Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States



 

Notes:
Also known as Congregational Burying Place

The Burying Ground is located behind the Stratford Library and access is through the driveway, once known as Cemetery Lane.



The Congregational Burying Ground was established on undivided town land in 1678 by a Town Meeting. Some additional land was added from time to time by gifts and purchases. It was known as the "Cemetery" for a number of years because the Congregational Church was the only church in the town. Anyone was buried there, regardless of color or religion.



When other religions were established in the town, they set up their own cemeteries. By default, it fell to the Congregational Church to maintain it, hence the name. In the early 1920's a number of prominent citizens agreed to relieve the church of that responsibility. The State Legislature passed a special act establishing "The Congregational Burying Ground Association, Incorporated", as a non-profit corporation.



The earliest count of the number of burials is based on a headstone count in 1883. That count was about 900 stones and it is estimated that another 300 burials are without markers. In 1966 a memorial to Rev. Adam Blakeman, leader of the Town's founders, was installed. An area that seemed clear was selected for the six feet by five feet foundation. Workers found three skeletons in the excavation. They were replaced at a lower level and the work was completed.













Latitude: 41.1911806, Longitude: -73.1319278



Cemeteries

   Name   Location 
1.Old Congregational Burying GroundFairfield, Connecticut, United States

Buried

Matches 1 to 11 of 11

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Buried    Person ID 
1 Blakeman, Mary  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5070
2 Coe, Ebenezer  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5069
3 Coe, Ebenezer Jr  1820Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5071
4 Coe, James  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5061
5 Coe, James  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5063
6 Coe, James  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5066
7 Coe, Captain John Sr  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5074
8 Coe, Robert  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5086
9 Curtis, Esther  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I4780
10 Hawley, Mary  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5075
11 Wilcoxson, Huldah  Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States I5062