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Kinsley Family

 
 
Kinsley Family Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
1. Kinsley Family Marker
Inscription.
On the incorporation of the Kinsley Estate,
into the domain of the U.S. Military Academy,
the remains of the persons whose names are on
this stone were removed from the family burial
ground and reinterred beneath this monument
by their surviving relatives in June 1890.
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In memory of
Zebina James Duncan Kinsley
Died Aug. 24, 1849
Aged 47 Years 6 Mo's & 13 Dy's
and of
Eliza Van Schoonhoven
His wife
Died Nov. 19, 1852
Aged 48 Years and 8. Dy's
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Daughters of Zebina J.D. Kinsley
and Eliza his wife

Harriet Twining Kinsley
Died July 28, 1852
Aged 21. Years 10. Mo's & 20. Dy's

Eliza Kinsley
Died July 28, 1852
Aged 13. Years 9. Mo's & 23. Dy's

Annie Duncan Kinsley
Died Oct. 14, 1850
Aged 4. Years 4. Mo's & 4. Dy's
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Zebina Kinsley
Died Sept. 3. 1804
Aged 36 Years
and of
Annie Duncan Kinsley
His wife
Born Sept. 5. 1777
Died March 5, 1848
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Gerardus Van Schoonhoven
Born Dec. 14, 1769
Died May 10, 1842
and of
Sarah Van Schoonhoven
His wife
Born Feb. 2, 1773
Died May 16, 1848

 
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is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1890.
 
Location. 41° 24.008′ N, 73° 57.958′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Washington Road. Monument is in the US Military Academy Cemetery, Section XXX. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 329 Washington Road, West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lieut Sam'l. J. Bransford (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Col. Alex. R. Thompson (a few steps from this marker); William Whitman Bailey (a few steps from this marker);
Kinsley Family Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
2. Kinsley Family Monument
Jacob Whitman Bailey (a few steps from this marker); The Cadet Monument (a few steps from this marker); Anna Bartlett Warner (within shouting distance of this marker); Susan Warner (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel John Lind Smith (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.
 
Also see . . .  West Point Cemetery Brochure. (Submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Kinsley Family Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
3. Kinsley Family Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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