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Bower Cemetery |
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Also known as: Bower Farm Cemetery Ulysses, NY |
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I Horace A. Bower of Waterburg, Tompkins County, NY do certify that;
At a meeting held at the residence of Horace A. Bower on June 15, 1898 for the purpose of incorporating the Bower Cemetery, pursuant to the following notice, which had been twice published in the Trumansburg, N. Y. "Free Press and Sentinel," there were present the following named persons: Alexander Y. Bower, Horace A. Bower, David Bower, William Bower, Ira S. Bower, Abner T. Bower, L. J. Wheeler, L. Jay Wheeler.
H. A. Bower was made chairman of the meeting and L. J. Wheeler Sec. A motion was made and carried that six persons be nominated to serve as trustees of Bower Cemetery for the term of five years.
Motion made and carried that the Secretary cast one ballot for Horace A. Bower, David Bower, Wm. Bower, Alexander T. Bower, James A. Bower and Thomas Bower Trustees of Bower Cemetery for five years.
The chairman declared the same duly elected. A Motion adjourned. L. J. Wheeler, Secy.
The following is a description of the property incorporated. All the tract or parcel of land.
Private Cemetery Corporations
Seven or more persons may become a private Cemetery Corporation by setting off for a private Cemetery includes real property to the extent of not more than three acres and by electing at a meeting of the proprietors of the real property so set off, at which not-less than seven shall be present, three of their number to be directors, to hold office for five years. The chairman of such meeting shall sign and acknowledge and file in the office of the clerk of the county in which such real property is situated. A certificate containing the name of the corporation, a description of the lands so purchased or set apart and the names of the directors - no such Cemetery shall be located within one hundred rods of any dwelling house without the written consent of the owners thereof.
Chap. 559, Laws of 1895.
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | SON - DAU - WIFE OF - BIRTH AND DEATH |
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| WEYBURN | Alfred | 1808-1888 |
| WEYBURN | George | died, 1864 age 83 yrs. |
| WEYBURN | Albert A. | son of George and Mary, died 1838 age 10 months |
| WEYBURN | Caroline | dau. of George and Polly WEYBURN, died 1831 age 7 yrs. |
| BOWER | Polly | dau. of David and Jane BOWER, died 1828 age 11 months |
| UNKNOWN | Daughter | dau. of Alexander and Jane, died 1849 age 2 months |
| BOWER | Alexander | native of Haddington, Scotland, died 1837 no age |
| BOWER | Ann MATHER | wife of Alexander BOWER, 1769 - 1845 |
| BOWER | Ann | dau. of Alexander and Ann BOWER, 1805 - 1850 |
| BOWER | Jane | dau. of Alexander and Ann BOWER, 1809 - 1851 |
| BOWER | Marion | dau. of Alexander and Ann BOWER, 1799- 1857 |
| BOWER | Thomas | son of Alexander and Ann, Preston Pons, Scotland 1792 - 1874 |
| BOWER | Andrew | died 1868, age 73 yrs., 8 months |
| BOWER | Jane | wife of Andrew BOWER died 1848 age 48 yrs., 9 months |
| BOWER | Helen M. | dau. of Andrew and Jane BOWER, died 1845 age 9 yrs. |
| BOWER | George | no dates |
| BOWER | David | son of Alexander and Ann BOWER 1793 - 1844 |
| BOWER | Matilda | wife of William BOWER and dau. of George and Polly WEYBURN,
died 1843 age 39 yrs. |
| BOWER | Jane | wife of David BOWER, and dau. of George and Polly WEYBURN,
died 1837 age 30 yrs. |
| BOWER | William | Preston Pons, Scotland 1796 - 1871 |
| BOWER | Jane | 1818 - 1878 |
| BOWER | Alexander | born in Scotland, 1801 - 1873 |
| BOWER | Alex. G. | son of William and Matilda (WEYBURN) BOWER
born July 7, 1827 died Dec. 24, 1901 age 74 years |
| BOWER | Susan S. | wife of Alex. G. BOWER, died April 16, 1925 no age |
| BOWER | William J. | son of Alex. G. and Susan BOWER, died 1863 age 9 yrs. |
| BOWER | George W. | son of David and Jane BOWER 1832 - 1856 |
| BOWER | Letty Ann | dau. of William and Matilda (WEYBURN) BOWER 1836 - 1853 |
| BOWER | Charles M. | son of Alexander and Ann BOWER, 1857 [unsure if this is birth or death date] |
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