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AKA/NICKERSON CEMETERY
AKA/KNIGHT CEMETERY
Town of Scio,NY
Photos by Ron Taylor
On left side (up hill) about 1000 yards onto Back River Road
from intersection of County Route 31 (Scio-Friendship Road)
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The list below was transcribed by Mary Rhodes from D.A.R. Record Archives of The Catherine Schuyler Chapter. From the D.A.R. Record: “This cemetery is located on Lot 59 in the town of Scio on the town road on the west side of the river. The southern portion of the lot was owned by W. H. Nickerson when the 1869 Atlas of Allegany County was published. This is how the cemetery came to be called by some, the Nickerson Cemetery. There are only five Nickerson burials in the cemetery and they are not as early as the Knight graves. Polly, daughter of Silas Knight (son of Joseph) was the first birth in the town of Scio in 1806. Her death was also the first death in the town. Since the earliest graves of other known members of the Knight family are in this cemetery, it seems logical to believe that Polly, first to die in the township is also buried here. The grave of Joseph Knight has been marked by Catherine Schuyler Chapter DAR. Mrs. Chris Kruger (Muriel Church) and her mother Mrs. Raymond Church (Ina Sherwood) copied this cemetery on August 1, 1962. Although it has been recently somewhat renovated, it is still in rough condition and they reported that it was somewhat difficult to read many of the markers.” This information is meant to help you in your quest for family. As with all material provided by others, you must verify using your own methods. Please report any errors you may discover (with proof of correction needed) so we can provide accuracy on the web. List is Below; For tombstone pictures, PRESS HERE |
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