Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Mosherville Cemetery, Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

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Located in Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania in the village of Mosherville, formerly known as French Mills and Wells before the name Mosherville was adopted. Oldest dated marker is 1813 (William Keyes) which is also related to be the first death of an adult in the township. Several native field stones without inscriptions in the oldest section. Markers copied July 1977 and rechecked April and July 1979 by J. Kelsey Jones. Single spacing of type indicates names appearing on one marker. Anything appearing in parenthesis is added information by the compiler for clarification and does not appear on the marker.
 

BAKER	see Johnson
BARNES	Meritt Barnes 1830 1915
	Esther L., wife of Meritt Barnes 1845 1912
	Guy C., son of Merritt & Esther Barnes d. Apr 8, 1879 8y 2m 9d
BARRETT	Sarlls Barrett May 17, 1782 Sept 14, 1864
	Lucy Barrett Jan 11, 1797 Feb 12, 1891
	Arvine C. Barrett 1842 1914
	Rhoda Wolfe Barrett 1840 1952
	Arvine C. Barrett 1890 1952
	Etha M. Barrett 1888 1974
BEAMAN	Effie D., wife of J. W. Beaman d. June 24, 1877 24y
BECKWITH	Elizabeth wife of R. R. Beckwith d. Apr 3, 1876 63y 8m 23d
	David Beckwith Dec 14, 1838 Dec 14, 1907
	Mary A., his wife Oct 12, 1845 May 1, 1918
	Annie E., dau of David & Mary A. Beckwith d. Juy 31, 1874 6y 11m 27d
BEERS	Charles Beers d. Dec 12, 1874 53y 10m 9d
	Howard son of Charles & Ervilla Beers d. Dec 12, 1872 22y 6m 3d
BENSON	D. Eavl Benson 1853 1920
	Sarah Benson 1856 1933
	Bennie E., son of D. E. & S. E. Benson d. Mar 22, 1898 20y 5m
	see Besley
BESLEY	George D. Besley 1854 1918
	Eva O. Benson his wife 1855 1912 (d. Oct 16th 58y - obituary)
BRASTED	Large monument inscribed Ingersoll-Brasted and three small markers
	James R.
	Alice I. (wife of James)
	Linnie (daughter of James and Alice)
	Samuel J. (no marker, son of James and Alice)
BREWER	Wm. J. Brewer d. Aug 17, 1888 62y 19d loved and lamented
	Mary E., wife of Wm. J. Brewer d. Jan 14, 1897 59y 5m 29d
	Nortie Brewer Sept 12, 1857 Oct 4, 1858 (Norton)
	Drickie Brewer Dec 31, 1858 Mar 1, 1862 (Hendrick)
	(above two perhaps sons of William J. and Mary E.)
	Harry Brewer Apr 29, 1888 Apr 9, 1890
	Lyman Brewer 1829 1912 (d. Feb 14, 1912 84y - obituary)
	Elizabeth Brewer 1859 1944
	Hendrick son of Lyman & Elizabeth Brewer d. Apr 14, 1886 2m
	Alie Brewer Nov 29, 1850 Aug 24, 1909
	Almira wife of Lyman Brewer and dau of Joseph & Sally Bly July 5, 1832 Sept 1,1881
	Lyman Alta son of Almira & Lyman Brewer d. Mar 4, 1874 1y
	Hattie Bell dau of Lyman & Almira Brewer d. Apr 5, 1870 7y 7m 29d
	Mrs. Willis Brewer (no marker)
	Joseph W. Brewer Aug 11, 1854 Mar 25, 1926
	Alice J. Brewer Aug 8, 1859 May 1, 1945
	Frank Brewer Nov 8, 1881 Oct 7, 1894
	Edson S. Brewer Jan 13, 1886 Dec 26, 1910
	Walter J. Brewer May 10, 1899 Oct 14, 1939
	(above five on same plot)
	Hendrick Brewer Aug 20, 1840 July 30, 1930
	Roxy H., his wife May 29, 1848 Oct 30, 1936
	Johnson Brewer 1839 1911
	wife Harriet Oldroyd 1841 1904
	see Congdon, Sterling, Updyke
BRISTOL	James H. Bristol 1826 1916
	Sophia E. Bristol 1833 1919
	Georgie E., son of J. H. & S. E. Bristol d. Apr 30, 1885 18y 4m
BROUGHTON	Hannah dau of Lyman & Elmira Broughton d. July 8, 1840 2y 5m there is rest in heaven
BROWN	John Brown d. May 19, 1885 76y 11m 19d
	Phebe his wife d. Nov 16, 1891 83y 8m 28d
BUDEL	Lydia Budel b. c. 1890 d. Nov 13, 1954 (no marker - County Home record)
BURDICK	Willie son of E. E. & Catherine Burdick d. Mar 3, 1875 1y 9m 12d
