Egypt Cemetery in Conquest, New York

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Conquest, New York 13166 United States

Coordinates: 43.11903, -76.59199
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Cemetery on the family farm once owned by William L Rooker. In his 1849 Will, he reserved 4 rods square to be used as a family cemetery.

Located on Egypt Road or Egypt Lane in the town of Conquest.

This cemetery is not accessible from the road and is not maintained. There are signs of vandalism with bottoms of headstone on one grave and their respective tops being carted off to another.

Cemetery is very overgrown and in poor condition.

This cemetery is the resting place of one(1) Civil War and two(2) War 1812 Veterans. The 1812 Veterans are the sons of Joseph Rooker, a Revolutionary War Soldier of Whitehall, NY.

Zadok Rooker is also the Grandfather of Roman Catholic Bishop Frederick Zadok Rooker, the 1st American Bishop of Jaro.

Attempts for agency assistance to restore this small cemetery have been unsuccessful.

It is not known if there are additional burials at this site.