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South Sodus Cemetery

Historic Site #:12-053   (Exists)   Type: B1 Town:Sodus
Site Name:South Sodus CemeteryGPS Coordinates:43.16724, -76.98702
Address:4498 Route 14 Sodus New York near Wayne Center Rd
Description:

This cemetery contains the remains of the early pioneer families of South Sodus which include soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War and World War I.





 
Photo fom NYSGEN web site
 
Historic narrative:

Records indicates that there are 677 burials  here.

2005 Driving Directions - Rte. 14 North heading into the Town of Sodus. Cemetery is in the hamlet of South Sodus on the corner of Rte. 14 and Wayne Center Rd.

This cemetery contains the remains of the early pioneer families of South Sodus which include soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War and World War 1.


Two prominent South Sodus families are buried here:

Chittenden family that ran a store in South Sodus. Click here to read about it:

http://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/hamlets/south-sodus/m-e-chittenden-store-circa-1890s-page/


Thornton family that ran a limekiln near South Sodus . Click here to read about it:

http://townofsodushistoricalsociety.org/hamlets/south-sodus/thornton-lime-kiln/


Veterans buried here:

Benjamin L. Ackerman - New York Wagoner, 34 Engineers, W.W. I, Dec. 16, 1886-July 14, 1948

James Green - June 1836, 79y, in War of 1812 and Revolutionary War

Daniel W. Lamson - Sept. 20, 1864, 25y 10m, died a prisoner of war at Charlestown, S.C., Co D, III Reg. N.Y.S.V.

Jonathan Pendell - 1839, 90y, Revoluntionary & War of 1812


To find an individual buried here, click this link: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2212422/south-sodus-cemetery


To find 2 lists that contain all of the people buried here, click the 2 links below:

http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/southsodcem1.html

http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/southsodcem2.html




References:

Find a Grave web site

NYSGEN web site 1

NYSGEN web site 2

Town of Sodus Historical Society Chittenden Store web page

Town of Sodus Historical Society Thornton Limekiln web page