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Irondequoit in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Pioneer Hooker Cemetery

 
 
Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
1. Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Given to Irondequoit by Alexander Hooker in 1840. Several hundred early settlers are buried here.
 
Erected by Irondequoit Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
 
Location. 43° 11.68′ N, 77° 34.894′ W. Marker is in Irondequoit, New York, in Monroe County. It can be reached from Portland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1562 Portland Avenue, Rochester NY 14621, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merchants Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Irondequoit (approx. 0.7 miles away); Irondequoit War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Swayne's Corners (approx. 1.2 miles away); Here Stands one of the Oldest Pieces of Earth (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cobblestone Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Congregation B'Nai Israel (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irondequoit.
 
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Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
2. Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker
Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
3. Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker
Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
4. Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker
A monument listing family names buried here.
Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023
5. Pioneer Hooker Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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