Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a cemetery located in Bridgeton in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] The cemetery is listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #1029, since 1973) and the National Register of Historic Places (Reference #74001159, since 1974).[2]
[edit] Notable burials
- Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801-1807.[3]
- Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789-1791.[4]
- Lucius Elmer (1793-1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843-1845.[5]
- James G. Hampton (1814-1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849.[6]
- John T. Nixon (1820-1889), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863.[7]
- Elias P. Seeley (1791-1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833.[8]
- William G. Whiteley (1819-1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114.
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
- ^ Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- ^ John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley, National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
