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Old Ashley Falls Cemetery Records
Town of Sheffield
Berkshire County, Massachusetts


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The Old Ashley Falls Cemetery is located on the west side of Route 7A in the center of Ashley Falls behind the church in the Town of Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The Cemetery was active during the 1800's. Inscriptions were copied and field checked in the fall of 1985. There are 141 stones located in the present study. The 1940 DAR study lists six additional stones which are included here.


Arnold, Jenny M., daughter of Henry and Mary, died 27 August 1856, age 2 years. (BC 11 September 1856).

Ashley, Infant son, no stone found. (DAR: son of Julia M. and Henry, no dates).

Ashley, John IV, died 23 March 1876, age 69 yrs. (BC 5 April 1876).

Ashley, Julia M., wife of Henry, died 5 March 1861, age 22 yrs.

Ashley, Louisa, no stone found. (DAR: died 31 December 1863, age 70 years).

Ashley, Martha M. Sheffield, wife of John, died 18 March 1861, age 51 years.

Ashley, William, no stone found. (DAR: died 18 October 1865, age 31).

Baker, Sophia, wife of Henry, died 17 August 1861, age 30 years.

Baker, Susan C., wife of Henry, died 12 June 1882, age 48 years. (BC 14 June 1882).

Bancroft, Mary Jane, daughter of Rev. George C. and Henrietta, died 24 January 1846, age 1 year, 3 months.

Barnum, Effie M. Snyder, wife of William O., died 4 April 1888, age 66 years. (BC 11 April 1888).

Barnum, Elizabeth G., died 18 November 1870, age 17 years.

Barnum, Mary J., died 26 October 1865, age 16 years.

Blake, Sara V., no stone found. (DAR: daughter of S. S. and L. W., died 1856

Blodget, Infant son of George and Julia, died 12 April 1852, age 3 weeks.

Blodget, Infant son of George H. and Fannie, born 11 February 1886, died 18 February 1886.

Blodget, Cloa A., daughter of S. and C., died 19 September 1845, age 1 year, 6 months.

Blodget, Emely E., wife of James, died 22 January 1850, age 46 years.

Blodget, James, died 13 July 1867, age 69 years.

Blodget, Martha J., daughter of George and Julia, died 8 March 1863, age 2 years, 7 months. (BC 19 March 1863).

Bowen, Chester, died 3 June 1860, age 65 years.

Bowen, Lucinda M., wife of Chester, died 9 April 1870, age 73 years.

Bowen, Minerva, daughter of Joseph and Mary, died 24 October 1855, age 57 years.

Bowen, Sabrina P., daughter of Chester and Sabrina, died 21 August 1862, age 44 years.

Bull, Jane, wife of William M., died 7 March 1856, age 42 years. (BC 20 March 1856).

Bull, Lucy, daughter of William M. and Jane, died 21 October 1860, age 23 years.

Bull, Phebe M., wife of William M., died 3 November 1870, age 46 years.

Bull, William M., died 18 May 1888, age 77 years.

Bushnell, Fanny L., daughter of Alvin and Fanny, died 5 October 1871, age 39 years, 21 days.

Canfield, Nancy, wife of William P., died 21 February 1860, age 48 years.

Chapin, Ansel, died 9 March 1874, age 76 years.

Chapin, Eliza Stanton, wife of Ansel Chapin, died 20 June 1862, age 54 years.

Chapin, William H., son of Ansel and Eliza Stanton Chapin, died 30 August 1846, age 14 years.

Dailey, Cornwell, died 16 April 1874, age 81 years. (BC 22 April 1874).

Dailey, Rachel Boardman, wife of Cornwell Dailey, died 27 May 1867, age 71 years.

Daley, Cornelia, wife of William, and daughter of John and Hannah Crosby, died 14 June 1849, age 23 years.

Daley, William, died 16 October 1859, age 38 years, 10 months.

Daley, William C., son of William and Cornelia, died 30 December 1849, age 7 months.

Decker, Rodolphus, no dates. (BC 12 September 1877; died Sheffield 3 September 1877, age 32 years.

Deming, Sarah S., wife of Lorance D., died 15 February 1868, age 66 years.

Dixon, Abiah, stone broken. (DAR: wife of John, died 27 February 1844, age 39 years).

Doolittle, Christina Dixon, wife of Henry Doolittle, 1802-1839

Doolittle, Henry, died 6 December 1869, age 79 years, 6 months, 16 days. (BC 15 December 1869).

