In October I visited Sleepy Hollow Cemetery for a Walking Tour. This ninety acre burial ground is the final resting place of my paternal grandmother and many of her ancestors.
I noticed that the stones of the family have become increasingly difficult to read.
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| October 29, 2023 Stone of Rene Brewer and George Duryea |
Pictured here is the shared stone of a couple. The stone now barely reads:
Rene Duryea
Born November 27, 1824
Died August 7, 1904
Born November 27, 1824
Died August 7, 1904
George W Duryea
Born February 12, 1823
Died May 16, 1864
Born February 12, 1823
Died May 16, 1864
In the 1960s, my paternal grandfather took pictures of stones.
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| 1960s Stone of Rene Brewer and George Duryea |
I myself took pictures thirteen years ago. The stone was quite legible.
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| July 30, 2010 Stone of Rene Brewer and George Duryea |
Rene Brewer married her first husband, John Evenshirer, in New York City in 1842. (I descend from this marriage.) In 1847, Rene remarried to George Duryea.
All four of Rene Brewer's grandparents are buried in the adjacent Old Dutch Burial Ground:
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