Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. The Garden State Parkway runs through the two halves of the cemetery (exit 144 and exit 145, respectively). The cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[1][2]
| Holy Sepulchre Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1859[1][2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′02″N 74°12′31″W / 40.750657°N 74.208479°W |
| Type | Catholic |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |
| No. of graves | 266,921 in 2002[2] |
| Website | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery |
In the 1950s, the newly constructed Garden State Parkway cut directly through the cemetery. Hundreds of graves had to be moved prior to construction. Both sides of the cemetery are visible to drivers on the Parkway today.[3]
Notable burials
edit- Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
- Jack Farrell (1857–1914), Major League Baseball player for 11 seasons, from 1879 to 1889
- Edward F. McDonald (1844–1892), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1895 to 1899[4]
- Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878–1931), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1919 to 1921[5]
- Frank Joseph McNulty (1872–1926), Representative from New Jersey 8th District from 1923 to 1925
- Paul John Moore (1868–1938), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1927 to 1929[6]
- Edward L. O'Neill (1903–1948), represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1937 to 1939
- Albert Oss (1818–1898), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- James Smith, Jr. (1851–1927), U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1893 to 1899
- Thomas Sullivan (1859–1940), Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
References
edit- ^ a b "Holy Sepulchre Cemetery". Virtual Newark. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery's mailing address is in East Orange, but half of the cemetery lies in Newark and has served the residents of Newark, NJ throughout its years of operation (founded 1859).
- ^ a b c "Holy Sepulchre Cemetery". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
This program facility is located in Essex County, East Orange at the approximate center of the Archdiocese of Newark. Established in 1859, the cemetery has accepted 266,921 burials to the end of calendar year 2002. Currently, this cemetery offers in-ground burials. A new area is available for the sales of plots.
- ^ Bennett, Jeffrey. "Holy Sepulchre Cemetery". Newark History. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Edward Francis McDonald, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ Cornelius Augustine McGlennon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 2, 2007.
- ^ Paul John Moore biography, United States Congress. Accessed July 11, 2007.
