Cherry Valley in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cherry Valley Massacre
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 18, 2008
1. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
Sacred to the memory
of those who died by
Massacre
in the destruction of this village
at the hands of the Indians & Tories
under Brant & Butler,
Nov. 11. AD. 1778
Erected 1877.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1850.
Location. 42° 47.637′ N, 74° 45.366′ W. Memorial is in Cherry Valley, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Alden Street. Marker is within the Cherry Valley Cemetery on Alden Street in the village. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cherry Valley NY 13320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Alden Felled (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Limestone Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Willow Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cherry Valley Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Cherry Valley Museum (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Cherry Valley Museum (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherry Valley.
Regarding Cherry Valley Massacre. Soldiers killed the day of the Massacre;
Ichabod Alden Thomas Sheridan Beig Worsley Thomas Mires Thomas Holden David William Rob Bray Simeon Hopkins Oliver DeBall Daniel Dudley Rob Henderson Gideon Day P. Adams
Thomas Noles Enos Blakely
Soldiers captured the day of the massacre:
Lt. Col William Stacy Andrew Garret Abraham Engle Lt. col Aaron Holde Suzer DeBeaver and 10 others
182 residents escaped death and captivity that fateful
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 19, 2015
2. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
Marker on ground near gate of cemetery.
32 inhabitants and 16 soldiers were reported killed in the November 11th massacre. Other historical sources put the death toll at 77.
Celebration of the Unveiling of the Cherry Valley Monument,
August 15, 1877.
From the Cherry Valley Gazette:
"...the Monument is eight feet high, seven long and five wide. The base is granite. This is surmounted by the finest American marble. The weight of the Monument, apart form the foundation, is about twenty tons. It stands directly over the trench, wherein were deposited the remains of those who fell in the Massacre. On the four sides are found the words, Cherry Valley, Oriskany, Frontenac, and Durlagh.
Also see . . . Letters from British officers, Brock University Library. "The enemy killed, scalped, and most barbarously murdered thirty two inhabitants, chiefly women and children; also Colonel Alden and the following soldiers of his regiment: Robert Henderson, Gideon Day, Thomas Sheridan, Peletiah Adams, Simeon Hopkins, Benjamin Worceley, Thomas Holden, Daniel Dudley, Thomas Knowles, and Oliver Deball. The following officers were taken prisoners, viz:- Lieutenant Colonel Stacey,
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 18, 2008
3. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
Additional commentary.
1. Killed at Cherry Valley
My ancestor Col. Thomas Sheridan was killed at Cherry Valley. He seems to be listed as "Thomas Sheldon" on this site.
Thomas Sheridan
1695–1778
Birth abt. 1695, Ireland
Death 11 Nov. 1778, Cherry Valley
— Submitted August 13, 2020, by Vicki L Link of Roanoke, Virginia.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 19, 2008
4. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
The monument says "Durlagh" on one end.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 19, 2008
5. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
On the reverse are the following names of victims of the Massacre and of those who fell in battle:
Col. Ichabod Alden and XIV Private soldiers
The wife of Rev. Samuel Dunlop,
Robt. Wells, His wife Mary Dunlop, their four children
John Wells, Jane Wells and three servants,
WM Gallt, Mrs. Eliz'th Dickson, Mrs. Eleanor Cannon
The wife & four children of Hugh Mitchell,
Mr. & Mrs. Gill. Mrs. Jane Scott & others, above forty in
All, whose bodies lie near this spot:
Mostly in a common Grave Beneath this stone.
; also
Lieut. Robt Campbell, killed at Oriskany,
Lieutenant Wormwood, shot by Brant at Tekaharawa
Maj. Robt McKean & his men, who fell at Durlagh
The wife of Rev. Samuel Dunlop,
Robt. Wells, His wife Mary Dunlop, their four children
John Wells, Jane Wells and three servants,
WM Gallt, Mrs. Eliz'th Dickson, Mrs. Eleanor Cannon
The wife & four children of Hugh Mitchell,
Mr. & Mrs. Gill. Mrs. Jane Scott & others, above forty in
All, whose bodies lie near this spot:
Mostly in a common Grave Beneath this stone.
; also
Lieut. Robt Campbell, killed at Oriskany,
Lieutenant Wormwood, shot by Brant at Tekaharawa
Maj. Robt McKean & his men, who fell at Durlagh
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 19, 2008
6. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
On the four sides are found the words, Cherry Valley, Oriskany, Frontenac, and Durlagh.
On flanking panels are found the following:
Vicus Donditus 1740
Libertas Asserta 1775
Vastatus per Cdem 1778.
Virtus Decorata 1878.
On flanking panels are found the following:
Vicus Donditus 1740
Libertas Asserta 1775
Vastatus per Cdem 1778.
Virtus Decorata 1878.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 19, 2008
7. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
The Monument as seen from near the cemetery entrance.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, September 24, 2022
8. Cherry Valley Massacre Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 18, 2008
9. Cherry Valley Cemetery
Founded 1750
Founded 1750
This is the entrance to the Cherry Valley Cemetery from Alden Street.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 18, 2008
10. Cherry Valley
The view of US Route 20 near Cherry Valley, New York.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 7,769 times since then and 264 times this year. Last updated on August 13, 2020, by Vicki L Link of Roanoke, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on September 20, 2015, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 8. submitted on September 24, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 9, 10. submitted on July 2, 2010, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
