Maj John P. Roberts III

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Maj John P. Roberts III

Birth
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Death
14 Jul 1843 (aged 71)
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA
Burial
South Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, USA Add to Map
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He fought with the NY 36th Inf. Reg. in the War of 1812 and the battle of Plattsburgh Cmdr of Roberts Battalion. Markers in Riverside Cemetery moved from Roberts Graveyard due to Hwy Construction
He fought with the NY 36th Inf. Reg. in the War of 1812 and the battle of Plattsburgh Cmdr of Roberts Battalion. Markers in Riverside Cemetery moved from Roberts Graveyard due to Hwy Construction

Inscription

Sacred / to the memory of / John ROBERTS 3d who died / July 22d AD. 1843, / in the 72d year / of his age. /

(NOTE: The stones for John Roberts the rd and his wife Polly are leaning against the back fence behind the Roberts family markers. They were removed from the Roberts graveyard in South Plattsburgh ( or Salmon River ) when the Northway was constructed , to Riverside; although the bodies remain interred at South Plattsburgh. The stones are barely legible.)

Gravesite Details

Markers moved from Roberts Burial Grnd to Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh; because of I 87 Construction.