Delaware Park in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ebenezer Walden

"Pioneer Patriarch of Buffalo"

— May 15, 1777 - November 10, 1857 —

Ebenezer Walden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

1. Ebenezer Walden Marker

This marker and "Brigadier General James Albert Myer" marker share the same support post. They are buried in the same mausoleum, as well.

Inscription. Born in Beckett, Massachusetts, Williams College class of 1799, first lawyer west of the Genesee River. Escaped captors during the War of 1812. Buffalo board of trustees president in 1816, founding member of the Buffalo Harbor Company, first Judge of Erie County Court of Common Pleas in 1823, Federalist Presidential Elector in 1828, appointed Mayor of Buffalo in 1838, father-in-law of Brigadier General Albert James Myer, instrumental figure in establishing the City of Buffalo and Erie County

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 42° 55.973′ N, 78° 51.876′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Delaware Park. It can be reached from Main Street (New York State Route 5) near Delaware Avenue. Marker is deep inside Forest Lawn Cemetery. On entrance is right at the Main/Delaware intersection. Another is further east on Main. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Western New York.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Brigadier General Albert James Myer (here, next to this marker); Albert James Myer, M.D. (here, next to this marker); Trees Planted November 30, 1925

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(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); McMillan (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Millard Fillmore (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Law Olmsted (approx. 0.3 miles away); Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mary Morris Burnett Talbert (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

More about this marker. Marker is along the cemetery access road, so it's visible from there.

Regarding Ebenezer Walden. The Walden/Myer Mausoleum is about 75 feet away.

Ebenezer Walden & Brigadier General Albert James Myer Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

2. Ebenezer Walden & Brigadier General Albert James Myer Markers

Ebenezer Walden & Brigadier General Albert James Myer Markers as seen from access road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

3. Ebenezer Walden & Brigadier General Albert James Myer Markers as seen from access road

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

4. Ebenezer Walden & Brigadier General Albert James Myer Markers as seen from access road

Walden/Myer Mausoleum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

5. Walden/Myer Mausoleum

Walden/Myer Mausoleum Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013

6. Walden/Myer Mausoleum Entrance

Despite relative proximity, these names above the entrance are the only indication that this is the mausoleum related to the markers 75' away.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.