First Presbyterian Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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The First Presbyterian Churchyard is at the First Presbyterian Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey. [1] Around 1966, Alfred Yorston removed 520 bodies from the First Presbyterian Church, New Brunswick's cemetery to Van Liew Cemetery to make way for new construction at the church. [2]

[edit] Notable burials

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. 
  2. ^ The Changing Landscape of North Brunswick. Rutgers University. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “Yorston is best remembered for his work in removing the 520 bodies from the New Brunswick Presbyterian Church's cemetery to Van Liew Cemetery to make way for new construction, for his around-the-clock service during the 1918 deadly influenza epidemic, and for his service in connection with the autopsy involving the infamous Hall-Mills murder in neighboring Franklin Township.”


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