Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery in the Dayton section of Newark in the U.S. state of New Jersey founded in 1871.[1] It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.
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| Location | Mount Olivet Ave, Newark, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′24″N 74°11′49″W / 40.690°N 74.197°W |
| No. of graves | 17,000+ |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Mount Olivet, or Mount of Olives, (Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים, Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور, Jabal al-Zaytun, Al-Tur) is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City.[2]
The Newark City Cemetery is located nearby.
Notable burials
edit- John T. Dunn (1838–1907), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1895.[3]
- Charles P. Gillen (1876–1956), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Newark Cemeteries". newarkcemeteries.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Har-El, Menashe (1977). This is Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Canaan Publishing House. p. 117.
- ^ John Thomas Dunn, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 23, 2007.
- ^ Charles P. Gillen, The Political Graveyard. Accessed August 23, 2007.
External links
edit- Mt. Olivet Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
- Mount Olivet Cemetery at Find A Grave
- "Mt. Olivet R.C. Cemetery: Newark, NJ". lithuaniangenealogy.org. Retrieved 2 February 2018.