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Gen. Ellis Cemetery

 
 
Gen. Ellis Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mollie, February 1, 2020
1. Gen. Ellis Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
First burial 1798.
General John Ellis,
veteran of Revolutionary War
and War of 1812,
buried here in 1820.

 
Erected by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar of 1812War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 43° 0.577′ N, 76° 11.477′ W. Marker is in Syracuse, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on Onondaga Road (New York State Route 173) east of OCC Drive, on the right when traveling east. Located east of the Onondaga Community College campus entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4925 Onondaga Rd, Syracuse NY 13215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Poor House (within shouting distance of this marker); First County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Francis Asbury (approx. half a mile away); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.8 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Sanatorium (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Burial Place (approx. 1.8 miles away); Col. Van Schaick (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syracuse.
 
Also see . . .  General John Ellis and the War of 1812. (Submitted on February 1, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York.)
 
Gen. Ellis Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mollie, February 1, 2020
2. Gen. Ellis Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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