Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    North Fork Cemeteries
    North Fork Cemeteries
    North Fork Cemeteries
    Ebook226 pages1 hour

    North Fork Cemeteries

    By Clement M. Healy

    3/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    To better appreciate the beginnings of the North Fork, the best place to start is in the ancient burial grounds that dot the East End. These beautiful sites tell the tale of northeastern Long Island s early history, preserved in stone. The names that appear Booth, Conklyn, Corwin, Fanning, Hallock, Latham, Terry, Tuthill, Wickham, Youngs read like a who s who of the North Fork.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateJul 13, 2005
    ISBN9781439632512
    North Fork Cemeteries
    Author

    Clement M. Healy

    Clement M. Healy, a meticulous researcher and compelling narrator, uses his collection of original photographs supplemented by archival images, paintings, and sketches to explore the history of 8 villages and 23 hamlets. His true appreciation for his subject is as obvious in South Fork Cemeteries as it is in his companion book, North Fork Cemeteries.

    Related to North Fork Cemeteries

    Related ebooks

    Photography For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Find Your U.S. Ancestors

      Oct 31, 2023

      Find Your U.S. Ancestors
      1 min read

    • Article

      Find Your U.S. Ancestors

      Apr 19, 2022

      Find Your U.S. Ancestors
      1 min read

    • Article

      Project Veritas Founder James O'Keefe Is Forced Out At The Right-wing Group

      Feb 21, 2023

      In a video, O'Keefe said he was leaving his group, known for hidden-camera efforts to embarrass journalists, after the board of directors removed his power. The board cited "financial malfeasance."

      2 min read

    • Article

      Sturm und Drang

      Apr 21, 2020

      Sturm und Drang
      9 min read

    • Article

      Beyond The Grave

      Jun 19, 2020

      Beyond The Grave
      2 min read

    • Article

      One-name Studies

      Feb 9, 2021

      One-name Studies
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Haida: Fishermen And Craftsmen

      May 1, 2019

      The Haida: Fishermen And Craftsmen
      1 min read

    • Article

      Artists at Work

      May 19, 2021

      Artists at Work
      5 min read

    • Article

      For More Than Fifty Years, Charles “Teenie” Harris Created A Vivid Record Of Black Life In Pittsburgh. Now, A Major Archival Project Stands To Reveal The Scope Of His Vision.

      Mar 7, 2023

      For More Than Fifty Years, Charles “Teenie” Harris Created A Vivid Record Of Black Life In Pittsburgh. Now, A Major Archival Project Stands To Reveal The Scope Of His Vision.
      7 min read

    • Article

      Directories

      Apr 19, 2022

      Ever wish you could find out what your family was doing between the decennial US census enumerations? You can. City directories and similar listings provide a regular—usually, annual or biannual—glimpse into the everyday lives of your ancestors, from

      8 min read

    • Article

      Notebook

      Feb 5, 2020

      Notebook
      6 min read

    • Article

      A POINTY Past

      Aug 15, 2019

      A POINTY Past
      4 min read

    • Article

      Murder Islands

      Oct 8, 2022

      Murder Islands
      11 min read

    • Article

      Living On The Edge

      Jul 6, 2022

      Living On The Edge
      9 min read

    • Article

      Seadogs of Yore

      Nov 11, 2020

      Seadogs of Yore
      1 min read

    • Article

      When The Tide Turned

      May 25, 2022

      FIONA GELL is a marine biologist and published poet—a winning combination, as this memoir proves. It tells how a love of the sea, inseparable from a Manx childhood, turned the author into the scientist who saw her campaign to protect Ramsey Bay (as t

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Cape With Clout

      Oct 22, 2020

      The Cape With Clout
      5 min read

    • Article

      WRECKommendations

      Jun 30, 2017

      Written and Illustrated by Tom Hemphill and Floyd Holcom Arcadia Publishing is the largest publisher of local history books and regional content guides in America and is located in my hometown, Mount Pleasant, SC. Over the years, they have brought a

      8 min read

    • Article

      Treasure Trove

      Jan 6, 2022

      Treasure Trove
      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for North Fork Cemeteries

    3/5

    2 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 3/5
      Like all of the Arcadia Publishing “Images of America” series, there is little text in this volume other than the photo captions. Unlike some of the others I’ve read, the author uses the caption to provide informative historical vignettes of Long Island’s North Fork. The format forces an author to tag all his text to photos, so it’s very difficult to put together a cohesive story, particularly when you’re basing the text largely on photos of tombstones and cemeteries. If you’re looking for a comprehensive history of the North Fork, this isn’t it. Neither is it a comprehensive inventory of the area’s cemeteries and their gravesites, or a genealogical sourcebook. There is a fairly good bibliography that cites books that perform these functions.My maternal grandmother’s family came to the North Fork over 200 years ago, so there are lots of distant relatives mentioned, though unfortunately none of my direct line. I enjoyed the brief glimpses into the past that the book provides.

