Mather Cemetery, Darien,CT  

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These records have been contributed by Fairfield County, CT researcher Barbara Kaye. The data has been collected from several sources, including the Hale Cemetery Collection (see history, below).

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The Charles R. Hale Collection of Headstone Inscriptions resides at the Connecticut State Library. Charles Hale was a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. In 1916, he became involved in locating and decorating the graves of Revolutionary and Civil War veterans in his home town of Rocky Hill. In order to make it easier to find these graves, he decided to record each veteran's name, date of death and military service. He was persuaded by State Librarian George S. Godard to search also for veterans of other wars.

In 1919, the General Assembly made an appropriation to carry on this work throughout the State. In 1933 and 1934, with grants from the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A., Mr. Hale began copying and indexing the essential information from every headstone in the State. Two copies of these listings were deposited in the State Library. Records for individual towns were made available to libraries and historical societies throughout Connecticut.

Note: These records may contain errors in dates or names. Some errors were made either at the time of the survey of the cemeteries or during thetranscription in 1935. One common error in reading old headstones is mistakinga four for a one.We have tried very hard to avoid creating new errors duringthe retyping of this data for the internet. In addition, we have attemptedto correct some of the original errors, either by revisiting these cemeteriesorby recalculating dates or ages based on known dates of birth for some ofthesepeople. However, some of the stones that were legible in 1934 are eithermissing or no longer legible.

I have also attempted to identify these people, using census and other vitalrecords. Anything added within brackets like these [  ] indicates a  suggestion as to the identity of theperson. If a wife's name does not include a separate surname, it is not known at this time. Many couples in early Darien were second or third cousins with the same surname.There are many surnames that have several alternate spellings. (See spellings for a list of common surnames and their alternate spellings.)  Some people appear in more than one listing because some graves were moved to newer cemeteries, new stones were carved, and the old stones were left behind. Although much of the data on the various families in early Darien is accurate, there will always be errors, many of which are found in published genealogies. It is recommended that you write to theTown Clerk's office for death or birth certificates for your ancestors. If you have documentation that supplies any missing information or corrects anerror, please email Barbara Kaye.

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   Mather, George, son of Moses & Sally [Bishop], born Oct. 11, 1804, died Sept. 2, 1878.
Mather, Mary A., wife of George & daughter of Josiah & Mary Whitney, born May 28, 1801, died July 23, 1885.
Mather, Cordelia A., daughter of George & Mary A., born Sept. 24, 1837, died June 6, 1891.
Richards, Mary Frances, wife of Zalmon & daughter of George & Mary A. Mather, born Nov. 5, 1835, died Aug. 4, 1898.
Mather, Sergt. George M., Civil War, Co. C., 28th Inf. Conn. Vols., died Mar. 11, 1914, age 80 yrs.
McEwen, Daniel C., born 1835, died 1865. (footstone-Father)
Hale, Sarah A., born 1837, died 1905. (footstone-Mother) (same headstone as Daniel McEwen, above)
Rice, Samuel L., born 1865, died 1929.
Rice, Florence A. Mather, wife of Samuel R., born 1878, died 1929. [daughter of David N. Mather & Ida M. ?]
Gillette, R. Lee, born 1865, died 1927.
Nash, Sarah D., daughter of Camillus F. & Maria, died Mar. 30, 1858, age 1 yr. 9 mos. 26 days.
Nash, Ellen M., born 1860, died 1928. [daughter of Camillus F. Nash & Maria Mather]
Nash, Maria, wife of Camillus F., born Sept. 12, 1819, died Aug. 29, 1887. [Maria Mather, daughter of Moses Mather & Sally Bishop]
Nash, Camillus F., born Feb. 11, 1819, died Aug. 11, 1899.
Nash, William M., born 1854, died 1927. [son of Camillus F. Nash & Maria Mather]
Johnson, Happy I., born Jan. 23, 1857, died Aug. 21, 1919. [wife of Thaddeus Johnson]
Mather, William F., born May 13, 1829, died Jan. 2, 1921.
