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Located at 36000 Ann Arbor Trail, Livonia, Michigan 48152
Photo by Dick Tyler, July 1995
REGISTERED MICHIGAN HISTORIC SITE
NEWBURGH CEMETERY
An organization, later known as the Newburgh Union Cemetery Society, was formed on Nov. 23, 1832, to establish and maintain this cemetery, the first in the present city of Livonia. One grave, that of Salmon Kinglsey, a veteran of the American Revolution who died in 1827, already existed here. In the century that followed, three other Revolutionary War veterans, more than fifty Civil War veterans and other early residents were buried here in these grounds, a treasured reminder of the pioneer era.
The Newburgh Cemetery Society was organized on November 23, 1832. Among the first officers were: Luther Dean, President and William B. Dean, Treasurer, both sons of David Dean. Each lot measured 9 feet by 25 feet. In 1848 the budget was short and money for fencing unavailable. Builders of the fence, Luther Dean & Joseph Kingsley, were allowed interest on their bill of $61.25 1/2 until the debt was discharged.
Our family knows this cemetery as the final resting place of David Dean (1763-1838), Revolutionary War Patriot, and furthest back that we can trace our Dean family with certainty. Also buried here are David's sons: Gabriel Dean, David S. Dean, and Luther Dean; as well as many of David's grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dean Descendants at Newburgh Cemetery and
some photos of David Dean's headstone through the years.
Dean Descendants at Newburgh Cemetery and
some photos of David Dean's headstone through the years.
GG-Grandsons Laurecne Dean and Bennett Dean at grave of
David Dean in 1934
John Dean (ggg-grandson of David Dean) stands with his mother Viola Dean,
between the headstones of Lydia (left) and Gabriel (right).
Note that David Dean's headstone on the edge at far right is still standing and has the original DAR plaque in place c.1961.
Robert Edward Dean in 2010
John Dean with
graves of Gabriel and Lydia Dean behind, 2012
Family Reunion during David Dean Grave Rededication 2012
Photo by Bennett Joy Dean, 1934
Photo by Dick Tyler, July 1995
Photo by Terry McKervey, 2002
Photo by Robert Dean, 2010
Photo by Troy Schmidt, 9/16/12
New plaque, placed at rededication 9/16/12
Memorial Day 2016
Photo by Corrine Yergenson,
DAVID DEAN
Born 31 Mar 1763 Little Britain, Orange Co., NY.
Parents unknown.
Married Phebe Borland 6 Dec 1784 Goshen, NY. Phebe Borland Dean died 20 Sep 1831, probably at/near Penfield, Monroe Co., NY.
Original bronze plaque disappeared sometime between 1961- 1995. A new plaque was placed 9/16/12.
Three children buried here:
Gabriel Dean
David S. Dean
Luther Dean
DAVID DEAN
formerly from
Orange Co. N.Y.
DIED
Sept 23.1838
Aged 76 Yrs
Bronze Plaque added
Aug. 27, 1930 reads: "Revolutionary Soldier 1775-1783; placed by Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter D.A.R."
1934
Detail very sharp but headstone already leaning due to a tree growing in front to the right.
1995
Headstone broken in half and propped up. The DAR plaque is missing.
2002
Detail considerably weathered.
GABRIEL DEAN
Born 10 Nov 1787
Died 17 Feb 1878
Father: David DEAN
Mother: Phebe BORLAND DEAN
Gabriel moved from Marion, Wayne Co., NY to Wayne Co., MI c.1835 and settled near his brothers, William B. and Luther, at Livonia.
GABRIEL. DEAN
DIED
Feb 17. 1878
AGED
91ys. 3ms. & 7Ds.
1995
Gabriel's headstone still standing upright
2002
Gabriel's headstone lying on the ground
9/15/12
Repaired summer of 2012
LYDIA BRADNER DEAN
Born 25 Feb 1792
Died 19 Sept 1868
Father: John BRADNER
Mother: Lydia _____
Married Gabriel Dean 10 Feb 1810
Children: Harriet, Almira, Fanny, Henry J., Charlotte Ann, Peleg Holmes, Miranda, Edmund, Edwin, James Calhoun, Marquis 'Lafayette', Mary, and Nancy Jane 'Jennie'
LYDIA
WIFE OF
GABRIEL DEAN
DIED
SEPT. 19. 1868:
