John B.	d. Sept. 9 1897	age 87 yrs. 5 mos. 8 dy.
Post	Maria	w. John B. POST	d. May 22 1886	age 73 yrs. I mo. 4 dy.
Post	Asa J.	b. Dec. 23 1844	d. Aug. 16 1895
Post	Mary A.	w. of Asa J. POST	b. April 16 1848	d. May 6 1919
Post	Mary Louisa	d. Nov. 20 1872 age 20 yrs.
Post	Samuel C.	d. Nov. 26 1872	age 53 yrs. I mo. 7 dy.
Post	Mary M.	w of Samuel C. POST	b. Jan. 13 1822	d. Jan. 2 1901

Powell	John T.	d. Aug. 26 1877	age 54 yrs.
Powell	Wm.	d. Oct. 18 1908	age 82 yrs.
Powell	Susan	d. Jan. 11 1908	age 80 yrs.
Powell	Coles C.	d. Sept. 28 1906	age 63 yrs.
Powell	Eliza.	b. July 9 1808	d. Jan. 18 1886
Powell	Ann	b. Mar. 5 1799	d. Jan. 22 1872

Seaman	Charles P.	d. Feb. 16 1913	age 73 yrs.
Seaman	Wm. B.	d. July 15 1909	age 79 yrs.
Seaman	Davis Sands	d. Jan. 10 1880	age 81 yrs.
Seaman	Ann Maria Bunting	d. Jan. 22 1864	age 55 yrs.	w. of David Sands Seaman
Seaman	Ellen A.	24 yrs.	dau. David Sands and Ann Maria Seaman
Seaman	Sarah Jane	(date covered)	dau. of David S. & Ann M. Seaman
Seaman	John J.	b. Oct. 25 1824	d. Dec. 4 1876	age 52 yrs.
Seaman	Esther	b. Feb. 14 1826	d. July 31 1894	w. John J. Seaman
Seaman	Benjamin	b. 1798	d. 1848
Seaman	Jemima		(date covered)	w. of Benjamin Seaman
Seaman	Elizabeth	d. Apr. 15 1853	dau. of Benjamin & Jemima Seaman
Seaman	Jacob	d. Feb. 22 1868	age 81 yrs.
Seaman	Albert	d. May 2 1886	age 1y, 7m, 4d
Seaman	John R.	d. Dec. 11 1883	age 1y, 11m, 2d
Seaman	Susan	d. May 5 1886	age 39y, 2m, 22d
Seaman	Enoch	b. Dec. 10 1822	d. Oct. 28 1873
Seaman	Eliza	d. Dec. 8 1871	age 45 yrs. 2 mos. 13 dy.
Seaman	Julia	d. Sept. 20 1860	age 11 yrs.
Seaman	Fanny	d. Mar. 21 1861	age 4 yrs.
Seaman	Ann	d. July 10 1819	age 11 yrs. 8 mos 12 dy.
Seaman	Mary Attmore	b. Nov. 22 1861	d. Dec 28 1898	w. of Albert Seaman
Seaman	Edward Hallock	d. Mar. 17 1895	infant son of Albert & Mary Seaman
Seaman	Albert W.	b. Aug.25 1887	d.Aug.14 1888	son of Albert & Mary Seaman
Seaman	Mary	b. Dec.3 1848	d.Aug.19 1876	dau. Edward H. & Martha A. Seaman
Seaman	Martha Althause	b. March 1828	d. Feb.9 1899	widow of Edward H. Seaman
Seaman	Edward H.	b. Mar. 22 1822	d. Feb. 12 1881
Seaman	Eliza	b. Oct. 20 1793	d. Feb. 3 1875
Seaman	Ardon	b. Sept. 5 1795	d. Apr. 2 1875
Seaman	Phebe	d. Nov. 29 1855	age 32 yrs. 6 mos.14 dy.	w. of J. J. Seaman
Seaman	Daniel	d. Aug. 3 1841	age 78 yrs. 3 mos  22 dy.
Seaman	Charlotte B.	b. Oct. 31 1805	d. Feb. 20 1831
Seaman	Mary	b. Nov. 23 1768	d. age 71 yrs.
Seaman	Mary	b. Aug. 11 1774	d. Sept.19 1861	wife of Zebulon Seaman
Seaman	Zebulon	b. Jan. 30 1771	d. Sept. 7 1838
Seaman	Gilbert	Co. G. 139 Reg't N. Y. Vols.	d. Oct. 5 1901	ae 63
Seaman	James	d. Mar. 16 1891	age 59 yrs.
Seaman	Armenia	d. July 14 1896	age 59 yrs.
Seaman	Sarah M.	d. Oct. 25 1916	age 74 yrs. 4 mos. 28 dy.
Seaman	Dorothy	d. June 12 1864	age 72 yrs. 9 mos.
Seaman	Mary	d. Sept. 1 1861	age 89 yrs  10 mos. 8 dy.	w. of Daniel
Seaman	Alfred	d. Oct. 18 1901	age 95 yrs. 1 mos. 1 dy.
Seaman	Martha	d. Oct. 6 1861 age 50 yrs. 5 mos. 28 dy	w. of Alfred

Seelig

Geo. W.

