Friends of Livingston County History

05/28/2026

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:
“𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 — 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆”

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🪦 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 🇺🇸

This gravestone marks the burial of 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲, a Revolutionary War veteran buried in 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 in Avon, Livingston County, New York.

Like many veterans of the Revolution, Samuel Blakeslee became part of the early history of Livingston County after the war ended.

Across Livingston County, several cemeteries contain the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers—some marked with beautifully preserved stones, others weathered by nearly 250 years of history.

For nearly two centuries, these stones have stood as quiet reminders of Livingston County’s direct connection to the founding generation of the United States.

👉 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽:

Have you come across a Revolutionary War grave in Livingston County?

📸 Share a photo, location, or name in the comments!

We may feature these stories as part of our 250th anniversary series.

🔗 Find A Grave memorial for Samuel Blakeslee:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36651505/samuel-blakeslee

📸 Photo of Samuel Blakeslee’s gravestone in the first comment below 👇

📜 Follow along with us as we explore
“𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆”

05/20/2026

**🇺🇸🚌 Revolutionary War Sites of Livingston County Bus Tour 🚌🇺🇸**

🎟️ Cost: $35 per person
📧 Reservation requests can be sent to: [email protected]

05/19/2026

“𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 — 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆”

05/19/2026

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:
“𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 — 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆”

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🗺️ 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱…

Livingston County wasn’t formed until 1821—but what was here in 1776?

At the time of the American Revolution, this region was part of a vast frontier shaped by Native nations, shifting alliances, and the pressures of war.

The Seneca, known as the “Keepers of the Western Door,” played a major role in the conflict in New York.

Just a few years later, in 1779, the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign would pass through parts of what is now our region, forever changing the landscape and the future of settlement here.

👉 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂:

Did your ancestors arrive in Livingston County shortly after the Revolution?

Do you know where they came from?

↠ Share your family’s origin story below 👇

📜 Follow along with us as we explore
“𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆”

05/11/2026

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:
“𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 — 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆”

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🇺🇸 𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼… 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026, we’re turning our focus to what was happening right here in Livingston County during the Revolutionary era.

In the 1770s, this land looked very different. Much of what is now Livingston County was part of the homeland of the Seneca people, one of the nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy). European settlement here would expand rapidly only after the war.

That means many of our county’s earliest settler families arrived because of the changes set in motion by the Revolution.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂:

How far back does your Livingston County family go?

Do you have ancestors who settled here in the late 1700s or early 1800s?

↠ Drop a surname or story below—we’d love to feature local families as part of this series!

📜 Follow along with us as we explore
“𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆”

05/09/2023

Don't miss this interesting program being presented by Livingston County Historian Holly Watson at the Nunda Historical Society.

08/23/2022

ATTIC TREASURES SALE IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY MUSEUM! Amazing donations this year including antiquarian books, vintage hat stands, jewelry, and so much more! Put your name in for three raffles. Food truck, Cosmic Charlie, will be on site from 10am-3pm Spread the word and do join us.

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