| 词条 | East Norwalk Historical Cemetery |
| 释义 |
| name=East Norwalk Historical Cemetery | image= | imagesize = | established =c. 1655 | country =United States | location =East Norwalk, Connecticut | coordinates = | type = | style = | owner=Norwalk's Third Taxing District | size = | graves= | interments=1100 | cremations = | leases= | website={{URL|1=http://www.ttd.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&..|2=East Norwalk Historical Cemetery}} | findagraveid= 2149219 }} Established in 1655, the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery is Norwalk's oldest cemetery, and many of the area's first settlers are buried there. The cemetery is owned and maintained by the Third Taxing District, formally known as the East Norwalk Fire District of the Town of Norwalk, and before that it was known as the Down Town School District.[1] Triangle shaped and surrounded clockwise by Gregory Boulevard, Cemetery Street and East Avenue it is situated in the neighborhood of East Norwalk {{coord|41|6|9.22|N|73|24|11.95|W|display=inline,title}}. At the north entrance of the grounds stands the First Settlers of Norwalk Memorial,[2] inscribed with the following names of 31 settlers who founded Norwalk in 1649: George Abbitt, Robert Beacham, Stephen Beckwith, John Bowton, Matthew Campfield, Nathaniel Eli, Thomas Fitch, John Griggorie, Samuel Hales, Thomas Hales, Walter Haite, Nathaniel Haies, Rev. Thomas Hanford, Richard Homes, Ralph Keiler, Daniel Kellogge, Thomas Lupton, Matthew Marvin, Sr., Matthew Marvin, Jr., Isacke More, Jonathan Marsh, Widow Morgan, Richard Olmsted, Nathaniel Richards, John Ruskoe, Matthias Sention, Sr., Matthias Sention, Jr., Matthew Sention, Thomas Seamer, Richard Webb, and Walter Keiler. Many graves are unmarked by headstones as remains were deposited before stones were available, and of which no mark or tradition is known. In 1843, the Down Town Cemetery Association was founded to maintain and conduct the business of the cemetery. In 1933, the name was changed to the East Norwalk Cemetery Association. In 1941, the Norwalk Third Taxing District entered into an agreement to supplement the association's perpetual care fund, due to a dwindling amount of donations. In 1966, the district took the deed to the land, so as to secure better insurance. Today, the district provides for the perpetual care of the grounds, while cemetery business is conducted by volunteers of the association. Notable burials
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=History|url=http://ttd.gov/about/history|website=Third Taxing District|publisher=JumarMarketing, LLC|accessdate=14 January 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=First Settlers of Norwalk Memorial|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5017|website=Find a Grave|accessdate=14 January 2017}} Further reading
4 : Cemeteries in Fairfield County, Connecticut|History of Norwalk, Connecticut|1655 establishments in Connecticut|Buildings and structures in Norwalk, Connecticut |
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