Cemeteries In Vernon: Revisiting An Old Town Leader

VERNON, CT — Vernon Patch is kicking off a series on interesting tidbits in local cemeteries with a visit to a small burial ground off Bamforth Road and a local leader in town before the town was even called Vernon.

Last month, the Capt. Noah Grant Chapter, if the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated the gravestone reproduction of the 1789 tablet of David Allis that was found damaged beyond repair in the backyard of an area home.

Under the auspices of the Vernon Historical Society, funds were raised to cover the cost of the reproduction.

An historic preservation grant was received by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to cover the remaining balance.

Artist Randall Nelson of Willington located and secured the schist, and carved and installed the stone.

David Allis served as Bolton town moderator and selectman during the Revolutionary War and was

instrumental in founding the North Bolton ecclesiastical society and securing its first minister. He died in 1789 and was buried in the North Bolton graveyard on Bamforth Road.

The Town of Vernon was
officially established in 1808 by act of the Connecticut legislature.

A formal recognition is planned for the summer of 2021.

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This is the inaugural story in a periodic series on interesting spots in Vernon cemeteries.