Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Orange, New Jersey)
| 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 |
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). This cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[1][2]
The Garden State Parkway was built over Laurelton Road, therefore no bodies lie beneath the asphalt, nor did they ever. The plot of land across the Parkway was bought after the highway was built.
Notable burials
- Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
- Jack Farrell (1857–1914), Major League Baseball player for 11 seasons, from 1879–1889
- Edward F. McDonald (1844–1892), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1895–1899[3]
- Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878–1931), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1919–1921[4]
- Frank Joseph McNulty (1872–1926), Representative from New Jersey 8th District from 1923–1925
- Paul John Moore (1868–1938), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1927–1929[5]
- Edward L. O'Neill (1903–1948), represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1937–1939
- Albert Oss (1818–1898), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- James Smith, Jr. (1851–1927), U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1893–1899
- Thomas Sullivan (1859–1940), Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
- Larry Corcoran (1859–1891), first Major League Baseball player to throw three no hitters, accredited with creating signals between a pitcher and a catcher
- One British Commonwealth war grave of a Canadian Army officer of World War II[6]
References
- ^ a b "Holy Sepulchre Cemetery". Virtual Newark. 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 it's [sic] 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record.
External links
- Old Newark Cemeteries: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Political Graveyard: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave information for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