Mather, Emeline L. Gregory, wife of William F., born Feb. 18, 1829, died Sept. 27, 1912.
Mather, Elizabeth S. Carter, wife of Henry B., born Mar 16, 1838, died Jan 25, 1896.
Mather, Henry B., died June 28, 1880, age 55 yrs. 1 mo. 28 days.
Mather, Rachel A., wife of Henry B., died Feb. 6, 1860, age 30 yrs. 8 mos. 11 days.
Helmer, Francis Mather, son of Chas. R., & Annie C., born Feb. 1, 1899, died June 12, 1899.
Mather, Henry W., son of Henry B. & Rachel A., died Sept. 20, 1862, age 2 yrs. 7 mos. 20 days.
Mather, Joseph, W., born Jan 11, 1820, died Aug 2, 1905.
Mather, Bertha J. Walker, wife of Joseph W., born Mar. 31, 1844, died Aug. 19, 1899.
Mather, Joseph Wakeman, Jr., son of Joseph W. & Bertha J., born Jan. 19, 1869, died Feb. 4, 1888.
Mather, Maria A. Mahan, wife of Joseph W., born Feb. 14, 1833, died Mar. 15, 1859.
Mather, Ella Maria, daughter of Joseph W. & Maria A., born Sept. 29, 1857, died Dec. 16, 1861.
Mather, Stephen Tyng, son of Joseph W. & Bertha J., born July 4, 1867, died Jan. 22, 1930.
Weed, James S., born 1842, died 1915.
Weed, Ann E. Mather, wife of James S., 1847. [daughter of David B. Mather & Rachel Everett]
Vail, Sarah J., wife of Silas J., died Feb. 15, 1841, age 22 yrs. [daughter of Joseph Mather & Happy O. ?]
Mather, Fred Clinton, born 1876, died 1904.
Mather, May Louisa Smith, wife of Fred C., born 1873, died 1913.
Mather, David Banks, born 1817, died 1876.
Mather Julia Everett, wife of David B., born 1819, died 1906.
Mather, Happy O., wife of Joseph, died Dec. 31, 1871, age 77 yrs. 7 mos.
Mather, Joseph, died Sept 27, 1864, age 75 yrs. [son of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Mather, Moses, died Sept. 30, 1867, age 85 yrs. 4 mos. 9 days. [son of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Mather, Sally, wife of Moses, died Oct. 9, 1880, age 98 yrs. 9 mos. 29 days. [Sally Bishop]
Neubauer, Michael, born May 4, 1849, died Mar. 26, 1930.
Neubauer, Sarah C. Mather, wife of Michael, born July 26, 1849, died Mar. 8, 1899. [daughter of David B. Mather & Julia Everett]
Neubauer, Edith, born Aug. 15, 1878, died Oct. 22, 1878.
Frost, Hannah, wife of Samuel, died Dec. 14, 1858, age 59 yrs. [Hannah Selleck, daughter of Charles Selleck & Hannah Mather]
Selleck, Hannah, widow of Charles, died May 21, 1857, age 79 yrs. [Hannah Mather, daughter of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Selleck, Charles, died Oct. 1, 1846, age 80 yrs. [son of David S. Selleck & Sarah Bates]
Bell, Anna P., daughter of Daniel B. & Sarah, died June 21, 1847, age 1 yr. 27 days.
Bell, Charles Benedict, son of Daniel B. & Sarah, died July 25, 1851, age 3 yrs. 3 mos. 14 days.
Bell, Lulie, daughter of Daniel B. & Sarah, died Feb. 29, 1868, age 14 yrs. 7 mos. 23 days.
Bell, Daniel B., died Sept. 16, 1892, age 82 yrs.
Bell, Sarah H., died May 28, 1910, age 85 yrs.
Bell, Alfred B., son of Daniel B. & Sarah H., born Apr. 11, 1861, died Feb. 24, 1899.
