Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Broad (New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[3] It was built in 1792 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The church and cemetery are also listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #1029, since 1973)[4]
Notable burials
- Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801 to 1807.[5]
- Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789 to 1791.[6]
- Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1845.[7]
- James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849.[8]
- John T. Nixon (1820–1889), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863.[9]
- Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833.[10]
- William G. Whiteley (1819–1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.[11]
- General James Giles (1756–1825) Revolutionary War General who served under Washington
- Bloomfield H. Minch (1864–1929), President of the New Jersey Senate[12]
- Joseph Archibald Clark (1822–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co.
- Clement Waters Shoemaker (1848–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co. and philanthropist.
- Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863–1942), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1906 to 1941.[13]
- Hessian soldier from the American Revolutionary War
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On a pre-1923 postcard
See also
- Fairfield Presbyterian Church
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2111-4.
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Cumberland County Archived 2003-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
- ^ Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
- ^ John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
- ^ "Bloomfield Minch Dies; Ex-Head of N.J. Senate". The Morning Post. Vol. 54, no. 127. Camden, N.J. 26 June 1929. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Birkner, Michael J.; Linky, Donald; Mickulas, Peter (10 February 2014). "The Governors of New Jersey: Biographical Essays". Rutgers University Press. Retrieved 26 June 2016 – via Google Books.
