This is the Sturdevant family
headstone, located in Center Cemetery, the town of Bridgewater, Litchfield County,
Connecticut. Center Cemetery is the hub for our line of Sturdevants. This stone stands above the graves of Eli Sturdevant, his wife Isabella Tappen, their Infant daughter Isabella Tappen Sturdevant, and another daughter Angelinea Augusta Sturdevant .
Nearby are the headstones for Eli's parents John Sanford Sturdevant and Currence Hatch Sturdevant. In addition there is another large monument marking the resting place of Eli's first son George Eli Sturdevant, his wife Laura Dunning Beers, and their two daughters Isabella Tappen Sturdevant and Gertrude Emily Sturdevant.
Surrounding the cemetery itself is a wrought iron and granite fence designed, and its construction supervised, by Eli Sturdevant. His home was across the street, and he served as superintendent of the Bridgewater Cemetery Association till the time of his death. The home of his parents was nearby as well.
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