Bell, Rufus, died Apr. 25, 1834, age 49 yrs. Flag. [son of Jonathan Bell & Ann Benedict]
Bell, Nancy, widow of Rufus, died Nov. 8, 1869, age 78 yrs. [Nancy Mather, daughter of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Bell, Harriet, born Aug. 14, 1815, died Mar. 1, 1888, age 72 yrs. 6 mos. 17 days. [daughter of Rufus Bell & Nancy Mather]
Waterbury, Charles, died July29, 1879, age 71 yrs. 11 mos.
Waterbury, Emily Selleck, wife of Charles, born Dec. 13, 1809, died Nov. 7, 1909. [daughter of Charles Selleck & Hannah Mather]
Waterbury, Emily A., daughter of Charles & Emily, died Jan. 9, 1889, age 37 yrs. 9 mos.
Waterbury, Nancy B., daughter of Charles & Emily, born Oct. 5, 1837, died Oct. 23, 1910.
Selleck, Albert D., son of Isaac & Deborah A., died Jan. 21, 1862, age 9 yrs. 8 mos.
Selleck, Moses M., son of Isaac & Deborah A., died June 26, 1857, age 7 yrs. 7 mos. 4 days.
Selleck, Charlie, son of Isaac & Deborah A., died July12, 1857, age 1 yr. 5 mos.
Selleck, Annie, daughter of Isaac & Deborah A., died July 4, 1846, age 10 mos.
Selleck, Isaac, born Nov. 29, 1816, died Dec. 31, 1896. [son of Charles Selleck & Hannah Mather]
Selleck, Deborah Ann Mather, wife of Isaac, born Jan. 14, 1822, died Dec. 31, 1914. [daughter of Moses Mather & Sally Bishop]
Selleck, Hannah, born July 28, 1841, died Apr. 16, 1895.
Selleck, Polly, born Aug 2, 1804, died Jan. 13, 1894. [Polly Selleck, wife of Lewis Selleck ; daughter of Charles Selleck & Hannah Mather]
Selleck, Samantha, wife of Charles & daughter of Lewis & Polly Selleck, died Feb. 2, 1864, age 39 yrs. 4 mos.
Selleck, Charles, died Aug. 8, 1900, age 82 yrs. 16 days.
Bell, Jonathan, died May 25, 1844, age 89 yrs. [son of Jonathan Bell & Lydia Hoyt]
Bell, Anna, [1st] wife of Jonathan, died June 16, 1816, age 56 yrs. [Ann Benedict]
Bell, Agnes, widow of Jonathan, died June 9, 1854, age 81 yrs. [Agnes Webb, widow of Mr. Knapp; daughter of Gilbert Webb & Ruth Wallace]
Bell, Jonathan, child of Jonathan & Anna, died Jan. 26, 1819, age 29 yrs.
Bell, Daniel B., child of Jonathan & Anna, died Feb. 3, 1814, age 21 yrs.
Bell, Hannah, child of Jonathan & Anna, died Sept. 30, 1819, age 24 yrs.
Bell, Polly, child of Jonathan & Anna, died Oct. 31, 1820, age 23 yrs.
Bell, Anna, child of Jonathan & Anna, died Oct. 23, 1819, age 19 yrs.
Bell, Joseph Mather, born Apr. 14, 1812, died Dec. 11, 1882. [son of Rufus Bell & Nancy Mather]
Ilsley, Lottie A., born July 30, 1849, died Jan. 31, 1869.
Ilsley, Anna Augusta, daughter of Edward & Nancy, died Apr. 24, 1848, age 1 yr. 5 mos. 20 days.
Elsley, Anna Augusta, daughter of Edward & Nancy, died Apr. 24, 1842, age 1 yr. 6 mos. 20 days.
Tompkins, Stephen, born 1822, died 1900.
Tompkins, Louisa Selleck, wife of Stephen, born 1825, died 1901. [daughter of Charles Selleck & Hannah Scott]
Mather, Phebe, died Aug. 2, 1886, age 87 yrs. 8 mos. 5 days. [daughter of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Mather, Rana, died Aug. 27, 1880, age 96 yrs. 3 mos. 23 days. [daughter of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Mather, Sarah, widow of Deacon Joseph, died Aug. 27, 1843, age 86 yrs. 6 mos. 24 days. [Sarah Scott, daughter of David Scott & Hannah Smith]
Mather, Deacon Joseph, died Feb. 29, 1840, age 86 yrs. 7 mos. 10 days. [son of Moses Mather & Hannah Bell]
Richards, Elizabeth, died Mar. 27, 1830, age 18 yrs. 3 mos.
