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Bushnell's Burial Place

Historic Site #:12-050   (Exists)   Type: B1,F2 Town:Sodus
Site Name:Bushnell's Burial Place GPS Coordinates:43.261649, -77.049324
Address:6944 Lake Road Sodus Point New York near the intersection of Pulver Rd and Lake Rd
Description:
Bushnell's Burial Place on Lake Road in Sodus 


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Photo by Edith FarringtonPhoto by Edith Farrington
Bushnell family member. Photo by Edith FarringtonRevolutionary War Soldier. Photo by Edith Farrington
War of 1812 Soldier. Photo by Edith FarringtonCivil War Soldier. Photo by Edith Farrington
Ammi Ellsworth who fought in the Battle of Sodus Point during the War of 1812. Photo by Edith Farrington Charles Cooper fought in the US Colored Troops during the Civil War. Photo by Edith Farrington
Captain George Garlock who was the Captain of the schooner Free Traders that took freedom seekers to Canada. Photo by Edith FarringtonJacob Buys was active in the Underground Railroad and rowed freedom seekers out to the schooners to take them to Canada. Photo by Edith Farrington
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Historic narrative:

Records indicate 206 burials here.

Bushnell's Burial Place on Lake Road in Sodus  is the final resting place for many of this areas early pioneers. Additionally it includes those who fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War along with several key figures involved in the Underground Railroad. A number of the former slaves that lived at the Maxwell Settlement are also buried here.

Some Historic people buried here:

Ammi Ellsworth fought in the Battle of Sodus Point during the War of 1812 and was a very colorful character.

Ammi Ellsworth  lived between the Point and Sodus village. A tale passed on by local storytellers says that he was one of a pair of identical twins, Ammi and Levi. Ammi, on occasion, partook of the cup that cheers and does inebriate, and when he reached a certain stage of exuberance, was wont to turn to a bystander and say, “Am I Ammi, or am I not Ammi? If I am not Ammi, then who in hell am I?”

http://historicsoduspoint.com/quirky-stories/humour-during-the-battle-of-sodus-point/



Charles Cooper was a free man living at the Maxwell Settlement which was the African American settlement on North Geneva road composed of many former slaves. He fought with the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. You can read more about him and the Maxwell Settlement by clicking here:  http://historicsoduspoint.com/slaves-in-sodus-point/african-americans-in-sodus-2/maxwell-settlement/


Jacob Buys was active in the Underground Railroad. He rowed "freedom seekers" out to schooners that took them to Canada. You can read more about him here:     http://historicsoduspoint.com/slaves-in-sodus-point/more-underground-rr-in-sodus-point/jacob-buys/


Captain George Garlock was the captain of the Schooner Free Trader that took the freedom seekers to Canada. You can read more about him by clicking here: http://historicsoduspoint.com/2011/08/underground-railroad/

 

To find an individual buried here, click this list: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/64098


For a list of those buried in this cemetery, click this link: http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries2/bushnellscem.html



References:

Wayne County Genweb web page

Historic Sodus Point Maxwell Settlement web page

Historic Sodus Point Jacob Buys web site

Historic Sodus Point Capt. George Garlock web page

Historic Sodus Point Ammi Ellsworth web page

Find a Grave web site

YouTube Video Swing Low Sweet Chariot