1901-1915

Southard	Lucilla	b. June 23 1862	d. Aug. 21 1865
Southard	Mary	b. May 27 1841	d. March 24 1910
Southard	Emeline D.	d. June 7 1880	w. of John H. Southard
Southard	Sarah E.	d. Sept.19 1880	3 mos 3 dy.	dau. of John H. & Emeline SOUTHARD

Smith	Howard E.	d.Oct.4 1884	age 1yr.11mos.10 dy.	son of Richard & Angeline Smith
Smith	Angeline	d. Oct. 5 1884	age 24 yrs.7 mos  9 dy.	w. of Richard Smith
Smith	John G.	d. Dec. 26 1877	age 11 yrs.3 mos.	son of George G. & Almy J. Smith
Smith	Nancy B.	d. Dec. 18 1874	age 62 yrs.8 mos. 27 dy.	w. of Hewlett Smith
Smith	Hewlett	d. March. 22 1871	age 60 yrs. 7 mos. 3 dy.
Smith	Eliza Ann	d. Mar. 23 1863	age 11 yrs.7 mos.	dau.of Hewlett & Nancy Smith

Stein

Mary A.

b. Mar. 20 1809

d. Dec. 19 1878

Titus	Hewitt C.	d. June 24 1859	age 32
Titus	Martha	w. Amuel Titus	d. Aug. 8 1859	age 67

Totten	Richard	1810-1887
Totten	Sarah A.	w. of Richard TOTTEN	d.Sept.15 1885	age 69 yrs.10 mos.28 dy.
Totten	Elizabeth	w of Jacob TOTTEN	d. Oct.2 1864	age 72 yrs.

Valentine	Sidney	b. Dec. 3 1864	d. Feb. 18 1866
Valentine	Charlotte B.	w. of Daniel VALENTINE	b. May 18 1836	d.Jan.5 1866

Vanwyck

Richard

1830-1902

Van Sise	Everett H.	d. Feb. 20 1885	age 3 yrs. 5 dy.
Van Sise	Elbert	b. July 31 1837	d. Aug. 1 1917
Van Sise	Maria A. Smith	w. Elbert Van Sise	b. Aug. 3 1848	d.Dec.25 1907

Verity	Mary E.	d. Oct. 29 1856	age 11 yrs.
Verity	Edward	1846-1928
Verity	Jacob J.	b. Jan. 7 1812	d. May 14 1901
Verity	Ann Maria	b. May 22 1817	d. Oct. 20 1884
Verity	Jones	s. of Charles & Ann VERITY	d. Jan. 20 1862	age 1 yr.8 mos.
Verity	Stephen H.	d. Sept. 22 1901	age 80 yrs. 7 dy.
Verity	Hannah	w. Stephen H.	d. May 14 1895	age 42 yrs. 7 mos.
Verity	Samuel C.	s. of Stephen & Hannah VERITY	d.Sept. 8 1883	age 25 yrs.10 mos.

Weeks	Luke B.	s. of Jesse & Sarah WEEKS	d. Nov.11 1850	age 12 yrs.4 mos.3 dy.
Weeks	Julia	w. of Luke B. WEEKS	d. Sept. 19 1849	age 30 yrs.25 dy.

Willets	Martha Louisa	dau. of David S. & Ann M. SEAMAN	w. of Abraham Willets
b. Mar. 15 1854	d...(date under ground)

Williams	Mary	b. Nov. 21 1835	d. June 6 1911
Williams	John	b. Nov. 9 1829	d. Dec. 2 1904
Williams	Maryett	d/o.John & Mary WILLIAMS	d.May 10 1862	age 3 yrs.8mos.21dy.
Williams	George	d. Apr. 8 1875	age 5 yrs. 6 mos. 4 dy.
Williams	Amos D.	d. Aug. 16 1872	age 76 yrs. 5 mos. 12 dy.

Wilson	Chas. Henry	s/o Samuel & Ruth WILSON	d.Apr.17 1869	age 9 y,  2 d
Wilson	Charles	Co. H. 119th Reg't N.Y. Vol.	d. 1872	age 32 yrs.
Wilson	Willet	d July 3 1894	age 61 yrs. 10 mos. 6 dy.
Wilson	Eliza	w. of Willet WILSON	d. Oct. 10 1911	age 82 y, 5 m, 27 d
Wilson	Sarah M.	dau. of Willet & Eliza WILSON	d. Mar. 21 1881	age 22y, 10m, 23 d
Wilson	Edward D.	s/o Willet & Eliza WILSON	d.Dec.20 1867	age 3 y, 3 m, 5 d

Copies by Florence B. R. Smith, 1930, assisted by Mrs. Leonard D. B.
Smith.  Revised and supplemented by Vital Statistics, 
Town of Hempstead, by Helen L. Strang, 1975.

Source:
Cemeteries of Old Wantagh
Editorial Committee
Wantagh American Revolution Bicentennial Committee
Wantagh, NY
May, 1976
Larry Engel, Wantagh Boy Scouts, District 12
Sherwin Kaplan, Voice of Wantagh
Karl Pfeiffer, Wantagh American Legion
Donna Rigali, Wantagh Public Library







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