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James Armour Jr. Grave

located along Buckley Highway (CT171), in Union, CT. GPS coordinates: 42.0168750, -72.1453180
As you approach along RT 171 from I-84 exit 74, look for a field on your right. The small family cemetery (with just one grave) is across the street from the furthest edge of the field. Look for a vary faint path going up the steep embankment at the road edge. You will quickly reach the top of the rise and see the gravestone ahead of you.

The Press Democrat, a Santa Rosa. CA newspaper, published a story on 15 Dec 1922 (Vol XLIX, No 139) which said that James Armour Jr., of Union, CT had married the sister of the traitor Benedict Arnold. This is not true, but must have been the family lore, as it is repeated on the gravestone that seems to date from that era. See the srticle here: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19221215.2.123&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
Also of interest in this news story is an account of a trip James took to visit many of the Rev War battlefields in the days before there were any historical preservation efforts.
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The only grave in this cemetery is that of James Armour Jr. Two stones mark it.
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The only grave in this cemetery is that of James Armour Jr. Two stones mark it.

  • This view shows the field across the street from the cemetery. the gravestones are just behind the photographer. The faint path up the embankment is in the foreground. The woods here are about six feet above the road level.
  • The only grave in this cemetery is that of James Armour Jr. Two stones mark it.
  • The Modern gravestone. My guess is that it was placed by a descendant.
  • Script on the stone, including the erroneous reference that James' wife was the sister of Benedict Arnold.
  • Situated about six feet behind the other stone is this Rev War gravestone.
  • Close up of the Rev War gravemarker.
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