AGED
76 Years. & 7. Mo's.
1995
2002
9/16/12
JAMES CALHOUN DEAN
Son of Gabriel and Lydia (Bradner) Dean
Born 05 Jan 1817
Died 12/14 May 1864
Father: Gabriel DEAN
Mother: Lydia BRADNER
No headstone for James C. Dean present
No headstone for James C. Dean present
Death certificaet says he was buried in Newburgh Cemetery. He was most likely buried in his father's family plot, perhaps beside his mother, or possibly behind his parents near his cousin Rodman Dean
HENRY J. DEAN
Henry J. Dean is actually buried in Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Virginia. View Here
His headstone in Newburgh Cemetery is a cenotaph
Children: Sara Alice Dean, George Needleton Dean, Albert E. Dean, Charles A. Dean, Clark A. Dean
[Headstone was Lying flat on the ground in 2010]
HENRY J. DEAN
DIED
IN DEFENCE OF HIS COUNTRY
May 12,1864
AGED
18 Years
HIS REMAINS
LIE BURIED ON THE
BATTLE FIELD
NEAR RICHMOND VA
1995
9/16/12
CALISTA DURFEE DEAN
Born 12 May 1823
Died 27 Jun 1896
Father: Harvey Durfee
Mother: Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Daggett) Durfee
Married Henry J. Dean 22 Feb 1846
Children: Sara Alice Dean, George Needleton Dean, Albert E. Dean, Charles A. Dean, Clark A. Dean
Mrs. CALISTA DEAN
DIED
June 27, 1896
AGED
73 y's 1mo
15D's
1995
9/16/12
Calista
SARAH ALICE DEAN LAWSON BEARD
Born: 1847
Died: 1911
daughter of Henry J. Dean & Calista Durfee Dean
Note: Tree was lifting and tilting monument by 2012
BEARD
SARAH A.
LAWSON BEARD
1847-1911
9/16/12
9/16/12
DEAN
DEAN monument beside Fred Dean (1874-1896) and Fred's parents, George & Amanda in row in front of Gabriel and Lydia Dean.
Probably predates Fred's death in 1896.
NOTE: Who all is buried here? George is a son of Henry J. Dean & Calista (Durfee) Dean
2002
GEORGE NEEDLETON DEAN
Born Jan 1849
Died 1934
Father: Henry J. DEAN and
Mother: Calista (Durfee) DEAN
Children: Fred & Grace
FATHER
1849-1934
9/16/12
AMANDA STONEBURNER DEAN
Born 1852
Died 1921
was the wife of
George Needleton DEAN
Children: Fred & Grace
MOTHER
1852-1921
[Amanda, wife of Geo. N. DEAN]
9/15/12
FRED DEAN
Born 1874
Died 1896
Father: George Needleton DEAN
Mother: Amanda (Stoneburner) DEAN
Did Fred ever marry or have children?
FRED
1874-1896
9/16/12
CHARLIE DEAN
Born 15 Jan 1856
Died 03 Jan 1857
Father: Henry J. Dean
Mother: Calista Durfee Dean
OUR DEAR
CHARLIE
Son of
H.J. & C. Dean
Jan. 3, 1857
AGED
11 Mos. & 19 ds
1995
CLARK A. DEAN
Born 27 Oct 1859
Died 14 Jun 1878
Father: Henry J. Dean
Mother: Calista Durfee Dean
I don't belive that he married or had any chidren
CLARK A.
son of
H.J. & C. DEAN
DIED
..........
1995
DAVID S. DEAN
Born 29 Jul 1791 or 1792
Died 27 Jan 1856
Father: David DEAN
Mother: Phebe BORLAND DEAN
About 1836/37 David S. Dean moved his family to Canton Twp., Wayne Co., MI near his brothers Luther, Gabriel and William. He lived there for the rest of his life.
David & Catharine had 13 children, only 1 is buried here.
DAVID S. DEAN
BORN
July 29, 1792
DIED
Jan. 24, 1856
David S. Dean's family markers are located further back in the cemetery
9/16/12
CATHARINE MUNRO DEAN
Born 23 Dec 1798
Died 20 Mar 1860
Father: Samuel Reid MUNRO Jr.
Mother: Maria 'Mary' ALYEA
David & Catharine had 13 children, only 1 - Ann Elizabeth Dean is burried here.NK
CATHARINE
wife of
DAVID S. DEAN
Born Dec. 23, 1798
Died Mar. 20, 1860
1995
9/16/12
Ann Elizabeth DEAN
Born 24 Sep 1838
Died 05 Aug 1839
aged 10 months.