CAMPBELL	Malinda dau of Grover & Effie Campbell 1908 1921
CANFIELD	Wm Canfield d. Aug 15, 1893 64y Co A 107th Regt NY Vol
	Frank Canfield age 24y (no marker - obituary)
	George Canfield d. Elmira, New York (no marker - obituary)
	Ella wife of Andrew Canfield (no marker)
	see Freeman
CANTY	Buella Canty (no marker, ashes buried on Elizabeth Hathaway’s grave)
CAPRON	Joseph Capron d. July 21, 1840 47y 23d
	Mary his wife d. Nov 7, 1884 89y (born Sept 29, 1795 - obituary)
	Mary Jane dau of Joseph & Mary Capron d. Feb 24, 1854 24y 10m 23d
	Myron Capron Apr 28, 1831 June 15, 1916
	Millie A., wife of Myron Capron July 10, 1839 Apr 21, 1906
	Nettie Isabell Mar 8, 1860 Apr 15, 1863
	Mary E. May 28, 1863 Sept 25, 1864
	children of Myron & Millie
CARR	James Carr d. May 29, 1879 34y 5m 23d (marker badly deteriorated, buried beside Martha Schofield, he being her first husband)
COLLIER	Dorcas Collier d. Nov 12, 1867 87y
CONGDON	Nora B. Congdon 1860 1937 (interred on William J. and Mary Brewer lot)
CONVERSE	William Converse (Revolutionary Soldier related to be buried Mosherville - no marker and documentation is lacking for place of interment)
COOPER	Richard Cooper (Revolutionary Soldier related to be buried Mosherville - no marker and documentation is lacking for place of interment)
COPP	LeRoy Copp 1903 1939
CORZETTE	see Wilson
COURSEN	Linn R., son of John B. & Susa Coursen d. Apr 30, 1859 11m 23d
COURTRIGHT	Bertha dau of J. E. & G. R. Courtright d. Aug 21, 1897 9y
CRAPSER	Mercelia dau of E? & Hannah E? Crapser d. Apr 14, 1856 2m 1d
CRIPPEN	Sarah A., wife of E. D. Crippen d. Feb 25, 1879 23y 6m 13d
CUILE	George W., son of Noble J. & Sally M. Cuile d. Sept 27, 1851 8m 6d
CUYLE	see Cuile
DAGGETT	Mitchell Daggett 1877 1913
	Martha P., wife of Merritt W. & dau of Orr W. & Phebe Palmer Apr 7, 1854 May 29, 1884
	C. C. Daggett Aug 5,1824 Mar 10, 1907 Co K 141 Regt NY V
	M. Jane wife of C. C. Daggett Apr 3, 1830 June 24, 1897
DAVEY	H. Wisner Davey d. aged c. 35 yrs (no marker)
DUNNING	William M. Dunning 1831 1903
	Catherine Dunning 1837 1893 (d. Dec 29th nee Ingersoll - obituary)
FARLEY	Sarah wife of James Farley d. June 12, 1848 69y 8m 24d
FREEMAN	Mary Elizabeth wife of Charles T. Freeman July 2, 1851 Apr 9, 1904
	Robert L. Freeman 1873 1958
	Martha B. Freeman 1868 1941 (Martha Canfield Freeman d. Sept 26, 1941 74y - obituary)
FRENCH	Peter P. French d. Dec 26, 1841 79y 2m 11d
	Sarah wife of Peter P. French d. Mar 14, 1847 69y 7m 20d
	James H., son of Wm. S. & Eveline French d. Nov 2, 1858 9m 3d
	S. G. French Sept 8, 1802 Oct 18, 1872
	Emma French Mar 10, 1807 July 5, 1889
	Lyman French 1815 1890
	Henry C. French May 17, 1832 June 22, 1914
	Mary Ann French Mar 8, 1838 May 8, 1916
	Solomon S. French 1835 1922
	Mary E. French 1834 1897
	see Slocum
GARDNER	Emma C. Gardner 1876 1918
	Samuel Gardner 1866 1939
GRINNELL	Lorenzo Grinnell d. May 18, 1867 61y
	Rhoda his wife d. Jan 6, 1899 88y 3m 5d
	Susan d. Sept 30, 1865 23y
	Mary E., d. Nov 30, 1864 16y 2m 22d
	daughters of Lorenzo & Rhoda
	Harrison d. Feb 15, 1914 73y 11m 7d
	Henry G. Grinnell 1845 1907 Corp’l Co F 1st NY L’t Art
	Alice H., wife of H. G. Grinnell Jan 7, 1847 Aug 2, 1880
	Charles H. 1890 1911
	Lorenzo S. 1904 1905
	sons of Henry & Carrie Grinnell
GRISWOLD	David Griswold d. Apr 18, 1865 78y 3m 17d
	Fanny wife of David Griswold d. June 30, 1851 In the 60 year of her age
HAKES	William Hakes 1847 1919
	Aletta his wife 1854 1919
	Anna 1891 1894 (d. Jan 17 age 2y 5m - obituary)
	Laura 1843 1916
	Annah E., dau of W. M. & L. M. Hakes d. Aug 13, 1892 2y 5m 5d
HASKILL	Jane wife of Jeduthan Haskill d. Oct 7, 1873 69y 5m
HATHAWAY	Albert Hathaway Jan 21, 1830 Dec 21, 1898
