Comes' Cemetery

The Comes' Cemetery is located at the intersection of Franklin Street and East King Street, next to the little red chapel building. It is hidden from view from the road. There is an old iron fence surrounding most of the cemetery, but it is in poor condition. There is little evidence of maintenance.

This cemetery was created for the family of Eliud Comes, who was also one of the major stone carvers in Danbury in the early 19th century. Throughout the city, his name can be found on the bases of dozens of stones.

There are 15 gravesites that have been identified. In this transcription, the following codes have been used in the last column:

I = The stone inscription is not legible to the naked eye. Inscriptions were verified using one of several enhancing techniques.
M = The stone existed in 1934, at the time of the Hale Collection readings, but cannot be located at this time.
B = The stone is broken into two or more fragments. All fragments may not be present in the cemetery.
T = The stone has toppled over and is lying on the ground. It may or may not be in multiple fragments.

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BAILEY	Hezekiah	died 27 Jan 1832, age 87 yrs, 3 mos, 2 days	B
BAILEY	Martha	wife of Hezekiah Bailey, died 28 Aug 1835, age 82 yrs, 7 mos, 25 days	T
BALDWIN	Hiram C.	son of Burnell & Mary, died 21 Mar 1851, age 30
BECKWITH	Anson T.	died 25 Sep 1855, age 23
BECKWITH	Arthur A.	son of Azorabel & Mary (stone buried)
COMES	Dinah	wife of Eliud, died 19 Jan 1858, age 76 yrs, 5 mos	M
COMES	Eliud	died 12 Jan 1855, age 75 yrs, 5 mos, 14 days	B
COMES	Juliaett A.	daughter of Clement & (stone buried)
COMES	Martha	daughter of Eliud & Dinah, died 4 Jan 1856, age 29	B
CURTIS	Clarrinda	wife of Lehman Curtis, daughter of Eliud & Dinah Comes, died 15 Aug 1845, age 26	M
PARKS	Marietta	wife of Samuel, died 15 Apr 1855, age 21	M
PARKS	Samuel	born 1829, died 1905	TB
PECK	Polly	wife of Joseph Peck, died 29 Aug 1833, age 40
PECK	Vespasian	died 11 Jul 1849, age 52 yrs, 10 mos
STONE	William	died 15 Feb 1847, age 5 yrs

Last Updated on 2/25/00

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