Doolittle, Mehetabel Briggs, wife of Henry Doolittle, 1804-1852

Doolittle, Mary Richards, wife of Henry Doolittle, 1791-1832

Doolittle, Rebecca DeForrest, wife of Henry Doolittle, 1801-1864

Dunning, Ezra, died 20 February 1854, age 74 years.

Dunning, Sophia, wife of Ezra, died 4 September 1859, age 73 yrs.

Foot, Celia, daughter of Miles and Sarah, died 28 October 1863, age 17 years.

Foot, Elizabeth A., daughter of Miles and Sarah, died 7 October 1863, age 13 years, 11 months.

Foot, Katie A., daughter of Miles and Sarah, died 11 October 1863, age 11 years, 4 months.

Foot, Miles M., died 17 April 1855, age 39 years.

Fox, Ellen Josephine, daughter of Nathan B. and Betsey A., died 25 September 1840, age 1 year, 8 months.

Funk, David, died 20 October 1866, age 71 yrs.

Gardner, Elizabeth, wife of Jacob I., died 15 January 1865, age 63 years. (BC 19 January 1865).

Gardner, Jacob, son of James and Hannah, died 21 September 1843, age 3 months.

Gardner, Jacob I., died 12 April 1876, age 77 years.

Gardner, James, died 22 January 1846, age 35 years, 10 months.

Gardner, Hannah, wife of James, died 6 June 1894, age 82 years.

Gaylord, Lucy J., wife of Lauren, died 21 July 1867, age 39 years, 4 months, 6 days.

Giddings, Polly Dunning, wife of William E., died 14 March 1866, age 59 years.

Giddings, William E., died 6 October 1859, age 52 years.

Gorham, Carrie L., daughter of Levi and Harriet, died 18 June 1862, age 8 months.

Gorham, Grove, born 24 January 1845, died 13 May 1883

Gorham, Harriet M., wife of Levi M., died 11 April 1873, age 53 yrs. (BC 16 April 1873).

Gorham, Levi M., died 14 October 1861, age 41 yrs.

Gorham, Lucy Ann, wife of Lyman, died 4 June 1848, age 22 years.

Gorham, Mary E., daughter of Levi M. and Harriet M., died 27 May 1856, age 8 years.

Gorham, Mary L., daughter of Levi M. and Harriet M., died 6 June 1862, age 4 years.

Gorham, Sarah A., daughter of Levi M. and Harriet M., died 19 June 1856, age 13 years.

Green, Buel, died 6 May 1868, age 68 years.

Green, Harriet L., died 8 January 1859, age 51 years.

Green, Submitte, wife of Wheeler, died 2 June 1844, age 72 years.

Green, Wheeler, died 12 April 1860, age 88 years.

Hake, Sarah V., daughter of S. S. and E. W., died 21 or 24 February 1871, age 2 years. Difficult to read.

Ham, Anson J., son of Leonard and Eleanor, died 14 October 1863, age 13 years, 4 months, 24 days.

Ham, Catharine, wife of Peter, died 30 April 1868, age 92 years

Ham, Eleanor E., daughter of Leonard and Eleanor, died 18 October 1863, age 6 years, 5 months, 18 days.

Ham, Elizabeth L., wife of Nelson, died 9 October 1869, age 49 years, 8 months, 9 days. (BC 20 October 1869).

Ham, Emily, wife of Samuel Ham, and daughter of Miles and Mary Day Avery, died 9 July 1887, age 50 years.

Ham, Nelson, died 21 June 1888, age 70 years, 6 months.

Heaton, Josephine A., daughter of Thomas and Augusta, died 19 October 1865, age 6 months, 8 days. (BC 26 October 1865).

Ingraham, Stewart, died 1 September 1853, age 30 years.

Ives, Eunice A., wife of W. C., died 16 July 1856, age 25 years.

Lermond, John, died 19 October 1861, age 30 years.

Lyons, George, son of David and Charlotte, died 7 November 1850, age 9 months, 11 days

Maddocks, Chester S., son of Jacob G. and Elizabeth, died 8 February 1859, age 15 years.

Minor, Caleb, died 22 June 1848, age 80 years.

Minor, Jane, wife of Caleb, died 14 August 1844, age 80 years.

Murphy, Benjamin, Rev., died 23 January 1854, age 28 years.

O'Brien, Dennis, died 14 June 1869, age 73 years.

