Fair Haven Union Cemetery, located at 149 Grand Ave., covers in the neighborhood of Fair Haven,

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. Although graves were there as early as 1803, the land was donated for the

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by local farmers Stephen Rowe and Nathaniel Granniss in 1808. The site included land for a meeting house, a school, and parade grounds, as well as for burial, holding 80 lots. A

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entry arch was added in 1885 inscribed with a quote from ''

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'' 14:13, "They rest from their labors." In April 2006, the cemetery was evaluated for restoration. Including a formal cost study and beautification. Recommendations included protection from intruders and vandals, as well as different fencing to block out the view of adjacent housing. The area Cemetery Board declined to pursue the recommendations, but agreed to consider nominating the site for addition to the

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Burials

There are 207 families buried in the cemetery, comprising 706 names and 17 headstones with given names only. The most heavily represented families are

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(151),

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, and

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(each with 70+). Others include Granniss (27) and Farren (24)

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(20). Many of the burials are early Fair Haven seamen; those engaged in clamming, oystering, and shipbuilding and repair.Ernest E. Ball, ''Stirrings in the Cemetery'', Grand News #27, April 2007 Also buried there is

Herman Hotchkiss Herman Hotchkiss (1 July 1765 – 20 February 1836) was an early settler of East Haven, Connecticut and is credited as founder of Fair Haven, Connecticut. This is not because he discovered it, which was achieved by other Europeans in 1639, but be ...

, traditional founder of Fair Haven.

Chapel

The

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on the site was built over the graves of the friendless using stone quarried from the red brick clay of Fair Haven Heights for $4,000. The structure possesses a genuine Tiffany window. A

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was placed behind a corner brick in 1895.

Gallery

Image:Grave of Herman Hotchkiss.jpg,

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marking the grave of

(1765-1836), traditional founder of Fair Haven. Image:Fair Haven Union Cemetery.jpg, Graves in Fair Haven Union Cemetery. Image:Fair Haven Union Cemetery gate inscription.jpg, The Granniss family inscription on the cemetery gateway: “They rest from their labors.” Image:Fair Haven Union Cemetery gate.jpg, Monumental gateway of Fair Haven Union Cemetery. Image:Soldier's Memorial chapel Fair Haven.jpg, Soldiers Memorial Chapel (1895).

References

External links

Fair Haven: An Historical and Ecological Field Study

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20050228033626/http://www.ctschools.net/nscp/grave.html Union Cemetery {{coord, 41.3092, -72.893, display=title Cemeteries in New Haven County, Connecticut Fair Haven (New Haven)