Col. Nathaniel Rochester - Rochester, NY - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

"Colonel Nathaniel Rochester was born in Westmoreland, Virginia on February 21, 1752, but raised in North Carolina. He was a business man and slave owner in Hagerstown, Maryland from 1783 to 1810. He first visited Genesee Country in about 1800. In 1810 he moved from Hagerstown to Dansville, New York, and in 1818 to Rochesterville. He died in Rochester, New York on May 17, 1831, and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery." (visit link)

The oldest remains in this cemetary, including Col Rochester's, were not among the first buried here. The contents of numerous cemetaries were relocated here as downtown grew beyond its original boundaries.

Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave Date of Birth: February 21, 1752 Date of Death: May 17, 1831 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: West side: Col. Nathaniel Rochester founder of the city of Rochester Born Feb. 21, 1752 Died May 17, 1831 si monumentum requipis, circumspice. East side: Sophia Beatty wife of Nathaniel Rochester Born Jan. 25, 1768 Died Dec. 19, 1845 truly she was a mother in Israel Ranks: Colonel

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PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.

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