Hamden Plains Cemetery
Hamden, Connecticut
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Hamden Plains Cemetery is located on Circular Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. It was founded in 1787. The oldest graves I came across were from 1795 (photos, below). Hamden Plains is an active cemetery, still accepting burials. The cemetery's most famous inhabitant may be Leroy Griffin, member of the doo-wop group, The Nutmegs. For a photo of his tombstone and his tragic story, scroll on.
Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 10,764.
Photos were taken 20 August 2021.
"In Memory of RHODA
Daughter of Mr. Benjamin &
Mrs. Rhoda Woodin
who died Octo.r 5th 1795
aged 17 Months."
"In Memory of
JONAH FORD
who died Oct.r 1st AD 1804
AE. 39
Also AMELIA
Daugh. of Jonah & Mary Ford
who died Oct.r 26 1795"
"MARGARET W. CAMPBELL
Wife of George C. Forbes
Dec. 2, 1893.
Jan. 7, 1949.
GEORGE C. FORBES
1892 - 1954
Interred in Scotland"
"In loving Memory of
WILLIAM GEORGE
Son of Margaret W. & George C. Forbes
Oct. 5, 1924 Sept. 17, 1928
Since thou couldst no longer stay
to cheer us with thy love,
we hope to meet wit thee again
in yon bright world above."
The large Whitman monument has fallen off its base.
"John J. Whitman
1824 - 1899
Louisa Morrell
his wife
1842 - 1920"
"STEBBINS FAMILY
ROWLAND arrived in America 1636
2nd Generation JOHN
3rd Generation THOMAS
4th Generation ASAHEL
5th Generation THOMAS
6th Generation DARIUS
7th Generation CYRUS DARIUS
8th Generation CYRUS DARIUS II
9th Generation FRANK HENRY
10th Generation IRVING RANDOLPH
11th Generation THOMAS HARTMAN"
"Rev. Irving R. &
Mrs. Stebbins' children
Harriette Irwin
Ruth Thompson
Robert
Elizabeth Gibbs
George
Anne Moore
Thomas Hartman"
Leroy Griffin was the lead singer of the '50s doo-wop group, The Nutmegs. Originating from New Haven, Connecticut, the group charted several regional hits ("Ship of Fools", "Let Me Tell You", "The Way Love Should Be", "Why Must We Go to School", "Down in Mexico", and "You're Crying"). In 1955, The Nutmegs gained national attention with "Story Untold", which reached #2 on the charts. In 1966, Leroy Griffin had returned to the Koppers coke factory where he occasionally worked. Sadly, on September 1st, he had an altercation with a colleague and his body was later found in one of the facility's large furnaces. He was 32.
"Leroy E. Griffin
"Story Untold"
1934 - 1966"
The large Palluotto plot, encircled by a hedge.
"Our Mom
Gloria Egan Fennelly
Dec. 28, 1920 - Dec. 8, 1999"
The entrance of Hamden Plains.
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