Nathan Alonzo Belden
Nathan Alonzo Belden was born Saratoga County, New York in 1819 to Scottish parents Simeon and Caisina Belden. He was a blacksmith by trade. The Belden family was just passing […]
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Nathan Alonzo Belden was born Saratoga County, New York in 1819 to Scottish parents Simeon and Caisina Belden. He was a blacksmith by trade. The Belden family was just passing […]
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While James has a headstone here, James is actually not buried in the Main Street Cemetery. While James did buy a plot here, he was actually buried in Parkholm Cemetery
Dr. George S. Otis was born in Wisconsin in 1846. He graduated from the Boston Veterinary College about 1861 and came to Chicago about 1867 to open his practice. He
Main St. Cemetery Marker: G5 We are unsure who was buried in this plot at this time. Perhaps future research will shed more light on this early resident.
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Henry Lester Hunt was another of the young men from Downers Grove who volunteered to serve in the Civil War. He was in 13th Illinois Infantry. Military records show he
Main St. Cemetery Marker: G3 This commemorative stone and plaque were placed in the cemetery in 2017 to honor the efforts of abolitionists of Downers Grove, many of whom are
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Kate Dixon Oldfield and daughter Alice Kate Oldfield share this same headstone as they died about one month apart from each other. Her husband Richard, who died two decades later,
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Richard Oldfield came to Downers Grove in 1847 with parents. As a young man he farmed and was in the butchering business. It was said he lost an arm when
Main St. Cemetery Marker: G2 This is one of four small identical stones that block off the Blodgett section of the cemetery. This marker is on the southwest corner.
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Main St. Cemetery Marker: E1 This is one of four small identical stones that block off the Blodgett section of the cemetery. This marker is on the northeast corner of
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