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   I thank my sister,  Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Oxford resident and Municipal Historian, for all her contributions, and the tremendous work she has done towards helping to  create a free database of  Oxford History online.  

   You will find more Oxford History to search through at Dorothy's website below than one would hope to find in one place.  Enjoy!



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Cemeteries

History of Oxford, by William C. Sharpe
Note: All the names on the pages listed below can be found in the Oxford Past name index.

Zoar Bridge Cemetery Inscriptions  pages 81 - 83
Hillside (Hawkins) Cemetery Inscriptions  pages 83 - 84,  125 - 130





1934/5   W.P.A.  Headstone inscription project for Oxford and other local cemeteries.
ANSONIA
BEACON FALLS
BETHANY
BRIDGEPORT
DERBY
NAUGATUCK
OXFORD
SEYMOUR
SHELTON




ANSONIA

BEACON FALLS
Note: All the names on the Pines Bridge Cemetery list below can be found in the Oxford Past name index.
BETHANY
BRIDGEPORT

DERBY
  • Derby Colonial Cemetery - Copied by Frank F. O'Brien and George V. Donahue, 19 Oct 1934  -  (30 pages)
  • Oak Cliff Cemetery - Copied by Frank F. O'Brien, George V. Donahue, and Arthur Walker,  Nov 1934  -  (113 pages)

NAUGATUCK
Note: All the names on the Naugatuck lists below can be found in the Oxford Past name index.

OXFORD  -  W. P. A. 
Note: All the names on the Oxford lists below can be found in the Oxford Past name index.

SEYMOUR  -  Seymour Cemetery Name Index  (25 pages)

SHELTON


Diaries




History
DeBisschop,  Dorothy A.


Markiewicz, Gordon




New Haven and related excerpts from "The Illustrated American Biography" by A. D. Jones, 1855
Letters
Barnes/Riggs Family

Courtesy of Sherrie (Barnes) Haines
  • 1839, Aug. 12 - Samuel Riggs, Harwinton, CT to Myron Walter and Esther (Riggs) Barnes
  • 1840, Feb. 2 - Isaac Riggs, Harwinton, CT to Myron Walter and Esther (Riggs) Barnes
  • 1854, Oct. 22 - William B. Riggs to Myron Walter and Esther (Riggs) Barnes

Chatfield Family
    Courtesy of Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson
    • 1850, April 2  - Hubert [Judd] to Augusta (Seymour) Clark
    • 1855, Sept. 9  - Roxa (Sperry) Chatfield, Oxford, CT to Enos Beecher and Mary Elizabeth (Seymour) Chatfield
    • 1864, June 8  - Julia (Chatfield) Thomas, Oxford, CT to Enos Beecher and Mary Elizabeth (Seymour) Chatfield
      •           WARNING: THIS LETTER CONTAINS MEDICAL CONTENT THAT IS CONSIDERED "GROSS". 

    • 1860 - Clark Lockwood to William A. Seymou
    • 1861, Nov. 27  - Enos Beecher Chatfield to William A. Seymour
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    • 1879, July  - Augusta (Seymour) Clark to mother Sarah (Dunham) Seymour
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    • 1899, Feb. 17  - Emily (Chatfield) Sperry, New Haven, CT, to Nellie Chatfield, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Military
    
Gordon Markiewicz
Newspaper clippings


Obituaries




Records
Oxford Town Reports @  our-oxford.info




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