Ontario in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Davis Cemetery

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

1. Davis Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Thought to be the oldest cemetery in Ontario, this is the final resting place of 1812 soldier Jesse Gage

Erected by Town of Ontario.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 43° 16.363′ N, 77° 17.906′ W. Marker is in Ontario, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Lake Road ¾ mile west of Knickerbocker Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1695 Lake Road, Ontario NY 14519, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War of 1812 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heritage Corners (approx. 1.1 miles away); Memorial Point at Bear Creek Harbor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Warner House (approx. 1.2 miles away); A Pillar of Strength / The Light of Freedom (approx. 1.2 miles away); Apple Dry House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Baptist Meeting House (approx. 1.2 miles away); "Hojack" Train Station (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ontario.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

2. Davis Cemetery Marker

View is eastward.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

3. Davis Cemetery & Marker

Headstones in background. A stone line is along the closer trees.

Davis Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

4. Davis Cemetery

View is eastward. The broken Jesse Gage headstone is at center.

Gage Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

5. Gage Headstones

Left to right: Jesse, wife Mercy, daughter Sally.

Jesse Gage Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

6. Jesse Gage Headstone

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

7. Jesse Gage Headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 3, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.