Zoar Cemetery

Zoar Cemetery in Newtown, Connecticut, dates from 1767. It is located off Route 34 (Berkshire Road) near the intersection of Toddy Hill Road in the Sandy Hook section of the town. The cemetery contains burials from all eras and is clearly still in use. The old section mainly has burials from the mid- to the late 1800s, although I was able to find one or two stones from the late 1700s, but the majority of the stones dating before 1900 were illegible. Other than the interments of John Angel and Luzon Burritt Morris, the cemetery is unremarkable. Morris was a governor of Connecticut who also served as a member of the State House of Representatives and as a member of the State Senate. (I did not get a photo of his stone, but it is a basic Celtic cross.) Angel was a critically-acclaimed sculptor of monuments, busts and medals. His work includes the six bronze doors to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 1367.

Photos taken 28 July 2016.

"In Memory of

Mr. EPHRAIM ADAMS

who departed this Life

Nov.r 24th 1786

in the 73rd Year

of his Age."

"W. H. Shepard

1844

Almira A. Miller

His wife

1833 - 1911"

John Angel was a respected sculptor, with a special interest in ecclesiastical sculpture. His works include the Exeter War Memorial and the Bridgwater War Memorial (both in England), the bronze doors at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, the Founder's Memorial at Rice University (Texas), and works at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York City), and in the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes, Indiana.

All photos copyright by the author, 2016. Not to be used or reproduced without permission.

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