100 - Lawrence Mersereau - Riverside Cemetery, Endicott, NY
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N 42° 05.633 W 076° 03.559
18T E 412398 N 4660742
The gravestone says Aged 100 years and 20 days. He died January 24, 1873.
Waymark Code: WMW2VQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2017
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Riverside Cemetery
Endicott
Broome County
New York, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 77B, Grave 3
The cemetery is on the list of National Historic Places. It has the gravestones of early settlers and several Revolutionary Soldiers, including Lawrence's father Joshua.
The Mersereau family had several Revolutionary soldiers, many of whom settled in this area. A history of the family can be found here (
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The entire area was Indian Territory before the Revolution. Soldiers were granted land after the war. The late 1700s and early 1800s were the time of settlement.