Old Cemetery of Huntington

Shelton, Connecticut

The Old Cemetery of Huntington is located on the green in the Huntington area of Shelton, Connecticut. It was established in 1889, but there are burials that date as far back as the 1750s. The cemetery has quite a few unique monuments from the 1700s and the 1800s. The sign at the gate states that, "Here lie the early settlers of Huntington". The cemetery boasts numerous 18th century memorials, and several unique markers. Old Huntington Cemetery holds many doctors, lawyers, colonels, captains and other military personnel (mostly veterans of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War). Prevalent surnames found in the Old Cemetery of Huntington include Beardsley, Hawley, Hide, Leaven(s)worth, Nichols and Shelton.

Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 884.

Photos taken 8 March 2021.

"Here lyes Buried

the Body of Mr.

OBADIAH HAWLEY;

Who Departed this Life

June 10th, Anno Dom.ni 1751

in ye 43rd Year of His Age."

"Here lyes Buried

ye Body of Mr.

David Hurd who

Departed this Life

Septem.br ye 19th AD 1758,

in ye 61st Year of his Age."

"In memory of Mrs. Mary

the Wife of Doctor Thomas Leavenworth

Who died June 1768

in ye 89th Year of her Age."

"In memory of Mr DAVID HIDE

son of Mr ELIAKIM &

Mrs MARTHA HIDE

who was born March 5 1766

and died Sep.tr 20 1784

Etat 19 Years."

"Sacred to the memory of

Mr MORDECHAI MARKS

was born May 30 1740

and died Oct.r 30 1797

aged 57 years & 5 months"

"In Memory of Mr. Joseph Fairchild,

who died, April 21st, 1809

Aged 74 Years"

"MEMENTO MORI This stone is erected in the memory of Rev. JEDIDIAH MILLS, AM, the first and faithful minister of the Gospel of Church at Ripton, who, after a very short illness, fell on sleep, the 19 of Jan.ry D 1776 in the 79 Year of his age & 52.d year of his Ministry.

Also In memory of Mrs. ABIGAIL MILLS, the amiable consort of the Rev. JEDIDIAH MILLS, who after a lingering & painful disease departed this Life Nov.r 2.d D 1775 in her 72 Year.

Releas'd from earth this happy pair We trust have winged their way To taste the joys their Saviour gives In bright eternal Day."