Location of the grave of Col. Francis M. Rotch

The Grove, an estate in Morris, NY, was once owned by Francis Rotch - check out this map from 1868 - the Gate House building is represented but not labeled - map of village of Morris

Bob Thomas wrote:
Now, of course, you may wonder who Francis Rotch was -- here's something about the family from "The Political Graveyard" - Rotch, Francis M. (c.1822-1863) — of Morris, Otsego County, N.Y. Born about 1822. Son of Francis Rotch. Farmer; member of New York state senate 20th District, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Contracted an unspecified disease while with the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, and died from it about a year later, in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y., November 28, 1863 (age about 41 years). Interment at Hillington Cemetery, Morris, N.Y. -- You have to scroll down a long ways to see Rotch -
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html
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His gravestone provides a little more information - You can view it at the link below or take a stroll up through Hillington Cemetery. It is on the hill closest to the main entrance to the cemetery and overlooks the circle with the monument to the men of Morris who took part in the Civil War. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48415951
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Approximate location of marker - scroll down for more info

The marker itself on a cold winter's day -

His passing was noted in both Albany newspapers and the NY Times -
http://www.nytimes.com/1863/12/05/news/death-of-col-francis-m-rotch.html
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Thank you! I took a walk through the cemetery a few days ago, and couldn't believe how old some of those stones were. Love a nice old town with some real history. :) The cemetery itself was wonderful - lots of paths and hills for the kids to climb, and a nice quiet place for walking. The kids and I found some wonderful fall leaves for our collection. :)

And here's a little more - A connection to the Boston Tea Party - His great-grandfather Francis Rotch owned the vessel Dartmouth one of three from which the tea was thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party in 1773. More details and links on en.wikipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_M._Rotch

Finally, here's a link to an entire book about the Rotches - more details about the book are listed below.-

Title: The Rotches
Author: Bullard, John M. (John Morgan), b. 1890
Subject: Rotch family; Bullard family; Rodman family
Publisher: New Bedford : [s.l.] ;
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English

A transcription of the gravestone:

FRANCIS M. ROTCH
A GRADUATE OF HARVARD COLLEGE
A SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL
FARMER
HIS LEISURE WAS GIVEN TO CHEMISTRY
HORTICULTURE AND THE FINE ARTS
HE SERVED HIS STATE AS AN
UPRIGHT SENATOR
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A
TRUSTED AND FAITHFUL EMISSARY
TO THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
WHERE HE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE
OF WHICH HE DIED
HE WAS A DUTIFUL AND DEVOTED SON,
A FAITHFUL AND TENDER HUSBAND
AN ACCOMPLISHED CHRISTIAN
GENTLEMAN
HE DIED NOV. 28, 1863
AGED 41

From the Albany Evening Journal. The account below was copied and appeared in the New York Times, December 5, 1863.

Col. FRANCIS M. ROTCH died at his residence in Morris, Otsego County, on the 28th ult., aged 41. His death was sudden, and, until almost the last hour, unexpected. He had been ill only three days, and the disease terminated in congestion of the brain.

Col. ROTCH was a young man of rare accomplishments, and of most winning manners. Carefully educated, he more than fulfilled the hopes and promises of his early youth. His father, FRANCIS ROTCH, Esq., being one of the most extensive and successful agriculturists in the State, (and one of the earliest Presidents of the State Agricultural Society,) our friend was naturally drawn to the same pursuits -- in which he took great delight, and brought to them a highly cultivated mind and congenial tastes.

But he combined, with his fondness for the quiet pursuits of agriculture, a lively and intelligent interest in public affairs. Because of their knowledge of his eminent fitness for public life, the people of his district called him to the Senate in 1859, and he served through the sessions of 1860 and 1861 with distinction.

At the close of his Senatorial term. Gov. MORGAN solicited his service in the Military Bureau of the State. The duties imposed upon him were arduous, and he entered upon them with all the ardor and enthusiasm of his generous nature. In the prosecution of these duties he was often required to visit the regiments in the field, and while thus employed, he was seized with an illness which prostrated him for many months, and from which he never fully recovered. It undoubtedly formed the basis of the sickness which has now resulted fatally.