	Mary L. Hathaway Jan 3, 1833 Dec 19, 1921
	Annie J., dau of A. B. & Mary L. Hathaway May 1, 1863 Aug 17, 1876
	M. Elizabeth 1861 19__ (date never inscribed)
HAVENS	Peter Havens Co H? or B? 13th NY
HAZARD	Edgar Wilmot son of E. W. & M. F. Hazard d. Nov 7, 1843 1y 2m 3d
HEATER	James H. Heater Jan 29, 1859 Nov 13, 1903
	Alice wife of James H. Heater 1861 1910
HELME	Finla J., son of Floyd S. & Betsey C. Helme d. Mar 20, 1852 4y 1m 16d
	see Helms
HELMS	Fanny E., dau of Floyd S. & Betsey C. Helms d. Sept 20, 1849 3m 18d
	see Helme
HOGABOOM	John Orville Hogaboom (Elmira, New York City Death Record: b. Sullivan Co., PA son of Elem. A. & Margt., d. July 9, 1867 9y 3m Hall Street, buried Wells, Bradford County, PA)
HOLDREDGE	Daniel Holdredge d. July 13, 1871 68y 3m
	Azuba H., wife of Daniel Holdredge d. July 9, 1886 76y 3m 14d
HOPPS	Ursula wife of Wm Hopps d. June 2, 1849 27y
HUNGERFORD	William M. Hungerford 1849 1904
	William J. Hungerford 1883 1955
	Grace Little Hungerford 1885 1923
HYATT	Aranthus Hyatt d. Jan 12, 1865 34y
	Joseph Hyatt d. 1861 9m
INGALS	William S. Ingals d. Feb 14, 1868 76y 3m 29d
	Catherine wife of William S. Ingals d. Mar 23 (no marker - obituary from Millerton Advocate newspaper and after 1883 pensioner list)
	Susan dau of William S. & Catherine Ingals b. 3 Oct 1836 d. 28 Mar 1841 (no marker - dates from family bible and presumed to be buried Mosherville)
	Lucy B., dau of W. S. & Catherine Ingals d. Oct 10, 1864 31y 7m 22d
	Cordelia wife of Aaron Ingals d. Feb 4, 1847 26y 2m 14d
	Eliza dau of Aaron & Cordelia Ingals d. Sept 2, 1848 3y 2m 5d
	Abigail Ingals d. Feb 14, 1847 89y
	Sabra Seeley d. June 18, 1887 91y
	Sarah Ingals d. Aug 15, 1922 84y (no marker - obituary)
INGERSOLL	Samuel H. Ingersoll July 24, 1825 Dec 29, 1893
	Mary wife of Samuel H. Ingersoll d. 1924 age 91 (no marker)
	Bell d. Apr 19, 1872 1y 9m
	Nina d. Aug 25, 1862 28d
	children of S. H. & Mary Ingersoll
	see Brasted
JOHNSON	Alexander Johnson 1800 1873
	Harriett Baker his wife 1806 1900
	Rachel dau of Alexander & Harriet Johnson d. Mar 6, 1901 (County Home Record - no marker)
JONES	Silas Jones d. Jan 4, 1876 71y 9m
JOINER	see Palmer
JUDSON	Solomon Judson d. Dec 1836 86y
	Naomi Judson d. Feb 1826 76y
	(related to be buried on their farm which was on the Seeley Creek flats north of
	Mosherville and evidently reinterred at Mosherville)
	Albert Judson d. Aug 20, 1881 58y
	Betsey wife of Albert Judson d. Dec 15, 1894 73y (obituary states d. Nov 15th at Catlin, NY)
	James G., son of Albert & Betsey Judson d. Aug 25, 1849 2y 2m 18d
	Mrs. George Judson d. age 76y (no marker)
	Bert H. Judson 1869 1917 Co M 13 Regt
	Maryette Judson 1840 1921
KEYS	W. Keys 1813 (rough etched field stone)
KNAPP	Sally wife of Wm. R. Knapp d. Mar 17, 1829 40y 3m 25d
	Wm. R. Knapp d. Dec 10, 1858 73y 3m
	Alzoa dau of Lasker W. & Martha E. Knapp d. Jan 6, 1843 1y 3m 1d
	Cora S., dau of Lasker W. & Martha E. Knapp d. Nov 28, 1862 16y 2m 3d
	Frances A., dau of Lasker W. & Martha E. Knapp d. July 11, 1864 24y 2m 18d
	Martha E., wife of Lasker W. Knapp 1818 1893
	Wellington Knapp d. Brooklyn, NY 90y (no marker - obituary)

In a message dated 12/24/2011 6:26:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, montroseaussies@stny.rr.com writes:
http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/mosherv1.htm

On 3 April 1866 James I. Osgood of Wells deeded to Thomas Bradfury, Lyman French, Albert Judson, trustees of the French Mills Burying Ground and their successors, 1 acre 54 rods, along highway leading from State Line to Aspinwall Corners (Bradford County deed Liber 77:102).

J. Kelsey Jones
 

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