Rock Tavern in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colden Family Cemetery
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019
1. Colden Family Cemetery Marker
Lt. Governor
Cadwallader Colden
after 1727 for
family members and slaves
Town of Montgomery 1983
Erected 1983 by Town of Montgomery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.
Location. 41° 31.313′ N, 74° 8.826′ W. Marker is in Rock Tavern, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on Maple Avenue, 0.3 miles south of New York State Route 17K, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located on the east side of Maple Avenue near the small bridge over Tin Brook. The subject cemetery is about 500 feet east of Maple Avenue on private property. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rock Tavern NY 12575, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Thomas Archibald Stewart (approx. 2.9 miles away); United States Military Academy (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hostages Return From Iran (approx. 2.9 miles away); We Will Never Forget (approx. 2.9 miles away); Thomas Machin’s Mint (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bruenig Road (approx. 3 miles away); Little Britain, N.Y. (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mulliner Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away).
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1. Colden Family Cemetery (Wikipedia). The Colden Family Cemetery was established in the 1780s by the descendants of area resident Cadwallader Colden, one of the last colonial governors of New York. Colden himself is buried another private cemetery in the Queens community of Flushing where he died. Many of his progeny are here, along with some of the family's slaves and members of other families. The earliest grave is that of his last wife Elizabeth, who died in 1782. The most recent grave is that of Anna Colden Harris, who died in 1937. (Submitted on July 4, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Colden Family Cemetery. This is the cemetery for the Cadwallader Colden family and his descendants. He was a prominent leader in the area in the late 1700s. It is no longer managed by the family, but is now owned and maintained by the town of Montgomery. (Submitted on July 4, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2019
2. Colden Family Cemetery Marker
(wide view looking south • cemetery 500 feet east of marker)
(wide view looking south • cemetery 500 feet east of marker)
Photographed By Metropolitan Museum of Art
3. Cadwallader Colden
1749–52 painting by John Wollaston
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on October 28, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
