Belvidere Cemetery

Cemetery in Belvidere, New Jersey, USA
Belvidere Cemetery
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Established1834 [1]
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Belvidere, New Jersey
CountryUnited States

Belvidere Cemetery is a cemetery located in Belvidere, in Warren County, New Jersey that was founded in 1834.[1] It includes many graves of people who fought in the American Revolutionary War.[2]

Notable interments

  • Charlie Berry (1902–1972), Major League Baseball catcher from 1925 to 1938; MLB umpire; NFL linesman.
  • Henry S. Harris (1850–1902), U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 1881–83.[3]
  • John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–1845), U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837–39, 1841–43.[4]
  • George M. Robeson (1829–1897), Union general during the Civil War, Secretary of the Navy during the Ulysses S. Grant presidency.[5]
  • Onion John Local hermit and Character of a book of the same name.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Historic Cemetery". Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  2. ^ Di Ionno, Mark (2000). A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail: For Families and History Buffs. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813527708.
  3. ^ Henry Schenck Harris, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 14, 2007.
  4. ^ John Patterson Bryan Maxwell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 14, 2007.
  5. ^ Sobel, Robert. Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774–1989. ISBN 0313265933.

External links

  • Belvidere Cemetery: famous names at Find a Grave
  • Political Graveyard: Belvidere Cemetery

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