This is one of the most beautiful monuments in the garden cemetery in Mystic, New London, CT named Elm Grove.
It is for the branch of the Chesebrough family that shortened the name to Chesebro. It is a statue of mother and son. I am fond of this very nicely carved (and must have been expensive) monument.
Around the perimeter of this plot are many headstones of family members. I am researching them this month.
This family is descended from William Chesebrough, one of the founders of Stonington, CT
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, December 31, 2007
Chesebro Lane Cemetery
On Chesbro Lane, this small family cemetery is not in very good shape. It is across from the old Velvet Mill.
Most of the people resting here are family and relatives of Rev. Elihu Chesebrough, IV, a Baptist minister who lived from 1769-1867.
Ray Brown has a partial listing of those buried here. I found it did not match the stones I can read. Larry Chesebro's excellent Chesbro Web site did list a set of my 8th great grandparents as buried here (which I came to visit!) but he and the Chesebrough Genealogy agree that this is not the case. They are buried somewhere in the Taugwonk area.
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