Norwichtown in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial Gates

Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 20, 2024

1. Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial Gates Marker

(Left Side)

Inscription.
(Left Plaque)
In honor of the
Revolutionary
Soldiers
buried
within these grounds
these memorial gates
were placed
July 4, 1903
by
Faith Trumbull Chapter
D•A•R
(Right Plaque)
Revolutionary Soldiers buried in this cemetery
Capt. Isaac Abel • Lieut. Rufus Backus Abel • Capt. Elijah Backus • Corp. Ezekiel Barrett • Serg. Zephaniah Bliss • Eliphalet Carew • Capt. Joseph Carew • Pay'r Gardener Carpenter • Serg. Nathan Chapel Jr. • Edward Conoy • Col. John Durkee • Capt. Elisha Edgerton • Capt. John Fanning • Stephen Gifford • Capt. Silas Goodell • Abel Griswold • Lieut. Andrew Griswold • Comm'y Andrew Huntington • Benjamin Huntington • Serg. Caleb Huntington • Gen. Ebenezer Huntington • Gen. Jabez Huntington • Gen. Jedidiah Huntington • Serg. John Huntington • Lieut.-Col. Joshua Huntington • Gov. Samuel Huntington • Capt. Simeon Huntington • Abiel Hyde • Capt. James Hyde • Theodore Hyde • Drummer Parmenas Jones • Ensign Azariah Lathrop • Darius Lathrop • Jedidiah Lathrop • Jonathan Lathrop • Zachariah Lathrop • Andrew Leffingwell • Col. Christ. Leffingwell • Lieut. Daniel Leffingwell • Ensign Elisha

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Leffingwell • John Leffingwell • Phineas Leffingwell • Capt. Samuel Leffingwell • Drummer Diah Manning • Capt. Bela Peck • Capt. Joshua Pendleton • Dr. David Rogers • Col. Zabdiel Rogers • Jonathan Starr • Jabez Tracy • Capt. Frederick Tracy • Dr. Philemon Tracy • Uriah Tracy • Simeon Thomas • Capt. Asa Waterman • Capt. Nehemiah Waterman • Asa Woodworth • Corp. Joshua Yeomans

(Lower right plaque)
These names
were identified by
George Shepard Porter

Erected 1903 by Faith Trumbull Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 41° 33.031′ N, 72° 5.532′ W. Memorial is in Norwich in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is in Norwichtown. It is on East Town Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Norwich CT 06360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut

Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 20, 2024

2. Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial Gates Marker

(Right Side)

Shoreline,

in Greater New London and in the Thames River Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

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 London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel Huntington (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Samuel Huntington (within shouting distance of this marker); Gardner Carpenter House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Samuel Huntington (about 600 feet away); Tomb of Samuel Huntington (about 600 feet away); Once upon a time in Norwich... (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Once upon a time in Norwich... (about 800 feet away); Norwichtown Green (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norwich.

Also see . . . Historically Speaking: Generals’ Huntington grave in Norwich.

Norwich can proudly
Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 20, 2024

3. Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial Gates
(Gates to the Old Norwichtown Burial Ground)
claim to be the only place in the U.S. where three generals from the 18th century are buried together, not just in one cemetery but in the very same family crypt. Whereas many know about the crypt of Signer and Gov. Samuel Huntington, there is also nearby another Huntington family crypt representing the military side of the family. There are typically about a half dozen, small U.S. flags marking this Huntington tomb.

(Submitted on March 30, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.