Watervliet Shaker Cemetery
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Watervliet Shaker Cemetery is a historic Shaker burial ground in New York best known as the final resting place of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Watervliet Shaker Cemetery canonical | 1 |
| Watervliet Shaker Cemetery, Colonie, New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8110050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Watervliet Shaker Cemetery Context triple: [Ann Lee, burialPlace, Watervliet Shaker Cemetery]
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A.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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B.
Briarcliff Manor Cemetery
Briarcliff Manor Cemetery is a local burial ground serving the village of Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York.
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C.
Westchester Hills Cemetery
Westchester Hills Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, known as the final resting place of several notable figures, including actor John Garfield.
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D.
West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery is a historic military burial ground at the United States Military Academy, serving as the final resting place for many prominent American soldiers and leaders.
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E.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Concord, Massachusetts, best known as the resting place of prominent American authors and thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Watervliet Shaker Cemetery Target entity description: Watervliet Shaker Cemetery is a historic Shaker burial ground in New York best known as the final resting place of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker movement.
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A.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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B.
Briarcliff Manor Cemetery
Briarcliff Manor Cemetery is a local burial ground serving the village of Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York.
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C.
Westchester Hills Cemetery
Westchester Hills Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, known as the final resting place of several notable figures, including actor John Garfield.
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D.
West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery is a historic military burial ground at the United States Military Academy, serving as the final resting place for many prominent American soldiers and leaders.
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E.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Concord, Massachusetts, best known as the resting place of prominent American authors and thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaker burial ground
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| affiliation | United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ann Lee
ⓘ
Shaker movement ⓘ
linked to:
Shaker
|
| category |
Cemeteries in Albany County, New York
ⓘ
Religious cemeteries in the United States ⓘ Shaker cemeteries ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | Shaker ⓘ |
| era | 18th century Shaker community ⓘ |
| establishedFor | Watervliet Shaker community ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
group burials
ⓘ
simple headstones ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed contributing property to a historic district ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany County, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany County
New York ⓘ Town of Colonie, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Colonie, New York
Watervliet Shaker Historic District ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Watervliet Shaker Village
ⓘ
linked to:
Watervliet Shaker Historic District
|
| notableBurial |
Ann Lee
ⓘ
Mother’s First Family of Shakers ⓘ William Lee ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Shaker community (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaker
|
| partOf | first Shaker community in America ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaker ⓘ |
| significance | final resting place of the founder of the Shaker movement ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as a Shaker heritage site ⓘ |
| use | burial ground for Shaker community members ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Watervliet Shaker Cemetery Description of subject: Watervliet Shaker Cemetery is a historic Shaker burial ground in New York best known as the final resting place of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Watervliet Shaker Cemetery