Belvidere Cemetery

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name = Belvidere Cemetery

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established = 1834
country = USA
location = Belvidere, New Jersey
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Belvidere Cemetery is a cemetery located in Belvidere, in Warren County, New Jersey that was founded in 1834. cite web |url=http://www.victorianbelvidere.com/historiccemetarytour.htm |title=Historic Cemetery |accessdate=2007-08-26 |quote=Take a guided walk through Belvidere's historic cemetery, dating back to 1834. Experience the town's Victorian era in a unique way. Your guide is "The Undertaker". His compelling and often humorous stories help visitors discover Belvidere's legendary famous and infamous citizens. Learn about Victorian era mourning and burial customs. Walk about the beautiful grounds and antique monuments. |publisher= ] It includes many graves of people who fought in the Revolutionary War. cite book |last=Di Ionno |first=Mark |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail: For Families and History Buffs |year= |publisher=Rutgers University Press |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=W5c1MipoiBQC&dq |isbn=0813527708 ]

Notable interments

*Charlie Berry (1902–1972),Major League Baseball catcher from 1925-1938; MLB umpire; NFL linesman. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12937121 Charley Berry] , Find A Grave. Accessed September 3, 2007.]
*Henry S. Harris (1850–1902), U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 1881-83. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000240 Henry Schenck Harris] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 14, 2007.]
*John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–1845), U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000268 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 14, 2007.]
*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. [cite book |last=Sobel |first=Robert |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774-1989 |year= |publisher= |quote= | url= |isbn=0313265933 ]
*William Maxwell, General

References

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=154364&CScn=belvidere&CScntry=4&CSst=33& Find-A-Grave: Belvidere Cemetery]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/WA.html#RAR1B8DD1 Political Graveyard: Belvidere Cemetery]