Perkins-Dennis Cemetery and Monument

Perkins-Dennis Cemetery and Monument. . , In this serene setting, you find the elegant Perkins-Dennis Cemetery, aka the Dennis Cemetery, and Monument. The cemetery, constructed by the family in the 19th century, is the resting place of family members who lived on the farm., Mourners carried their deceased loved ones up the hillside to this peaceful place. The oldest member of the family interred here is Prince Perkins (1750-1839). His first wife, Judith (d. 1823), is one of the first persons to be interred in the cemetery. The Reverend Davis Dimock of Montrose officiated at her funeral and wrote about it in his diary, describing Judith Perkins as "a devout woman.", American Revolutionary War pensioner, Bristol Budd Sampson (d. 1848), the husband of Prince and Judith Perkins' daughter, Phoebe, is also interred in the Perkins-Dennis Cemetery. Sampson met Prince Perkins when they served in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army in the Revolution, later married Phoebe, and lived with the Perkins Family until his war pension enabled them to purchase their own farm, next to the Perkins Homestead., Henry W. Dennis' father, Massachusetts-born James Dennis (1774-1862), a teamster for the Army in the War of 18 12, is also resting in the cemetery. Neighbors, African American Civil War veteran George Jackson and his mother Mary, who lived down the road from the Dennis Family, are also interred here., [Green box text reads] According to local oral history. African Americans who died while seeking freedom on the Underground Railroad, which was active in Susquehanna County, are also buried in the Perkins Dennis Cemetery., To learn more about The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust or to make a donation please visit us at www.thedennisfarm.org