Colden Family Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Colden Family Cemetery

Montgomery, Orange County, New York
Listed
February 9, 2005
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
05000017

About this property

The Colden Family Cemetery (also known as Colden Cemetery) is a Registered Historic Place in the Town of Montgomery in Orange County, New York, United States. It is located off Maple Avenue south of NY 17K, surrounded by a small stone wall. It was established in the 1780s by the descendants of area resident Cadwallader Colden, one of the last colonial governors of New York. The ruins of the family home are at the junction of 17K and NY 747, approximately a mile (1.6 km) to the northeast. While Colden himself is buried another private cemetery in the Queens community of Flushing where he died, a tablet was erected in his memory at the entrance. Many of his progeny are here, along with some of the family's slaves and members of other families. The earliest grave is that of his last wife Elizabeth, who died in 1782. The most recent grave is that of Anna Colden Harris, who died in 1937. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Montgomery, Orange County, New York
41.52141, -74.14542

Categories

ARTEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Colden Mansion Ruins
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0.8 mi
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Hill, Nathaniel, Brick House
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2.2 mi
Belknap Stone House
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Montgomery
1777Revolutionary War
10.6 mi
Battle of Fort Clinton
1777Revolutionary War
10.8 mi

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When was Colden Family Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Colden Family Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2005.

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Colden Family Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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