Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York
David Hunt Family Plot, Section B, Plot 251
Early cemetery ‘vault’ records indicate:
1. Clara Hunt, died 8 Dec 1860, age 4 years; parents Peter Hunt & Jane (Andrews) Hunt, grave unknown
2. Mariah Louisa Hunt, died 19 Jul 1858, age < 3 years, parents unknown, marker
3. Howard Hunt (twin), died 14 Jul 1869, age 4 months, parents unknown, grave ?
4. Alonzo Hunt (twin), died 28 Jul 1869, age 4 months, parents unknown, grave ?
5. Elmer Hunt, died 25 Oct 1872, age < 3 years, parents unknown, grave ?
The cemetery opened in 1866. Graves 1 & 2 are reinterments from other local cemeteries; grave 1 matches up with Clara Hunt.
‘Howard’ and ‘Alonzo’ are James S., and Peter H., twin sons of Peter & Jane Hunt per birth/death records. It is not uncommon for baby names to be incorrectly recorded in the burial records.
Elmer (no birth/death record found) - census records indicates he is also the son of Peter & Jane Hunt.