Burial Facts
- The first burial was that of four-year-old Noah Vibbard Van Vorst
- The oldest body is that of Elias Van Guysling who died in 1695. His body was moved from the family plot on VanSlyk Island when General Electrics enlarged their site.
- The oldest grave marker is that of Jan Maybee, who lived in Maybee Farm, he died in 1725.
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