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Acacia Park Cemetery

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Burials, North Tonawanda

One of the FamilySearch microfilms that has been digitized is the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church records. Included in the records is a section titled “Burials” in which there is a chronological listing of deceased members. Information includes:

  • Day
  • Date
  • Number [a count of those added into this register]
  • Names
  • Age
  • B. C. C.
  • Residence
  • Date of death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial
  • Signature of Clergyman

In Volume 1 there were less than 100 burials recorded between August 1869 and July 1886. Images 60-62 of 276 can be found at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3WH-V9WV-L?i=59&cat=52640.

Volume 2 burials begin September 1883 and end October 1903. Images 149-154 of 276 can be found at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3WH-V947-G?i=148&cat=52640.

The burials in Volume 3 begin February 1904 and end April 1939. Images 240-249 of 276 can be found at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3WH-V9WF-B?i=239&cat=52640.

Of the burial listings, the following Niagara County cemeteries were found:

  • Cambria
  • Hartland
    • Hartland Central – Skeel’s
    • LeValley
  • Lewiston
    • Village Cemetery
  • Lockport
    • Cold Springs
    • Glenwood
  • Newfane
    • Wright’s Corners
  • Niagara Falls
    • Oakwood
  • North Tonawanda
    • Fairmount
    • Sweeney
    • Ward
  • Pendleton
    • Acacia Park
    • Bear Ridge
  • Royalton

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Cleaning Up Family Graves at Acacia, North Tonawanda

Mom and I visited Acacia Cemetery to work on cleaning off lichen and overgrown grass on our family’s headstones. We had a great time and were impressed with the D2 results as it was the first time we had used it.

Doing some detail work:

Edging along the headstones:

Here is a before and after shot:

Here is the kit that I had purchased: https://www.gravestonecleaner.com/shop/gravestonecleaningkit-master/

It was a great day!

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