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May 13, 2018 Formerly Enslaved Woman Honored at 1820 Grave site On May 9, a group of students, faculty, and Middletown friends joined Jumoke McDuffie-Thurmond ’19 and Chief Ayanda Clarke ’99 in a spiritual commemoration ceremony to honor a woman, Silva Storms, who died in 1820 and was buried in the cemetery on Vine Street, across … Read more

Washington Street Cemetery

  LUCRETIA ADDISON 1846-1919         RUFUS ADDISON CO A 29 INF CONN. VOLS. DIED JAN. 21, 1916 AE. 76.           Lucy Ann Wife of Amos M Ca… [Campbell] Died July 6, 183.. [1835] Age 20 Yrs         [From Hale Collection, gravestone no longer visible]: [Mary … Read more

AME Zion Church Pastors

Pastors of the Cross Street African Method Episcopal Zion Church: 1822-1929   Date Pastor Other church officials 1822-1823 James Anderson[1] 1829 Trustees: Asa Jeffrey, George Jeffrey, Joseph Gilbert, John Hamilton, and Ebenezer DeForest.[2] 1831-1838 Jehiel C. Beman[3] 1839-1840 D. H. Vandervere/ Vandivier[4] 1841 Peter Ross[5]   1850 P. W. West[6] 1862 James A Jones[7] 1863-1864 … Read more

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MAY 13, 2018 Formerly Enslaved Woman Honored at 1820 Grave site On May 9, a group of students, faculty, and Middletown friends joined Jumoke McDuffie-Thurmond ’19 and Chief Ayanda Clarke ’99 in a spiritual commemoration ceremony to honor a woman, Silva Storms, who died in 1820 and was buried in the cemetery on Vine Street, across … Read more