Richards, Isaac, died Dec. 16, 1837, age 28 yrs. 6 mos. [son of Noyes Richards & Sarah Mather]
Richards, Marietta A., wife of Isaac, died Mar. 27, 1840, age 31 yrs.
Richards, Anna, daughter of Noyes & Sarah, died Feb. 10, 1840, age 22 yrs. 4 mos.
Richards, Noyes, died Feb. 3, 1855, age 79 yrs. 2 mos. 11 days. [son of Samuel Richards & Esther Hayden]
Faulkner, Sarah A., child of William & Sarah A., born July 1, 1853, died Mar. 13, 1854.
Faulkner, Sarah A. Bell, wife of William, born Dec. 7, 1815, died Oct. 13, 1854. [daughter of Jonathan Bell & Betsey Mather]
Lockwood, Betsey Mather, widow of Nathan, born Mar. 23, 1794, died Dec. 26, 1891. [daughter of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Lockwood, Ann E., daughter of Nathan & Betsey, born Mar. 5, 1822, died Apr. 2, 1899.
Street, Chauncey, born June 28, 1813, died Apr. 3, 1886. [possibly son of Samuel Street & Clara Mather]
Street, Eliza Hoyt, wife of Chauncey, born Aug. 14, 1817, died May 16, 1899. [daughter of Darius Hoyt & Harriet Bates]
Street, Frederick Mortimer, son of Chauncey & Eliza H., born Jan. 18, 1854, died June 1, 1857.
Hutchings, John, died June 13, 1896, age 89 yrs.
Hutchings, Jane Street, wife of John, died June 23, 1889, age 80 yrs. [possibly daughter of Samuel Street & Clara Mather]
Hutchings, Jane A., daughter of John & Jane, died Sept. 15, 1865, age 24 yrs. 3 mos. 3 days.
Street, Nathaniel Jarvis, born Apr. 5, 1811, died Aug 25, 1889. [possibly son of Samuel Street & Clara Mather]
Street, Catharine Scofield, wife of Nathaniel J., died Dec. 26, 1884, age 70 yrs 9 mos. 2 days. [daughter of Ezra Scofield & Elizabeth Clock]
Watkins, Charlotte Ann, born 1866, died 1931.
Watkins, Robert L., born 1822, died 1905. [in Norwalk, CT by 1880; born in England]
Watkins, Susan Street, wife of Robert L., born 1819, died 1914. [possibly daughter of Samuel Street & Clara Mather]
Watkins, Clara M., child of Robert L. & Susan S., born 1846, died 1846.
Watkins, Alice M., child of Robert L. & Susan S., born 1847, died 1860.
Watkins, John A., born 1853, died 1928. [son of Robert L. Watkins & Susan Street]
Watkins, Florence B. Wade, born 1856, died 1925. [daughter of William Wade & Mary E. ?]
Hutchings, Emma A. Payne, wife of Wm. Street, born 1835, died 1915.
Selleck, Frances Albina, daughter of David & Abigail, born Oct. 6, 1824, died Mar. 15, 1901.
Selleck Abigail, wife of David, died July 28, 1850, age 63 yrs. [Abigail Seely, daughter of Samuel Seely & Abigail Seely]
Selleck, David, died Aug. 14, 1876, aged 79 yrs. 4 mos. 5 days. [son of Charles Selleck & Hannah Mather]
Hutchings, Louisa Elmina, daughter of John & Jane, died Mar. 7, 1850, age 8 mos. 1 days.
Hutchings, John B., son of John & Jane, died Oct. 20, 1836, age 1 yr. 11 mos. 8 days.
Benedict, Jesse R., died June 15, 1885, age 61 yrs. 5 mos.
