The markers, furnished by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation of Syracuse, honor the burials of Revolutionary War soldiers in the cemeteries. The marker program is sponsored locally through the Chautauqua County chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

The first ceremony was held in the Stillwater Cemetery, Bacon Road, Kiantone. A color guard from the Chautauqua County Joseph P. Dwyer veteran support program presented the flags of various branches of the armed services. The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag was led by Paul Fardink, local SAR marker chairperson. Jeffrey Crossley, chairman of the Chautauqua County SAR chapter, welcomed guests and described the marker program. Loretta Smith, a member of the Jamestown chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, gave brief biographies of the Revolutionary soldiers buried in the cemetery. The soldiers are Aaron Martin, Jasper Marsh, and “Captain ” William Stearns. Crossley is a descendant of Jasper March. Also present was Martha Stearns Karapontso, a descendant of William Stearns and a Jamestown chapter DAR member.

Robert Carlson of the Kiantone highway superintendent, was thanked for helping find graves, taking pictures of the graves and setting the marker in place.

The ceremony concluded with Taps played by Alvan Johnson.

A marker in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kiantone notes the burial site of three Revolutionary War soldiers.

The group then adjourned to the Kiantone Maple Grove Cemetery, Donelson Road, Kiantone, where a similar ceremony was held to honor the Revolutionary soldiers buried there. These include Ebenezer Cheney, “Deacon ” Asa Moore, and Ellis Doty. Morris Cheney, Justine Magee, and Karen Nielsen, all descendants of Ebenezer Cheney, were present for the marker dedication. After Taps was played, members of the SAR, led by James White, shot off a round of musket fire.

James White fires a musket to close a patriot burial marker unveiling ceremony in the Kiantone Maple Grove Cemetery.