O'Brien, Emeline, wife of Dennis, died 24 January 1862, age 64 years.

Palmer, John H., son of John and Amanda, died 4 April 1848, age 11 months.

Parsons, Charles F., died 30 October 1867, age 23 years.

Parsons, H. M. Gray, wife of F. Parsons, died 11 February 1896, age 83 years.

Pease, Emily, wife of John S., died 4 April 1872, age 63 years.

Pease, Emma Jane, daughter of John S. and Emily, died 24 September 1843, age 16 months.

Pease, John S., died 14 April 1882, age 75 years.

Perkins, Richard, died Winchester, VA. 20 June 1865, age 31 years, 10 months.

Pettee, Lucy, wife of Seneca, died 4 May 1850, age 56 years.

Pettee, Seneca, died 17 September 1869, age 84 years. (BC 29 September 1869).

Phelps, Joel A., died 26 March 1872, age 72 years.

Preston, Jerome, died in Alexandria, VA. 24 October 1863, age 32 years.

Preston, Mary, wife of Samuel, died 30 July 1864, age 74 years.

Preston, Samuel, died 2 June 1876, age 86 years.

Reehl, Persey M., wife of William, died 1 March 1867, age 76 years.

Richards, Garry, died 4 July 1873, age 60 years. (BC 9 July 1873).

Richards, Lydia, wife of Garry, died 3 May 1884, age 67 years.

Richards, Mary, daughter of Garry and Lydia, died 24 October 1839, age 4 years, 4 months.

Robinson, Asher, died 23 April 1855, age 76 years.

Rule, Frank, son of Peter and Elizabeth, died 12 December 1861, age 10 months.

Scott, Hannah M., wife of John H., died 7 January 1853, age 33 years.

Scott, Margaret, wife of David, died 20 October 1856, age 61 years.

Scott, Nelson H., son of S. D. and F. A., died 12 September 1856 or 1876, age 11 months. Difficult to read.

Scott, Ophelia, daughter of David and Margaret, died 1 December 1854, age 14 years, 5 months.

Sheffell, Lois, wife of William, died 27 September 1856, age 73 years.

sheffell, William, died 16 January 1847, age 68 years.

Silvernail, John B., died 26 July 1858, age 54 years.

Silvernail, Magdalene, wife of John B., died 6 March 1861, age 56 years.

Silvernail, Margaret, died 9 January 1849, age 22 years.

Silvernail, Mary M., daughter of John B. and Magdalene, died 16 May 1860, age 28 years.

Smith, Emerson, son of John Porter and Mary M., died 10 July 1856, age 3 years.

Smith, John Porter, died 18 May 1861, age 38 years.

Smith, Lydia, wife of Solomon, died 7 February 1864, age 54 years.

Smith, Solomon, died 27 April 1881, age 74 years.

Sparks, Freddie S., son of L. and M., died 16 October 1859, age 2 years, 9 months.

Sparks, Hannah I., died 10 July 1880, age 96 years.

Todd, Elvira, wife of Joel, died 26 June 1854, age 48 years. Stone broken.

Todd, Julius W., son of Joel and Elvira, died 5 May 1857, age 18 years.

Trowbridge, Amanda M., died 4 April 1882, age 78 years.

Tubbs, Phebe, wife of Nathan, died 22 November 1851, age 73 years.

Van Deusen, Barbara, wife of Robert, died 24 March 1850, age 74 years.

Van Deusen, Harriet L., wife of Peter, died 22 November 1862, age 46 years.

Van Deusen, Nicholas, no stone found. (DAR: died 28 August 1866, age 31 years.

Van Deusen, Peter, died 27 December 1902, age 90 years. (BC 8 January 1903: died Aurora, Ill.)

Van Deusen, Robert, died 31 March 1861, age 88 years.

Webster, Nancy, wife of William V., died 26 March 1858, age 56 years.

Webster, William V., died 23 June 1868, age 84 years. Difficult to read.

West, Ichabod, died 11 January 1846, age 84 years.

West, Lovina, died 26 March 1855, age 75 years.

Winship, Eliza S. Ashley, wife of William Winship, born Sheffield 1 May 1803, died 7 January 1871.

Winship, William, born Hartford, CT, 17 March 1797, died 6 February 1863

Wolfe, Henry, died 2 March 1866, age 69 years, 9 months. (BC 15 March 1866).

Wolfe, Sarah P., wife of Henry, died 8 June 1861, age 63 years.


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