Marion in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Patriot Burials

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription. Marion Cemetery
Burials as early as ca. 1808.
At least four Revolutionary
War Veterans buried here
between ca. 1821 - 1851.

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 65.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list.

Location. 43° 8.803′ N, 77° 11.412′ W. Memorial is in Marion, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Cemetery Lane. Drive straight into the cemetery. The marker is on the left near the intersection of Chestnut Lane and Maple Lane within the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4072 Cemetery Lane, Marion NY 14505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 North America,

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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 walking distance of this marker: G.A.R.-W.R.C. memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marion Vol. Fire (approx. ¼ mile away); Marion (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Allen Russell (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Flag Pole Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Grange Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Also see . . . Patriot Burials - Marion (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). Excerpt:

With burials as early as 1808, Marion Cemetery is the final resting place of many of the community’s early residents. Among those buried here are at least four veterans of the Revolutionary War: Ivory Simmons, Samuel Eddy Sr., Obadiah Archer and Lewis McLo[u]th. Additionally, a fifth veteran, Solomon Leonard, could be interred there
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025

2. Patriot Burials Marker Located Within The Cemetery
as well, though primary evidence of his burial, as of 2023, remains yet to be discovered.

(Submitted on June 3, 2025.)

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025

3. Patriot Burials Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025

4. Patriot Burials Marker

Civil War Memorial Near The Entrance To The Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025

5. Civil War Memorial Near The Entrance To The Cemetery

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025

6. Patriot Burials Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.