Notable Graves

Established circa 1818, Alder Brook cemetery is Guilford’s largest cemetery and is located east of the Town Green. It is the resting place for many of Guilford’s earliest residents.

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Aldrich, James – (1847-1927) Born a Slave – Grave Marker

American Indian – (500-1,000 years ago) Age 30-34 years

Baillee, David Gemmel – (1865-1937) A Newspaper Man – Grave Marker

Bartlet, Ebenezer – (1704-1777) Buried on the Guilford Green – Grave Marker
Beattie, John – (1821-1899) Quarry Owner and Bigamist – Grave Marker
Benton, Raphael Ward – (1821-1862) Farmer, Civil War Soldier – Grave Marker
Bill, Curly – (1882 approx-1922) Tramp – No Grave Marker

Caldwell, Clarissa – (1776-1876) Milliner – Grave Marker

Chittenden, Benjamin Franklin (1822-1844) Lost at Sea – Grave Marker
Chittenden, Charles Carter – (1819-1844) Lost at Sea – Grave Marker
Cinderella – (1870-1929) A Stepmother – Grave Marker
Darrow, Charles Wesley – (1898 -1918) Killed in Action, WWI – Grave Marker

Dickie, Edward Patrick – (1829 -1912) Glass Dealer – Grave Marker

Dudley, John Hooker – (1837 -1905) Lost both thumbs – Grave Marker
Dudley, William Russel – (1849 -1911) Botanist, College Professor – Grave Marker
Dutton, Reverend Aaron – 1780 -1849) Abolitionist Minister – Grave Marker

Elliott, Charles Wyllys – (1817 -1883) Merchant, Author – Grave Marker

Elliott, William Henry – (1823 -1897) To China and Back – Grave Marker
Foote, Dr. Anson – (1783 -1841) A Shark Tale – Grave Marker
Grant, Hulda Elizabeth Miller – (1915 -1944) Circus Fire, Hartford, Connecticut – Grave Marker
Halleck, Fitz-Greene – (1790 -1867) Poet – Grave Marker
Hand, William – (1824-1844) Lost at Sea – Grave Marker
Holcomb, Henry – (1811 -1842) Killed in the explosion of the Steamer North StarGrave Marker
Holcomb, Medad – (1781 -1858) 5 Wives and 18 Children – Grave Marker
Loysel, Ruth Deshon – (1756 -1824) Slave owner – Grave Marker
Phelps, Franklin Collin – (1803 -1873) Stage Driver and Post Master – Grave Marker
Seward, Martin – (1788 -1871) Coffin Maker – Grave Marker
Stannard, Charles Socrates– (1832 -1914) Equine Undertaker – Grave Marker
Thrall, Walter John – (1863 -1882) died from the effects of drinking ice water – Grave Marker
Townsend, George Hodgson “Sleepy” – (1867 -1930) Baseball Player – Grave Marker