Near East Schodack in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Log Meeting House Cemetery
Cemetery
Restoration initiated by
W. Dale Johnson.
Historical Society of
Esquatak
1991
Erected 1991 by Historical Society of Esquatak.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 42° 35.136′ N, 73° 35.913′ W. Marker is near East Schodack, New York, in Rensselaer County. Marker is at the intersection of North Schodack Road and Sagendorf Road, on the left when traveling south on North Schodack Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Schodack NY 12063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mohican Homelands (approx. 3˝ miles away); Empire State Trail (approx. 3˝ miles away); Bernard Uhlein (approx. 3.7 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sand Lake Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sand Lake Baptist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Weatherwax Home (approx. 4.4 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 4˝ miles away).
Regarding Log Meeting House Cemetery. Thanks to research by local resident Glenn Hankle, the following war veterans have been documented as being buried in the Log Meetinghouse Cemetery.
From the Revolutionary War, the burials include Abraham Bliss, died (d.) 1829; John Clapp, d. 1838; Thomas Frost, d. 1820; John Lewis, d. 1818 (stone gone); Reverend Stephen Olmstead, d. 1832; John Palmer, d. 1832; Joseph Phillips, d. 1803; Colonel Elisha Steward, d. 1839; and Stephen Van Voorhees, d. 1823.
Captain Samuel Myers who died in 1823 was a veteran of the War of 1812.
The Civil War veterans buried here include John A. Howard, Company A, Seventh New York, Heavy Artillery; Samuel Mackey, Company A, Regular Vermont Volunteers; and Abiather Van Buren, Company H, 125 Regt, New York Volunteers. -- Diane Hutchinson, Town Historian
Also see . . . Log Meeting House Cemetery History. Town of Schodack NY website entry (Submitted on April 27, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
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