Willsboro in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Memorial Cemetery

First Burial 1793

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2024

1. Memorial Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Contains grave of Martin Aiken, leader of Aiken’s Volunteers at Battle of Plattsburg

Erected 1939 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 44° 21.267′ N, 73° 22.48′ W. Marker is in Willsboro, New York, in Essex County. It is on Essex Road (New York State Route 22) 0.8 miles south of Middle Road (County Road 22M), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3516 Essex Road, Willsboro NY 12996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Adirondacks & North Country,

and in the Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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.

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willsboro (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Willsboro (approx. one mile away); Masonic Hall (approx. one mile away); Bouquet River (approx. one mile away); Lakeview Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Willsborough Blockhouse (approx. 2.7 miles away); Willsborough Block House (approx. 2.7 miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willsboro.

Also see . . .
1. Memorial Cemetery (Find A Grave). (Submitted on July 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Captain Martin James Aikin (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

(Memorial Cemetery, Willsboro, Essex County, New York, USA) Martin Aikin a 21 year old native of Willsboro, served as Captain in command of a group of twenty or so young volunteers mostly in their mid to late teens. The teenage sharpshooters of "Aikin's Volunteer Rifle Company" were terribly inexperienced, but along with Clinton County and Vermont militia, harassed the British. Starting on September 4th in Chazy, they sniped at the enemy
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2024

2. Memorial Cemetery Marker
Looking northeast; Memorial Cemetery is on the left; Essex Road is just beyond image frame to the right.
all the way back to Plattsburgh. The group was disbanded on September 12, 1814. Aikin died in 1828 and is known as one of the heros of the War of 1814.

(Submitted on July 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Battle of Plattsburgh (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final British invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. Two British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside town of Plattsburgh, New York. Plattsburgh was defended by New York and Vermont militia and detachments of regular troops of the United States Army, all under the command of Brigadier General Alexander Macomb, and ships commanded by Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough.

(Submitted on July 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

4. Nine Days a Soldier: The Story of Aiken's Volunteers in the War of 1812 (by Joy Demarse). Excerpt:

September 1814: The War of 1812 is not going well for the United States and in upstate
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2024

3. Memorial Cemetery
Looking north from Essex Road (New York State Route 22).
New York, the village of Plattsburgh is readying for a British invasion. General Macomb has too few men to hold off 10,000 British soldiers and needs all the help he can find. The boys of the Plattsburgh Academy want to fight, but they cannot enlist. They go to General Macomb and he gives them an option: find a sponsor and he will muster them in to fight against the British. The boys find a sponsor, become Aiken's Volunteer Rifle Company, and successfully fight the British.

(Submitted on July 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) This website may earn income if you use this link to make a purchase on Amazon.com.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.