Old Wintonbury Cemetery Historical

Old Wintonbury Cemetery Historical (HM1VRK)

Location: Bloomfield, CT 06002 Hartford County
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N 41° 50.048', W 72° 44.229'

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( left gatepost plaque )
1736     1933
Old Wintonbury Cemetery

This gateway and fence were erected to the memory of the founders and descendants of ancient Wintonbury through the generosity of Mrs. Alice Bidwell Francis and Miss Caroline Roberts whose ancestors for four generations were buried here. All were direct descendants of John bidwell an original settler of Hartford
( right gatepost plaque )
1736     1933
Old Wintonbury Cemetery

The parish of Win-Ton-Bury established October 1736 within the towns of Windsor, Farmington and Simsbury wrom which towns it derived its name was incorporated as a town by act of legislature May 1936 and name changed to Bloomfield.
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Care of this old burying ground is now vested in the Wintonbury Cemetery Association incorporated November 6, 1925
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Date Added Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at 9:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 687895 N 4633835
Decimal Degrees41.83413333, -72.73715000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 50.048', W 72° 44.229'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 50' 2.88" N, 72° 44' 13.74" W
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Area Code(s)860
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8-46 CT-189, Bloomfield CT 06002, US
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