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Maxwell Settlement Cemetery
Historic Site #: | 12-189 (Exists) Type: B1 | Town: | Sodus |
Site Name: | Maxwell Settlement Cemetery | GPS Coordinates: | 0., 0. |
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Description: |
This cemetery contains the remains of at least 8 people who lived in the Maxwell Settlement. Respecting the privacy of the property owner, no location is given.
Black Community Plaque (Maxwell Settlement)
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Photo courtesy of Bill Huff taken in the 1960s. | Prime Courtright. Photo courtesy of Tom and Martha Lightfoot. |
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Rosetta Lloyd. Photo courtesy of Tom and Martha Lightfoot. |
Historic narrative: |
Known burials: Prime Courtright; Thomas Lloyd, his wife Rosetta and three of their children, Margaret, Betsy, Henrietta; two children of Mary Lee, Jane and William.
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References:Miscellaneous Small Cemeteries in SodusMaxwell Settlement Cemetery – Rediscovering Our PastFinal Stop, Freedom: The Underground Railroad Experience in Wayne County, New York by Marjory Allen Perez, 2017.