Father: David S. DEAN
Mother: Catherine (Munro) DEAN
Her info was inscribed on the family monument, probably about the time of her father's death. Also on this monument are David S. Dean and Catherine Munro Dean
ANN ELIZABETH
daughter
of
DAVID S. & C. DEAN
Born Sep. 24 1838
Died Aug. 5. 1839
ANN E
Daughter of
D.S. & C.Dean
DIED
Aug. 5,1839
Aged.....
1995
1995
9/16/12
RODMAN DEAN
Born 27 Jun 1855
Died 08 Mar 1856
Father: Thomas J. DEAN
Mother: Nancy Emily (McKinney) DEAN
Grandson of Luther and Ruth (Brundage) DEAN
Rodman's parent's moved to Colorado in 1865.
RODMAN
Son of
T.J & N.E. DEAN
DIED
March 8. 1856
Aged 8 mo's
& 11 d's.
----
Our beloved sleeps....
... being ....from
the evil in....
1995
2002
9/15/12
WILLIAM B. DEAN, Jr.
Father: William B. DEAN
Mother: Sarah (Munro) DEAN
Grandson of David DEAN & Phebe (Borland) DEAN
William B. DEAN Sr. Moved family to Livonia in Fall 1831. On Dec. 1, 1831 William B. Dean “of Monroe County, NY” purchased land in Livonia...He was a founder and the treasurer of the Newburgh Cemetery Society in 1832. In 1841, William traded land in Livonia for 120 acres in Bunkerhill Twp., Ingham Co....He moved there in Nov. 1842.
WILLIAM B. Jr.
Son of
Wm. B. & Sarah
DEAN
Died
Dec. 26 1836
Aged 6 years
& 1 mo
1995
2002
9/15/12
Repaired Sept. 2012
LUTHER DEAN
Born 13 Sep 1803
Died 25 Dec 1850
Father: David DEAN
Mother: Phebe BORLAND
Luther Dean moved his family to Michigan and settled in Nankin in 1831/1832. Luther was 1st President of the Newburgh Cemetery Society organized 23 Nov 1832.
Married Ruth Brundage 03 Jun 1824
Children: Thomas Jay, William Day, George Brundage, Marian Lucina, Harriet Elvina, James 'Roe' and Polly Elizabeth
LUTHER DEAN
DIED
DEC 25.1850.
AGED 47 YEARS.
1995
2002
9/15/12
RUTH BRUNDAGE DEAN
Born 19 Sep 1805
Died 11 Jan 1883
Father: George BRUNDAGE
Mother: Hannah ENGLE
Married Luther Dean 03 Jun 1824
Children: Thomas Jay, William Day, George Brundage, Marian Lucina, Harriet Elvina, James 'Roe' and Polly Elizabeth
RUTH
wife of
LUTHER DEAN
Sept 19. 1805
Jan 11. 1882
1995
2002
9/15/12
Undergoing repair
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By 1995, many of the tall thin headstones of Dean family members had broken and fallen over. Once they were flat on the ground they were more exposed to falling rain and more vulnerable to the effects of acidic rain and began to weather at a faster rate.
August 2010 photo by Bob Dean. David Dean's stone is leaning up against its base, Gabriel's is flat, Lydia's is lying against its base.
The ground behind with Gabriel's grandson George N. Dean and wife Amanda Dean ('Father' and 'Mother') and their son Fred is very uneven.
2012 Restoration and Rededication
2012 Restoration and Rededication
In the summer of 2012, the Livonia Historical Commission, in cooporation with the D.A.R., took on the task of restoration of David Dean's gravestone was well as some other Dean family headstones. An anonymous donation covered the repair of the adjoining headstones of Gabriel and Lydia Dean. On September 16, 2012, the Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, D.A.R. replaced the lost bronze plaque designating David Dean as a Revolutionary War veteran.
Foreground: Ruth Dean's headstone is being cleaned and repaired. (Rake is leaning against her husband Luther Dean's headstone)
Background: A tree stump is removed in front of David's stone.
September 15, 2012
Photo by Troy Schmidt
David's marker (photos on right) has been epoxied back together.
Son Gabriel's headstone is flat and Gabriel's wife Lydia's is leaning against the fence.
Workers told me that Gabriel's stone weighed about 500 pounds and they needed a winch and tripod to raise it back into place.
July 2012
Photos by Deb Davis
Rededication ceremony at the gravesite on September 16, 2012 at 1pm. There were some short speeches in honor of David Dean with about 14 direct descendants in attendance.
The group photo below shows many of them:
4 great-great-great grandchildren
7 great-great-great-great grandchildren
Link to ceremony photos by Deb Davis.
Link to newspaper article published by the Livonia Observer & Eccentric after the rededication.
