General Lafayette was entertained at a reception and dinner given in his honor June 4, 1825 in the Abell Inn which stood on this site. — — Map (db m132177) HM
Alonzo Cushing was born January 19, 1841 in Delafield, Wisconsin. When Alonzo's father died, 6 year old Alonzo moved to Fredonia with his mother and four siblings to be closer to his father's family. Alonzo attended the Fredonia Academy while . . . — — Map (db m270584) HM
Resident of Fredonia, NY who graduated from Wet Point in June of 1861 and died defending "The Angle" at The Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Grandson of Town of Pomfret founder Judge Zattu Cushing
"Faithful unto death" . . . — — Map (db m188969) WM
Celia Sampson Cole married Seth Cole on September 15, 1780 in Chesterfield, Mass. With Mr. Cole's death in 1810, Celia became known locally as the "Widow" Cole while continuing to live in their cabin near the mouth of Canadaway Creek on Lake . . . — — Map (db m270695) HM
USN In memory of Commander William B. Cushing 1842-1874 The sinking of the Confederate Ram Albemarle Oct. 27, 1864 by Lt. Cushing. — — Map (db m117563) HM
In 1835, Dr. James Pettit moved to Fredonia and purchased land in the area of today's Temple and Matteson Streets, totaling about 25 acres. Dr. Pettit's home, as seen in this photo was situated in an area at that time known as Cordova.
Dr. . . . — — Map (db m270769) HM
Dr. Squire White was the first licensed physician in Chautauqua County, having settled here in Pomfret in 1809. White had served a brief stint as a preacher in the neighboring Town of Sheridan the year before. Dr. White immediately became an . . . — — Map (db m270730) HM
Elijah Risley Jr. arrived here with his family in the spring of 1807, coming from Madison County, N.Y. Young Elijah had prompted his father Elijah Sr. to bring the family west in search of new opportunities, after his father had not had much luck . . . — — Map (db m270772) HM
Elijah Risley Sr. was born in 1757 in Hockanum (now East Hartford) Connecticut and served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1779. He married Phebe Bills and began moving westward until finally arriving in Fredonia . . . — — Map (db m270777) HM
Near here on April 16, 1868, farmers organized the first grange to champion their needs in the healing of the nation recovering from civil war. — — Map (db m96226) HM
Hezekiah Barker was one of our town's first settlers, arriving in 1806 shortly after Zattu Cushing. Barker was from Rhode Island, where he had served as a member of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Barker purchased a great deal . . . — — Map (db m270737) HM
On June 4, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed at Abell's Hotel, where he reviewed troops and enjoyed breakfast before departing. — — Map (db m291480) HM
This site was given by Hezekiah Barker for a cemetery and the first burial here was in 1807. There are 15 known revolutionary soldiers and many other earlier settlers of Pomfret resting here in this Pioneer Cemetery.
This marker placed by the . . . — — Map (db m96228) HM
Seth Cole was born in Chesterfield, Mass. in 1756. He served in the Revolutionary War and married Celea Sampson in Chesterfield in the early 1790s. Cole came to the area with his family along with Zattu Cushing and his family in 1805. Both . . . — — Map (db m270694) HM
Thomas Abell Sr. was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having fought in Vermont at the Battle of Bennington, as well as the battles at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point in upstate New York. Mr. Abell came to Fredonia in 1813 to set up his . . . — — Map (db m270766) HM
