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Unity Burial Ground

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34: 26: 85:. Pulpit Rock is located north of the present day intersection of White Plains Road and Unity Road. The first meetings of the Trumbull Congregational Church, established in 1730 as the Parish of Unity and later renamed Trumbull Congregational Church, were held at Pulpit Rock on White Plains Road. This church also served as a town meeting house until 1747 when a new church was built under the leadership of Reverend 61:. The cemetery was laid out in 1730 and the first burial was that of 7 year old Samuel Bennitt on June 21, 1731. There are over 110 gravestones, 90 unmarked field stones and 241 known grave sites, and most of the original stones face east. This is unusual, as it runs contrary to the common practice of placing stones so that they face the road. The latest known burial was for Charles E Booth Jr. on August 17, 1935. 237: 193: 20: 46: 232: 105: 147: 176: 78: 69:
In February 1694, Thomas Lake purchased land on the east side of the natural grassy flood plains of the
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north of the site of the first meeting house that was built in the parish of Unity, off of
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A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Volume 2
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A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Volume 1
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They Face the Rising Sun, E. Merrill Beach, Pequot Press, 1971, pages 1-5.
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is a small graveyard located on the southeast end of White Plain in the
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History of Trumbull Dodrasquicentennial 1797–1972 Commemorative Book
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Trumbull Historical website retrieved on 2010-07-09
106:Unity Burying-Place, Trumbull, Fairfield Co., CT. 8: 238:Cemeteries in Fairfield County, Connecticut 98: 7: 181:, Fairfield Historical Society, 1886 172:, Fairfield Historical Society, 1886 37:Unity Burial Ground established 1730 187:, Trumbull Historical Society, 1972 108:CT GENWEB. Retrieved on 10-08-2010 14: 16:Cemetery in Trumbull, Connecticut 21:History of Trumbull, Connecticut 1: 254: 18: 175:Reverend Samuel Orcutt, 166:Reverend Samuel Orcutt, 29:Unity Burial Ground sign 150:March 2, 2010, at the 135:Orcutt Vol. 2 p. 1,234 117:Orcutt, Vol. 2 p. 1019 53:. It is located a few 38: 30: 233:Trumbull, Connecticut 51:Trumbull, Connecticut 36: 28: 73:near an area called 209:41.2363°N 73.1756°W 205: /  43:Unity Burial Ground 39: 31: 214:41.2363; -73.1756 59:White Plains Road 245: 220: 219: 217: 216: 215: 210: 206: 203: 202: 201: 198: 154: 142: 136: 133: 127: 124: 118: 115: 109: 103: 71:Pequonnock River 253: 252: 248: 247: 246: 244: 243: 242: 223: 222: 213: 211: 207: 204: 199: 196: 194: 192: 191: 163: 158: 157: 152:Wayback Machine 143: 139: 134: 130: 125: 121: 116: 112: 104: 100: 95: 67: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 251: 249: 241: 240: 235: 225: 224: 189: 188: 182: 173: 162: 159: 156: 155: 137: 128: 119: 110: 97: 96: 94: 91: 66: 63: 19:Main article: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 250: 239: 236: 234: 231: 230: 228: 221: 218: 186: 183: 180: 179: 174: 171: 170: 165: 164: 160: 153: 149: 146: 141: 138: 132: 129: 123: 120: 114: 111: 107: 102: 99: 92: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 64: 62: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 35: 27: 22: 190: 184: 177: 168: 140: 131: 122: 113: 101: 82: 74: 68: 42: 40: 212: / 87:James Beebe 83:Pulpit Rock 65:Pulpit Rock 49:section of 227:Categories 200:73°10′32″W 197:41°14′11″N 161:References 77:. By 1705 79:Route 110 75:The Falls 148:Archived 47:Nichols 93:Notes 55:rods 41:The 229:: 89:.

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History of Trumbull, Connecticut


Nichols
Trumbull, Connecticut
rods
White Plains Road
Pequonnock River
Route 110
James Beebe
Unity Burying-Place, Trumbull, Fairfield Co., CT.
Trumbull Historical website retrieved on 2010-07-09
Archived
Wayback Machine
A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Volume 1
A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Volume 2
41°14′11″N 73°10′32″W / 41.2363°N 73.1756°W / 41.2363; -73.1756
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Trumbull, Connecticut
Cemeteries in Fairfield County, Connecticut

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