Quaddick Cemetery
42 Townes Lane, Thompson 0 .41 acres
GPS Latitude 41.94455 Longitude -71.82824
Quaddick Cemetery is located on the north westerly side of the Quaddick Reservoir. As early as October 1865, this cemetery was identified as a “neighborhood burying ground ….. with a free and convenient pass way to and from said burying ground to the Public Highway.” The Warranty Deed for 42 Townes Lane Lot 12C currently allows a ten (10) foot right of way that gives access from the Town Road to the end of the peninsula.
The earliest burial is that of Irael [sic] Fefft in 1810. Given that over time, the tombstones and their engravings disappear, the Thompson Historical Society is fortunate to have in its holdings “Epitaphs at Quadic, Connecticut”, Collected Arranged and Edited by Mrs. George Washington Tefft, dated 1925.
Quaddick is one of the cemeteries in Thompson that has undergone significant upgrading. Massive pine trees, brush and poison ivy were removed and many tombstones were reset. During this process, the footstones were removed from their original location and attached to the back of the primary tombstone to facilitate the on-going maintenance of the cemetery.
The Hale Collection identifies a number of military burials. There are two listed with “flags but no marker” and one with a Revolutionary War marker. Research shows that these three all served in the Revolutionary War.
- Ebenezer Green enlisted in Providence and served nine months as a private with the Connecticut troops. Pension S13217 awarded him $30.00 per month.
- Amos Green enlisted and served in Connecticut both for himself and as a substitute with the rank of private. Both he and his wife received pensions.
- Eleazer Bowen served in Rhode Island as a private. His pension S17290 allowed him a $23.00 annual pension.
According to Mildred G. Crankshaw’s Contemporary Newspaper Articles 1810-1864 (p. 396), John Graves served as a private in the 11th Regiment; he is the only War of 1812 veteran.
The only other military burial is for George Kemp who served in the Civil War in Company A, 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers. When the Hale survey was done his grave site had a GAR marker indicating that he was member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal military organization. His tombstone is interesting in that it is metal and two-sided.
The Quaddick Cemetery in the document section below may help in locating a tombstone; this is the original Hale’s List of Cemetery Inscriptions which records the gravestone locations as the person who collected the information walked through the cemetery.
Ida Ransom, July 2024
Documents:
Hale