Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye

Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye

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name = Greenwood Union Cemetery


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established = 1837
country = USA
location = Rye, New York
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website = http://greenwoodunion.org

The Greenwood Union Cemetery is located in Rye, New York and Harrison, New York.

History

The first cemetery on this site was established in 1837 and it was known as "Union Cemetery of Rye". James Parker and David Brooks of Rye, New York donated three acres of land to Christ Church, Rye, with plots should be reserved for the ministers of the three churches of Rye and their families. Two strips on the eastern and western sides of the grounds were to be used as a public cemetery.

In January 1855, the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rye bought eight acres contiguous to the cemetery, and, between 1864 and 1868, they added more than six acres. The total land was now fourteen and a quarter acres.cite web |url=http://www.greenwoodunion.org/Our%20History.htm |title=History |accessdate=2008-07-31 |quote=The burial ground originally known as the Union Cemetery of Rye dates back to 1837. In that year, James Parker and David Brooks of Rye gave three acres of land to the authorities of Christ Church, Rye, with the stipulations that certain plots should be reserved as burial places for the ministers of the three churches of Rye and their families, and that two strips on the eastern and western sides of the ground be appropriated as a public cemetery. In January 1855, the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Rye bought eight acres contiguous to this tract, and, between 1864 and 1868, they added more than six acres, making fourteen and a quarter acres in all. |publisher=Greenwood Union Cemetery ] A small corner of the cemetery, located near the entrance ramp for I-95, contains graves of Civil War soldiers of African decent.

Notable burials

*Marquis James (1891-1955) US author
*William Russell Pease (1831-1895) US Civil War General
*Clarine Seymour (1898-1920) US actress
*Jared Valentine Peck (1816-1891) US Representative
*Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) US Congressman

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