BOSSARD-HELLER FAMILY BURIAL GROUND
Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA

Aka. Bossard's Graveyard, Heller's Graveyard. This old family burial ground is located in a field to the north of the road leading from Hamilton Square to Bossardsville. Drive south on Business Route 209 to the village of Sciota. Turn left (heading east) on the rural road to Bossardsville. At the stop sign at the T intersection, turn right. After passing Christ Church at Hamilton Square, drive another 4/10 of a mile and park along the road. The cemetery is about 500 feet north of the road in a patch of brush and saplings near the top of a small hill. The earliest tombstone is dated 1817 and burials continued here until at least 1922. Most of the stones are dated in the mid 1800s. The cemetery is overgrown with brush and brambles and has been adandoned for some time. The predominant families buried here are Bittenbender, Bossard, Heller, Metzgar, Ruth and Shafer. (Extracted from "Guide to Cemeteries and Burial Grounds of Monroe County, Pennsylvania", compiled by Dale E. Berger, January, 1995, First Edition)

NameBirth DateDeath Date (Age)Information on Stone
BARRIER, Margaret21 Aug 17912 Mar 1872 (80y-6m-15d) 
RUTH, Bertha E.No DateNo DateD/o Jas. & Ellen M. RUTH
RUTH, Infant SonNo DateNo DateS/o Jas. & Ellen M. RUTH
RUTH, Infant SonNo DateNo DateS/o Jas. & Ellen M. RUTH
RUTH, Jacob17 Sep 18041 Oct 1879 
RUTH, Catherine21 Dec 181017 Sep 1893 (82y-8m-27d)Wf/o Jacob RUTH; D/o Peter BOSSARD
EHRET, John 3 Apr 1863 (70y-11m) 
EHRET, Sophia 10 Jan 1863 (51y-9m-7d)Wf/o John EHRET
EHRET, Albert C. 3 May 1853 (6m-18d)S/o John & Sophia EHRET
EHRET, Emma L. 1 May 1862 (6y-8m)D/o John & Sophia EHRET
BITTENBENDER, Emmanual29 Apr 182918 Dec 1894 (65y)"Father"
BITTENBENDER, Sophia3 Jun 18377 Jul 1897 (60y)"Mother"; nee UMPHRED; Second Wf/o Henry RUTH
BITTENBENDER, William H. 6 Dec 1861 (4m-4d)S/o E. & S. BITTENBENDER
BITTENBENDER, Jacob20 May 18082 May 1889 (80y-11m-12d) 
BITTENBENDER, Hannah17 Feb 181014 Oct 1883 (73y-7m-27d)Wf/o Jacob BITTENBENDER; nee HAUSER
BITTENBENDER, SUSANNA14 Nov 183527 Apr 1898 (62y-6m-16d) 
BITTENBENDER, CHARLES9 Feb 18201886 
BOSSARD, J. MELCHOIR5 Aug 181327 Oct 1871 
BOSSARD, Hannah25 Dec 181314 Mar 1884Wf/o J. Melchoir BOSSARD
BOSSARD, Andrew2 Sep 1850 (2m)Twin of George BOSSARD
BOSSARD, George2 Sep 1850 (2m)Twin of Andrew BOSSARD
HELLER, Daniel12 Mar 179812 Jun 1881 (88y-3m) 
HELLER, Elizabeth28 Nov 181025 Mar 1882 (71y-3m-27d)Wf/o Daniel HELLER
HELLER, Julia O.1 Jul 182915 Sep 1830 (1y)D/o Daniel & Elizabeth HELLER
HELLER, Theodore27 Feb 182824 Sep 1830 (2y-6m-2d)D/o Daniel & Elizabeth HELLER
HELLER, Catherine28 Nov 183313 Mar 1835 (2y-8m)D/o Daniel & Elizabeth HELLER
HELLER, Amanda G.2 Dec 185523 May 1861 (5y-5m-21d)D/o Linford & Augusta E. HELLER
BOSSARD, Catherine1 Feb 183827 Mar 1838 (1m)D/o John & Sarah BOSSARD
BOSSARD, Andrew24 Dec 18394 Jan 1858 (18y-11d)S/o John & Sarah BOSSARD
RUTH, Hannah 2 Feb 1835 (2y-9d)D/o Jacob & Catherine RUTH
RUTH, Margaret A. 19 May 1840 (5y-2m-2d)D/o Jacob & Catherine RUTH
BOSSARD, Samuel22 Apr 18164 Jun 1892 
BOSSARD, Peter 19 Dec 1835 (51y-7m-6d) 
BOSSARD, Anna Margaret 29 Mar 1866 (79y-7m-7d)Wf/o Peter BOSSARD; nee KERN
HARMAN, Jacob28 Nov 183621 Jun 1907 
HARMAN, Margaret24 Oct 183525 Mar 1888Wf/o Jacob HARMAN
