On this past Sunday I attended a walking tour of the Downs St Cemetery here in Bristol Ct.. It's was also known in the past as Bridge st and South Cemetery. The cemetery Assoc. showed off the new entrance gate, fence and a restored tombstone which for some reason I didn't photograph.
It wasn't until I got home that I realized that I had taken a photo of my wife's 6th great grandfather and mother.After researching a little it seems the name I had (Elusthan Ives) may have been a typo some where along the way. The title of Deacon on the stone was also new to me. Will have to see where that leads us.
This cemetery had 37 Revolutionary War soldiers buried here and is the second oldest in the city.
