Holy Name Cemetery (Jersey City, New Jersey)
| Holy Name Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1866[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | USA |
| Type | Catholic |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |
| Size | 63 acres (250,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of graves | 264,984 burials[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[2][3] It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres (250,000 m2) and all but 0.3 acres (1,200 m2) has been developed and sold for burials. It is an active cemetery providing services to Catholic families.[4]
Notable burials
- Mark M. Fagan (1869–1955), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey[2]
- Frank Hague (1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey[2]
- James Alphonsus Hamill (1877–1941), US Congressman[5]
- Mickey Hughes (1866–1931), 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.[6]
- John Vincent Kenny (1894–1975), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey[2]
- Michael McNamara, Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951[7]
- Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879–1940), US Congressman
- Thomas Francis Xavier Smith (1928–1996), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
- Thomas James Tumulty (1913–1981), US Congressman
- Titanic survivors Margaret Devaney, Elizabeth Dowdell, Robert Hopkins, Thomas McCormack and Bridget McDermott[8]
- Second Lieutenant Vincent Jerome Flynn, Royal Air Force (died 1918), only Commonwealth war grave in the cemetery.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Holy Name Cemetery". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Archived from the original on 2005-12-20. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ a b c d "Holy Name Cemetery". New Jersey City University. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ Egan, Colin (Fall 1991). "The Hudson Underground". Hudson County Magazine.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Cemeteries
- ^ James Alphonsus Hamill, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 4, 2007.
- ^ Mickey Hughes, Retrosheet. Accessed September 7, 2007.
- ^ Mary Teresa Norton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 15, 2007.
- ^ "People buried in Jersey City". Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ [1] CWGC casualty record.
External links
- Holy Name Cemetery official website
- Holy Name Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
- Holy Name Cemetery at Findagrave
- People Buried in Jersey City from Encyclopedia Titanica
- Holy Name Cemetery at Interment