HELLER, Susanna 26 Aug 1892 (64y-4m-9d) 
HELLER, Mary A. 13 Dec 1886 (62y-8m-5d) 
HELLER, Thomas21 Feb 18013 Oct 1870 (69y-7m) 
HELLER, Anna Margaret25 Mar 18006 May 1859 (59y-4m-11d)Wf/o Thomas HELLER
HELLER, Jas.9 Jan 184024 Feb 1840S/o Thomas & Mary HELLER
HELLER, George   
HELLER, Infant Daughter  D/o George and Hanna HELLER
HELLER, Infant Daughter  D/o George and Hanna HELLER
HELLER, Sarah26 Aug 185617 Sep 1862 (6y-21d)D/o Peter & Sarah HELLER
HELLER, Elizabeth18 Sep 17912 Mar 1873 (81y-2m-19d)Wf/o Simon HELLER
HUFFSCHMIDT, Maria Catharine24 Mar 177021 Nov 1825 (55y-6m-28d)Second Wf/o Adam HUFFSCHMIDT
HELLER, Anthony20 Mar 176918 Nov 1817 
HELLER, Johannes21 Jan 18061 Aug 1820S/o Anthony HELLER
HELLER, Sophia 8 Jan 1845 (38y-2m-17d)Wf/o Melchoir HELLER; D/o A. L. & Elizabeth MARSH
HELLER, Mary Ann 2 Oct 1860 (24y-1m-5d)D/o Melchoir & Sophia HELLER
HELLER, Fernando S. 7 Oct 1855 (22y-1m-24d)S/o Melchoir & Sophia HELLER
HELLER, Josiah M. 5 Mar 1854 (20y-6m-21d)S/o Melchoir & Sophia HELLER
HELLER, Lenore C.2 Sep 18359 Jan 1855 (19y-9m-6d)D/o Melchoir & Sophia HELLER
HELLER, Catherine E.5 May 184022 Jan 1856 (15y-8m-17d)D/o Melchoir & Sophia HELLER
HELLER, Theodore27 Jun 183818 Dec 1856 (18y-5m-17d)S/o Melchoir & Sophia HELLER
HELLER, Melchoir2 May 180327 Jan 1863 (60y-8m-5d) 
METZGAR, Susanna27 Feb 182113 Jan 1867 (45y-10m-15d) 
METZGAR, Mary M.1 Dec 182613 Jul 1857 (30y-9m-12d)Wf/o George METZGAR
METZGAR, Catherine15 Oct 178922 Jan 1862Wf/o George METZGAR
METZGAR, George  8 Mar 1851 (69y-3m-13d) 
METZGAR, Adaline20 Aug 185520 Oct 1856 (1y-2m)D/o George & Mary METZGAR
HELLER, Phillip 1 Apr 18175 May 1827 (10y)S/o Simon & Elisabeth HELLER
HELLER, Simon 6 Jun 17897 Mar 1853 (63y-9m-1d) 
HELLER, Elisabeth13 Aug 17935 Nov 1818 (26y) 
SHAFER, Jacob27 Dec 180220 May 1877 (74y-4m-23d) 
SHAFER, Christiana28 Jan 180517 Nov 1866 (61y-9m-19d)Wf/o Jacob SHAFER
SHAFER, Joseph21 Dec 182819 May 1835 (7y-5m-28d)S/o Jacob & Christiana SHAFER
SHAFER, Elizabeth8 Mar 185025 May 1855 (5y-2m-15d)D/o Jacob & Christiana SHAFER
SHAFER, Jas.18 May 184827 Jul 1848S/o Jacob & Christiana SHAFER
SHAFER, Preston U. Sep 1881 (1y-4m)S/o Edwin J. & Elis. SHAFER
SHAFER, Jennie 16 Mar 1885 (8d)D/o Edwin J. & Elis. SHAFER
SHAFER, Martha E.7 Oct 186030 Nov 1861D/o Edwin & Catherine SHAFER
SHAFER, Merritt Alvin25 Dec 185630 Jan 1862 (5y-1m-5d)S/o Charles & Sarah SHAFER
SHAFER, Mary E.27 Sep 18675 Jun 1869 (1y-8m-8d)D/o Charles & Sarah SHAFER
SHAFER, Sarah E.20 Mar 183815 Sep 1880 (42y-5m-25d)Wf/o Charles SHAFER
SHAFER, Emma F.10 Feb 18555 Dec 1871 (19y)D/o Charles & Sarah SHAFER
SHAFER, Jennie F.26 Apr 18859 Oct 1885 (5m-13d)D/o Charles & Sarah SHAFER
SHAFER, Annie F. 15 Jul 1876 (6y)D/o Peter M. & Margaret E. SHAFER
SHAFER, Ida B. 28 Jul 1873 (5y-2m-18d)D/o Peter M. & Margaret E. SHAFER
BOSSARD, Henry7 Aug 185824 Sep 1878 (20y)S/o Joseph & Maria BOSSARD
BOSSARD, Joseph18371906 
BOSSARD, Maria1841 1922Wf/o Joseph BOSSARD

Abbreviations:
S/o = Son of
D/o = Daughter of
Wf/o = Wife of

Inscriptions retyped from previous undated listing by unknown author. Listing found in files of Monroe County Historical Association, Stroudsburg, PA. Genealogical information provided subject to further substantiation by users.

Contributed to this site by Dale E Berger.