Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition
To the Memory of
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
1. The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Marker
Do note the corrective strip of metal. I do not know what it says beneath, but this is the first example of this I've seen.
Sergeant Michael Parker,
Sergeant Nicholas Hungerman,
Sergeant William Floyd,
Corporal Calhoun,
Oneida Lt. Honyost Thaosagwat
and nine volunteer riflemen,
John Conrey, Benjamin Curtin,
James McElroy, William Faunchey,
John Garsway, William Harvey,
Elijah Hendrick, John Miller,
John Putnam
who fell at Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y. September 13th 1779
while serving as a scouting party in the Indian Campaign
under Major-General John Sullivan.
Erected in 1898
by authority of an act of the legislature, Chapter 274 of the laws of 1891.
Frederick Cook, Henry B. Hathaway, Henry C. Brewster Commissioners of
Mount Hope Cemetery
David Z. Morris Superintendent
Erected 1898 by Commissioners of Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1886.
Location. 43° 7.772′ N, 77° 37.418′ W. Memorial is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It can be reached
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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 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: John W. Stebbins (a few steps from this marker); Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company Fire (a few steps from this marker); Highland Park Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas M. Rathbun (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Firehorses (within shouting distance of this marker); Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Jewish Poor Lot (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Regarding The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition. The deaths of Boyd and Parker are commemorated with a park at the site of their killing in Cuylerville: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=58057
which people are directed to by a marker 2 miles west of the site: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=58639
This event was part of the larger Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, indicated by a series of markers in PA and NY.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
2. The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Marker in situ
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
3. Boyd Grave Marker
The reason the marker is here - Boyd, Parker and others of their party are buried here.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
4. Parker Grave Marker
The reason this marker is here - Boyd, Parker and members of their party are buried here.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
5. Grave Marker
Again, note the corrective strips added. Again, I'm not sure why they were added, but it is interesting.
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6. Grave Marker
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7. Vining Head Stone
This is the only original headstone for the group extant.
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8. Grave Marker
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9. Grave Marker
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10. Grave Marker
I do not know why this person is buried amid the Boyd-Parker group, but he is, so I included him.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,091 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on December 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
