Old Middlebury Cemetery (Newton St. Cemetery)

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Resources for the information on this page include:

The Local History Collection of the Akron Summit County Library

Akron Beacon Journal; 9-18-1937 Article by Helen Waterhouse

Located on Newton Street Hill.

Buried Here:

Titus Chapman and two wives.  Chapman donated the land for this cemetery and was the first buried here in 1808. He died in the Revolutionary war after engaging in conflict with the redcoats in New York.

William Neal: Died 1842. Served 5 enlistments in the Continental Army.

Thomas Sumner: Under the command of Gen. Gates in 1777.  Partook in the battle of Saratoga and died in 1825.

Lambert Clement: Aged 85.  Wife Mary buried here also.

Hosea Wilcox, Jr.: Wife Abigail here also.  In Col. Buell's army.  Known as Uncle Hose.

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