Kingsbury in Washington County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kingsbury Cemetery

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2024

1. Kingsbury Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Burials from 1788. Located on trail of Burgoyne’s 1777 march to Sarasota. Rev War & other veterans. U.S. Representative Henry Martindale buried here.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 702.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 43° 21.793′ N, 73° 31.907′ W. Marker is in Kingsbury, New York, in Washington County. It is on U.S. 4 just south of Kingsbury Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located just inside the fence on the west side of Kingsbury Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hudson Falls NY 12839, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Capital District.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burgoyne's Army (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kingsbury Street (about 400 feet away); Underground Railway Marker (approx. 1.2 miles away); Vaughn's Corners (approx. 1.7 miles away); Smith's Basin (approx. 1.9 miles away); Great Indian Warpath (approx. 1.9

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miles away); Patten's Mills Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Moss Street (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsbury.

Also see . . .
1. Kingsbury Cemetery (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). Excerpt:

Kingsbury Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 20 military veterans from the American Revolution, War of 1812, Korean War, and World War II, among others. It also serves as the burial ground of United States Representative Henry C. Martindale.

(Submitted on June 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Kingsbury Cemetery (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

The Kingsbury cemetery is the second ground in point of antiquity, the first burials there being those of several soldiers of Burgoyne's army, in 1777. To these several interments of citizens were added, establishing it by custom as a graveyard; and on the 4th of April, 1792, Colonel Joseph Caldwell and Israel Mead purchased the ground (about two acres), for thirty pounds, from John Hitchcock. The residents of the vicinity were invited to subscribe this amount and consecrate the spot as a permanent burial-place. A meeting was
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2024

2. Kingsbury Cemetery Marker
Looking south along US-4; Kingsbury Cemetery is on the left.
held on the 4th of July in that year, and forty-nine citizens subscribed...

(Submitted on June 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Henry Clinton Martindale (1780-1860) (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

(Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, Washington County, New York) US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 12th, 18th, and 26th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1823 to 1831, and 1833 to 1835.

(Submitted on June 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2024

3. Kingsbury Cemetery Marker

Looking north along US-4; Kingsbury Cemetery is on the right.

Henry C. Martindale Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2024

4. Henry C. Martindale Gravesite

Located a few yards southeast of the marker.

Kingsbury Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2024

5. Kingsbury Cemetery

Looking northeast from near the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 18, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.