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The Van Schoonhoven Cemetery, Waterford, Saratoga County, New York This cemetery is located on the grounds of the GE Silicones Plant and can only be accessed by permission. Check in at the front gate of the plant.
The gravestones of Jacobus Van Schoonhoven (a founder of Waterford) and his father, Guert .
The gravestone of (Johan) Albert Becker
The gravestone of Albert's wife, Magdalena (Laney)
The gravestone of Albert & Magdalena's son, Storm A.L. Becker
The gravestone of Storm's wife, Elisabeth Clute
The gravestone of Elisabeth's father, Gradus Clute
The gravestone of Alida , wife of Gradus Clute. Others buried there:Becker, Margaret , daughter of John & Eliza, d. 1826, 1yr. Clute, Nicholas, b. Oct. 15, 1778, d. Dec. 14, 1858 Clute, Caroline, wife of Albert, b. May 9, 1820, d. July 17, 1840 Clute, Caroline, daughter of Albert & Mary, d. Oct. 17, 1844, 1yr, 10mo., 8days Clute, Catharine, wife of Nicholas, d. Sept. 5, 1852, 73 yrs. Clute, Gradus, son of Nicholas & Catharine, d. May 5, 1827, 17 yrs. The full list of interrees can be found at Rootsweb. |
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An old newspaper article about the life of Jacobus van Schoonhoven and the early history of Waterford and Half Moon can also be found on this page, courtesy of Rootsweb. This page was last updated on March 7, 2009
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