| When I was working on my grandmother's genealogy, I found
that many
of them were buried in the mid-1800s at Cedar Grove Cemetery in New
London.
The administrative office there at the entrance of the cemetary has
records
going very far back. I found relatives I didn't even know existed
until I saw them on the plot cards. They were buried next to
relatives
I was inquiring about, but didn't have names on their
gravestones.
Even the cause of death, date of death, and date of burial is on the
plot
card.
Also, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War have
extensive
records of Civil War veterans at Cedar Grove. I believe the
fellow
that completed the records is Alexander Prentice. I don't know
him
personally, but I ran into him in the New London Library Archives a few
years ago and he obtained a copy of my ancestor's record and at the
bottom
it states that he himself, Alexander Prentice, filled out the form in
January
of 1997. There is information on section and plot number within
Cedar
Grove and information on my ancestor's military history.
Contributed by Lisa Palone |