Frankfort in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Heinrich Staring

Site of Home and Burial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019

1. Heinrich Staring Marker

Inscription. Montgomery County Delegate
to Constitutional Ratification
Convention at Poughkeepsie
17 June – 26 July 1788

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1788.

Location. 43° 4.516′ N, 75° 6.643′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, New York, in Herkimer County. It is on New York State Route 5 west of Triple Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2974 New York Route 5, Frankfort NY 13340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henrich Staring (within shouting distance of this marker); Utica Area (approx. 0.4 miles away); Steuben Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Potash Factory (approx. 2.1 miles away); General Herkimer Camped Near This Spot. (approx. 2.1 miles away); New Petersburgh Fort (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mary Myers (approx. 2.9 miles away); Balloon Farm (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

More about this marker. The Heinrich Staring gravesite and monument are located about 100 yards north of this marker on private property. Secure permission before attempting to

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Heinrich Staring Marker<br>(<i>wide view looking east along New York Route 5</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019

2. Heinrich Staring Marker
(wide view looking east along New York Route 5)

Heinrich Staring Marker (<i>wide view looking north</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019

3. Heinrich Staring Marker (wide view looking north)

Monument is visible in the background, about 100 yards north of the marker.

Heinrich Staring Family Monument & Gravesite Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019

4. Heinrich Staring Family Monument & Gravesite Plot

Heinrich Staring Family Monument detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019

5. Heinrich Staring Family Monument detail

Col. Heinrich Staring
1730-1808

St. Nicholas H. Staring
1766-1813

Henry N. Sterling
Died April 1, 1869,
Aged 72 Yr’s.
Margaret,
His Wife
Died June 4, 1873,
Aged 71 Yr’s.

Eva,
Wife of
James H. Sterling,
Died Nov. 14, 1872
Aged 38 Yr’s.
We miss thee at home

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 20, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.