Belvidere Cemetery
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1834 [1] |
| Location | Belvidere, New Jersey |
| Country | United 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 1925-1938; MLB umpire; NFL linesman.[3]
- Henry S. Harris (1850–1902), U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 1881-83.[4]
- John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–1845), U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837–39, 1841-43.[5]
- George M. Robeson (1829–1897), New Jersey lawyer and politician who served as a Union general during the Civil War, and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Ulysses S. Grant presidency.[6]
- William Maxwell, General [2]
- Onion John Local hermit and Character of a book of the same name.
References
- 1 2 "Historic Cemetery". Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- 1 2 Di Ionno, Mark. A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail: For Families and History Buffs. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2770-8.
- ↑ Charley Berry, Find A Grave. Accessed September 3, 2007.
- ↑ Henry Schenck Harris, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 14, 2007.
- ↑ John Patterson Bryan Maxwell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 14, 2007.
- ↑ Sobel, Robert. Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774-1989. ISBN 0-313-26593-3.
External links
Coordinates: 40°49′38″N 75°04′07″W / 40.8271°N 75.0685°W
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