Also, follow this Find-a-grave link for further information and online memorials:
Graves of Dean family buried at Newburgh Cemetery on Find-A-Grave
News Update regarding rededication of our ancestor David Dean's grave
9/18/12
The Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, MSDAR, NSDAR would very much like to thank the David Dean family members for their support in our efforts to rededicate the grave of David Dean as a Revolutionary Patriot. The family attendance was fantastic! We enjoyed meeting all of you. Thank you for your generous donation to the grave restoration and marking.
Sincerely,
Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, DAR
7/19/2012
Hello Cousins,
The Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has asked me to spread the word that they will be rededicating our ancestor David Dean's gravesite this coming September. The Newburgh Cemetery will be repairing David Dean's gravestone and the D.A.R. will be replacing its missing plaque. There will be a small ceremony at the gravesite.
The ceremony will take place on September 16, 2012 at one o'clock in the afternoon at the Newburgh Cemetery, 26000 Ann Arbor Trail, Livonia, Michigan 48152. Click here for an Invitation. They will have several short speeches made in honor of David Dean. If there is a family member planning to attend the ceremony who would like to give a short talk, please contact: Deborah Davis
Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, DAR
Historical Preservation
Plymouth, Michigan
email: winkee@twmi.rr.com
I hope all is well with everyone, I have been out of touch with too many of you for too long. I have over 1250 direct descendants of David Dean in my files now (not including spouses). I would like to add much of that information and copies of photos and documents to my David Dean Project website later this year. Remember that the old geocities website is gone. Some of the information was copied by a webring but there are many links that don't work and I am unable to modify pages at this address: http://webspace.webring.com/people/wo/ohhitroy/
My new site will be at: https://sites.google.com/site/daviddeanproject/
Many of my family contacts of distant cousins are a bit out of date, so please feel free to send me updates/corrections, send this on to your more immediate family or other Dean family you correspond with or let me know if you want me to drop you from my mailing list.
Best Wishes,
Troy
Troy Schmidt
David Dean Project
May 30, 2012 I received the following email regarding David Dean's grave marker:
"The Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be rededicating David Dean's gravesite this coming September. The Newburg Cemetery will be repairing David Dean's gravestone. The DAR will be replacing its missing plaque. There will be a small ceremony at the gravesite.
I note you maintain a David Dean website as well as sponsoring him on Find-A-Grave. The DAR would like to invite any direct descendants of David Dean to the ceremony. Invitations will be sent early to these family members for whom we have addresses. Are you in contact with any direct descendants especially in the Michigan area? Would you consider posting the rededication ceremony on your website?
Thank you in advance for your consideration,
Deborah Davis
Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, DAR
Historical Preservation
Plymouth, Michigan
email: winkee@twmi.rr.com
Jan. 20, 2009
Hi Everybody,
A member of the John Sackett Chapter DAR has contacted me in regard to David Dean's headstone. Our Ancestor, David Dean, a veteran of the American Revolution, died 170 years ago this year and was buried in the Newburgh Cemetery, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan. His headstone is broken, badly weathered and the old DAR plaque placed in 1930 is missing. They are looking to have a professional tombstone repair done (or a new stone carved?) and a new plaque placed. The costs have not been determined yet, but preserving it is very important. The John Sackett Chapter DAR has been in contact with the Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter DAR and hope that they will assist as well. David's grave is one of 4 in the cemetery that they are working towards marking/preserving. Depending on cost estimates, they would like to have something done by this fall if possible. They would hold a dedication ceremony and would welcome any and all descendants to attend.
The D.A.R. says that if you would like to make a tax deductable donation toward this repair, they can be made by check, and would be payable to: John Sackett Chapter, DAR. All donations made to the chapter for this project will receive a letter for tax purposes, tax deductible - a bonus. Donations can and should be earmarked to go specifically toward David Dean's grave by designating such on your check and in a letter sent with your donation. Please contact Brenda H. for information regarding donations or any other questions: bhalseth@twmi.rr.com
I will post updates and further information on this page.
Your Cousin,
Troy
July 1995
David Dean's ggg-grandson, Dick Tyler, visited Newburgh cemetery in July 1995 and photographed the Dean family graves. As far as I know, Dick was the first family member to notice that David Dean's headstone was broken in at least two pieces and the bronze plaque that had been placed by the DAR in the 1930's was missing. Dick sent me copies of his photographs and I put the photos and information on my 'David Dean Project' family website and the word got out to family around the country. It seems that every few years, a descendant of David Dean, makes a trip to the Newburgh cemetery and many of them send me photos of the current condition of the graves there.
-Troy
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