Benedict, J. Seely, son of Jesse R., age 21 yrs.
Benedict, James L., born 1826, died 1881.
Benedict, Emily Seymour, wife of James L., born 1827, died 1917.
Street, Mary E., daughter of Samuel & Clara, born July 7, 1823, died Mar. 20, 1896.
Street, Clara Mather, wife of Samuel, died Feb. 18, 1889, age 81 yrs. 6 mos. [daughter of Joseph Mather & Sarah Scott]
Street, Samuel, died Mar. 27, 1847, age 62 yrs. 2 mos. 19 days.
Knierem, George Marcus, born 1866, died 1908.
Knierem, George R., born 1901, died 1901.
Knierem, Emma E., born 1905, died 1905.
Knierem, Charles A., born 1907, died 1908.
Ross, Mary J., wife of Peleg, died Sept. 28, 1895, age 82 yrs.
Ross, Mary A., died Aug. 25, 1878, age 34 yrs.
Ross, Emma Augusta, daughter of Peleg L. & Mary J., died Feb. 19, 1862, age 19 yrs. 5 mos.
Ross, Nelson Marvin, son of Peleg L. & Mary J., died Nov. 5, 1855, age 19 yrs. 2 mos. 16 days.
Bates, Julia W.[Weed], born Oct. 21, 1832, died Nov. 23, 1925. [daughter of John D. Bates & Sally Bell]
Bates, John D., born Jan 19, 1806, died Dec. 30, 1889. [son of Jonathan Bates & Sally Davenport]
Bates, Sally Bell, wife of John D., born May 21, 1810, died Apr. 27, 1891. [daughter of Cary Bell & Rebecca Fancher]
Bates, Emma L. Northrup, wife of Edgar T., born 1858, died 1923.
Bates, Edgar T., born 1857, died 1923. [son of Charles Augustus Bates & Betsey A. Wood]
Bates, Betsey A. Wood, wife of Charles A., born Aug. 24, 1819, died Mar. 19, 1887.
Bates, Hellen A., daughter of Charles A. & Betsey A., died Oct. 11, 1863, age 8 yrs. 9 days.
Bates, Frances, daughter of Edwin & Betsey H., died Dec. 4, 1861, age 15 yrs 20 days.
Albin, John L., born 1878, died 1926.
Albin, Mary B., born 1878, died 1911.
Downes, Melville J., 1857.
Downes, Fannie L. Bates, wife of Melville, 1879.
Edmonds, David J., born 1855, died 1932.
Edmonds, Annie May, daughter of David J.
Oliver, George L., 1860
Oliver, Minne Aller, wife of George L., 1860
Weed, Daty, died Mar. 1, 1855, age 90 yrs 6 mos. [Deodate Weed, son of Gideon Weed & Abigail Slason]
Weed, Sarah, wife of Daty, died Dec. 25, 1857, age 89 yrs. [Sarah Holly, daughter of Ebenezer Holly & Martha Brown]
Weed, Charles, died Nov. 29, 1874, age 85 yrs. [son of Deodate Weed & Sarah Holly]
Weed, Jane, wife of Charles, died Jan. 7, 1896, age 97 yrs. 8 mos. [possibly Jane Stevens, daughter of William Henry Stevens & Hannah Hoyt]
Scofield, Albert R., died Mar. 3, 1893, age 81 yrs. 8 mos. [son of Rufus Scofield & Mary Wheaton]
Weed, Anna M., daughter of Charles & Jane, died July 9, 1854, age 30 yrs.
Weed, Lewis, died June 15, 1861, age 74 yrs. [son of Deodate Weed & Sarah Holly]
Weed, Levina, wife of Lewis, died Mar. 8, 1864, age 74 yrs.
Weed, Julia, daughter of Lewis & Levina, died Aug 18, 1855, age 26 yrs. 11 mos.
Weed, Delia, born Dec. 6, 1809, died July 3, 1897.
Weed, Ebenezer P., died Apr. 13, 1891, age 66 yrs. 8 mos. 4 days. [possibly son of Lewis Weed & Levina ?]
