History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . urchasers equally inproportion; the remainder in seven equal annual installments with interestannually. Full power was given to Baker, Barrett, and Patchin to sell andconvey property on such terms as they deemed best; but water power andmills or land appertaining (?) not to be sold but by consent of a majorityof the parties Tiolding an interest in the property. first burial ground in Jamestown, though never laid out, was inthe western part of the
History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . urchasers equally inproportion; the remainder in seven equal annual installments with interestannually. Full power was given to Baker, Barrett, and Patchin to sell andconvey property on such terms as they deemed best; but water power andmills or land appertaining (?) not to be sold but by consent of a majorityof the parties Tiolding an interest in the property. first burial ground in Jamestown, though never laid out, was inthe western part of the village, and comprised just one block, and wasa donation from Judge Prendergast to the inhabitants of Jamestown, butwas never deeded. The first death and burial took place in 1815 ; thesecond, in 1817. In 1823, 5 adults and 12 or 14 children had beeninterred. Some dissatisfaction existing with the burial ground, it wasabandoned, and a new one formed on the north side of Fifth street,west of Main. Judge Prendergast, in 1822, deeded the whole block tothe Congregational society, in trust for all religious societies, which society,. -^^^y^^>va^Z^ £,/mJfiJ(p-t^^ JAMESTOWN. 373 in 1845, deeded it to the village, the people of which raised the money, andpurchased of Henry Baker an equal amount, north of, and including Sixthstreet. The first burial, in the new ground, was that of Mrs. Russell, in 1845, it was ordered that the remains of those who had been buried inthe old ground be removed to the new, at the public expense. The remainsof 3 adults and 9 children were removed. In 1850, it was computed that noless than 600 bodies had been interred in this burial ground, in about 20years : and it was apparent that in a few years it would be filled ; and therewas no adjoining ground to be had. On the 9th of Aug., 1858, an association was formed, which resulted inthe purchase of 37^ acres of ground, bearing the name oi Lake View Ceme-tery. By the aid of a subscription of $600 by
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