Conesus in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gravesite of Captain Daniel Shays

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 30, 2018

1. Gravesite of Captain Daniel Shays Marker

Inscription.
Gravesite
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Captain Daniel Shays
1747 - 1825 Captain Shays served with the Continental Army, and was the leader of Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts.

Shays' Rebellion had a lasting effect on the framing of our Country's Constitution, and history of the United States.

Captain Shays was a true patriot, who in 1814 came to live in Scottsburg, New York until his death.

Erected by Ganeasos History Keepers of Conesus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Shays' Rebellion series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1747.

Location. 42° 40.781′ N, 77° 42.908′ W. Marker is in Conesus, New York, in Livingston County. It can be reached from West Swamp Road (New York State Route 256) ¾ mile south of Guiltner Road. Marker is in Union Cemetery north of the hamlet of Scottsburg. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Conesus NY 14435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the

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Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Military Route (approx. 2.4 miles away); Groveland Ambuscade Monument (approx. 2.7 miles away); Groveland Ambuscade Park (approx. 2.7 miles away); Sparta First Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ambuscade (approx. 3 miles away); Conesus Amusement Hall (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Conesus Amusement Hall (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conesus.

Also see . . . Shays' Rebellion.

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 30, 2018

2. Gravesite of Captain Daniel Shays Marker
The cemetery loop road is oblong. There are two identical markers on the cemetery road, each pointing into the looped area. The markers are on either side of the headstone row. This is the south marker. The view is eastward, towards NY route 256. The north marker has some small shot holes.
opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. The fighting took place in the areas around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.

(Submitted on May 5, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)

Gravesite of Captain Daniel Shays image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 30, 2018

3. Gravesite of Captain Daniel Shays

East side.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,486 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.