Weed, Nancy J., wife of Ebenezer P., died May 14, 1888, age 53 yrs. 9 mos. 3 days.
Weed, Little Julia, daughter of Ebenezer P. & Nancy J., died Jan. 11, 1858, age 1 yr. 4 mos. 20 days.
Richards, Annie C., wife of William & daughter of Ebenezer P. & Nancy J., died May 14, 1884, age 22 yrs. 5 mos. 10 days.
Weed, Roswell, born Dec. 29, 1821, died Oct. 18, 1893. [possibly son of Lewis Weed & Levina ?]
Weed, Rhoda S., wife of Roswell, born Feb. 25, 1829, died Apr. 4, 1893.
Mather, William J. 1851.
Mather, Fannie M.F. Hitchcock, wife of William J., 1854.
Hitchcock, William H., born 1815, died 1885.
Hitchcock, Fanny Gregory, wife of William H., born 1820, died 1901.
Bates, James, 1863.
Bates, Harriet Isabel Roberts, born 1866, died 1916.
Bates, Roswell James, son of James & Harriet, 1887.
Bates, Samuel Roberts, son of James & Harriet, born 1889, died 1891.
Bates, Harvey Reed, son of James & Harriet, 1894.
Bates, Samuel R., son of James & Harriet, born July 7, 1889, died Mar. 25, 1891.
Weed, Little Adabell, daughter of Henry L. & Maria A., died Aug. 17, 1860, age 1 yr. 8 mos. 17 days.
Weed, Henry L., died Apr. 30, 1891, age 75 yrs. 6 mos. 19 days.
Weed, Anna M., daughter of O.W. & Mary E., died Jan. 18, 1896, age 40 yrs. 6 mos.
Weed, Lizzie, daughter of Oliver W. & Mary E., born Apr. 9, 1865, died Feb. 20, 1881.
Bates, Mary E., wife of Oliver W., died Nov. 25, 1890, age 66 yrs. 1 mo. 12 days.
Weed, Oliver W., died Dec. 24, 1896, age 75 yrs. 3 mos. 14 days.
Merritt, William O., Corp. Co. A. 17th Regt. Conn. Vols., born 1838, died 1920. Flag.
Merritt, Maie, born 1877, died 1919.
Stevens, George R., born 1870, died 1924. [possibly son of Franklin Stevens & Annabelle ?]
Lockwood, Phebe, wife of George, born May 5, 1853, died Nov. 23, 1890.
Knapp, Daniel A., born Sept. 15, 1813, died Dec. 12, 1903. [in Norwalk, CT by 1880; born in NY]
Knapp, Eliza T., wife of Daniel A., born Mar. 14, 1818, died Jan. 10, 1892. [born in NY]
Mather, Jane E., born 1855, died 1919. [possibly daughter of Daniel A. Knapp & Eliza T. ?]
Bates, Francis A.[Augustus], born Oct. 20, 1834, died Mar. 17, 1915. [son of John D. Bates & Sarah Bell]
Miller, Henry, born 1857, died 1919.
Miller, Leonora E., born 1861, died 1921.
Smith, Mary E., Sept. 23, 1926.
Helmer, Charles R., born June 2, 1872, died Mar. 10, 1900.
Weed, Alice May, wife of John A., died July 7 1885, age 20 yrs. 9 mos. 9 days.
Hoffman, Henry, born 1854, died 1932. [living in Norwalk in 1880; born in NY; parents from Prussia]
Hoffman, Ella Weed, wife of Henry, 1853.
Hoffman, Franciska Buhmann, born 1829, died 1922.

The following additional data was donated by Albert Simmel:
Simmel, Frederick, born 1888, died 1974.
Simmel, Ethel Mather, wife of Frederick, born 1891, died 1961. Daughter of Charles and Jane Mather.
Taylor, Muriel Simmel, wife of Gerald C. Taylor, born 1913, died 1964. Daughter of Frederick Simmel and Ethel Mather.
Taylor, Gerald C., born 1911, died 1996.