"Cemetery" is the Week 17 challenge for #52Ancestors.
Since the passing of my grandparents in 1979 and 1980, I had always accompanied my family on many trips to the Riverside Cemetery in New Castle, New Hampshire, to visit their graves and refresh the flowers kept there. Having not yet delved into my paternal ancestry at that time, I had not known that many of my ancestors were buried there, and I had been walking by them for so many years.
Since the passing of my grandparents in 1979 and 1980, I had always accompanied my family on many trips to the Riverside Cemetery in New Castle, New Hampshire, to visit their graves and refresh the flowers kept there. Having not yet delved into my paternal ancestry at that time, I had not known that many of my ancestors were buried there, and I had been walking by them for so many years.
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The following are the grave stones of my direct ancestors which currently stand in Riverside Cemetery. There are other relatives here that do not have stones, nor are their plots known. The amount of cousins buried here number in the hundreds, with the family names of AMAZEEN, LEAR, MELOON, PRIDHAM, and YEATON being a part of this community since the 1600-1700's.
| Isaac Charles Haven Pridham 11 Sept 1847 - 16 Apr 1924 The son of John R and Ruth Ann (Fish) Pridham He was a Civil War veteran, serving in the Navy on board the USS Vandalia, which was moored just across the river from where he now lies. His wife Catherine (Hessian), being Catholic, was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Portsmouth. Isaac was not, apparently, so was buried here. My great-grandparents, William H and Louise J (Condon) Pridham, are also in Calvary cemetery. |  |
 | My grandparents, great-grandparents, and several of my great-aunts and uncles. John T. Dow, 1869-1942 Dorothy M. (Yeaton), 1870-1927 Reginald L. Dow, 1906-1980 Alice L. (Pridham), 1905-1980 See also, my blog page: In Memory of Great-Grandmother Yeaton |
 Barnabus Yeaton (toppled stone on left) Died July 8, 1857, Aged 80 yrs. Philadelphia "Phily" (Jenkins) Yeaton Died Nov. 1, 1869, Aged 85 yrs. [My 4th Great-Grandparents] |  |
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| Nathaniel Benjamin Yeaton Born June 15, 1842 Died Dec 29, 1926 My 2nd Great-Grandfather, the son of John and Dorothy (Amazeen) Yeaton | Louisa Medala (Meloon) wife of Nathaniel B. Yeaton Died Sept. 12, 1902 Aged 54 yrs, 7 mos. The daughter of Alfred A and Dorothy C (Yeaton) Meloon, who are also buried in same cemetery |
Nathaniel and Keziah Lear, my 5th Great-Grandparents. He died on April 5, 1824, Aged 57. She died April 6, 1844, Aged 78. Considering the dates of death, they were likely buried elsewhere, perhaps on their old property, and moved to this cemetery after it was opened.
See also: Nathaniel Lear of New Castle, NH
See also: Nathaniel Lear of New Castle, NH
My 4th Great-Grandparents:
William A. Meloon, 27 Nov 1795 - 27 Nov 1842
The son of Abraham (Abram) and Elizabeth (Marden) Meloon
Mary (Lear) Meloon, his wife, 25 June 1800 - 28 Feb 1873
The daughter of Nathaniel and Keziah (Amazeen) Lear
William A. Meloon, 27 Nov 1795 - 27 Nov 1842
The son of Abraham (Abram) and Elizabeth (Marden) Meloon
Mary (Lear) Meloon, his wife, 25 June 1800 - 28 Feb 1873
The daughter of Nathaniel and Keziah (Amazeen) Lear
 | My 3rd Great-Grandparents: Alfred A Meloon 8 Mar 1819 - 26 Jan 1890 The son of William A and Mary (Lear) Meloon Dorothy C (Yeaton) Meloon 3 Aug 1821 - 8 Jan 1895 The daughter of Barnabus and Philadelphia (Jenkins) Yeaton See also my blog pages: - The Family of William A Meloon of New Castle, NH - Alfred A Meloon of New Castle, NH |
Note: ALL of these photos were taken by me, between 2008 and 2012, and I have posted many of the same ones onto "Find a Grave", and also to my Flickr account. Some of them have since found their way onto Ancestry family trees, which is fine, so long as an original source is indicated. So, to my cousins who have found their way here, I say "Hello!"
Update: Since starting this page two weeks ago, I traveled down to New Castle, and revisited the cemetery. Glad to see the Barnabus Yeaton stone is upright again!
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