    Book preview

    North Fork Cemeteries - Clement M. Healy

    Cemetery.

    One

    RIVERHEAD

    Prior to the Separation Act of 1792, the two largest villages at the western end of Southold were Wading River and Lower Aquebogue (today’s Jamesport). After the partition, the new town of River Head (its original name) embraced that portion of Southold Bounded on the east by the Albertson Farm [today’s Laurel] and on the west by the head of the Wading River. In 1873, historian Richard Bayles described the village as The county seat of Suffolk, and one of the most pleasant and flourishing villages in the county. Of interest in the village are the Suffolk County Historical Society, the Riverhead Historical Society, the Railroad Museum, the Atlantis Marine World, the Dinosaur Walk, the Hallockville Museum Farm on Sound Avenue, the Riverhead Country Fair, the Blues Festival, and Palmer and Schneider Vineyards. (Courtesy Special Collections, Stony Brook University.)

    The village of River Head consisted of just a few houses and farms in 1727. Southold and Southampton alternately hosted the annual convening of the county court, and they constantly vied as to which should be designated as the county seat. In September 1727, an act was passed to build a convenient courthouse and gaol [jail] in the most commodious place. The village of River Head, at the junction of the Twin Forks, was ideally located for that purpose. (Courtesy Riverhead Free Library, Long Island Collection.)

    The courthouse and jail that were built as a result of the Colonial Assembly Act of 1727 were replaced in 1855 by a modern building complex. It was a brick structure, two stories high, with the courtroom on the second floor. A rather odd-looking, octagonal building was located next door within the jail yard. In 1905, a third complex was built at a cost of $200,000 to replace the 1855 structure, which was described in The Riverhead Story as a ramshackle . . . unsanitary, overcrowded building. (Courtesy Suffolk County Historical Society.)

    When the Riverhead Village Cemetery opened in September 1871, the main entrance on Pulaski Street (called Cemetery Street at the time) was graced by an elaborate archway. Just inside was the new Civil War monument. (Courtesy Suffolk County Historical Society.)

    Today, at the same entrance, visitors will find two simple brick columns. On each column is a plaque. One is dedicated to Col. W. H. Barnes, and the other is dedicated to his wife, Cora Barnes. Both the colonel and his wife are buried here. The original gateway is gone without a trace.

    Historian Richard Bayles stated in 1873 that the cemetery is situated in a grove of young oaks and is artistically laid out, with curved walks and avenues. It contains a great many neat and pretty monumental pieces, and well-kept burial plots. Family mausoleums were an expensive proposition, and to build one required deep pockets.

    For Col. W. F. Barnes and his wife, Cora, money was not an issue. The 1914 review of their wedding, quoted in Aunt Ida’s Journal, reads Cora B. Reeve, one of the wealthiest and most prominent women in the social set, [married] Col. Walter Frederick Barnes, equally prominent in Brooklyn Society. Several years later, the colonel was given an impressive military send-off as he boarded a train to the border. The doors to the Barnes’s mausoleum have glass panels, allowing a view of the inscriptions on the concrete enclosures within.

    Standing just inside the south entrance is a Civil War monument, erected in September 1871. It is called the Marcy Monument after John S. Marcy, Esq., who funded its construction. Engraved on each side are the names of the volunteers from the Riverhead area, along with the dates and places of their deaths. Most volunteers were assigned to the New York State 127th Volunteer Regiment (known as the Monitors). Each was paid $125 to sign up, according to town records.

    Of the 57 Civil War soldiers listed in the town records, 13 were known to have been killed in action. Although initial support for the war was high, enthusiasm waned as the war dragged on. Town records show that at a town meeting in 1864, a resolution about the war was introduced. It read in part, Resolved that the people of this town no longer desire its continuance . . . and earnestly invoke a suspension of hostilities. The resolution was defeated, and a resolution to prevent the existence of slavery was then

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1