Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a cemetery located in Bridgeton in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [cite book |last=Sarapin |first=Janice Kohl |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey |year=2002 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=auks4TKY6W&sig=SZl5W1s0xzASDS2kY9a9srYICb0&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DOld%2BBurial%2BGrounds%2Bof%2BNew%2BJersey%26sourceid%3Dnavclient-ff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rls%3DGGGL,GGGL:2006-11,GGGL:en&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title |isbn=0813521114 ] The cemetery is listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #1029, since 1973) and the National Register of Historic Places (Reference #74001159, since 1974). [ [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/cumberland.pdf New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Cumberland County] , New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.]

Several times a year, a cleanup crew of volunteers work from 8-12 on a Saturday attacking weeds and other overgrowth. This is in addition to its regular paid yardwork maintenance. Some family members, upon seeing the condition of their loved ones' plots, have taken it upon themselves to take care of the overgrowth.

Notable burials

*Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801-1807. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000154 Ebenezer Elmer] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 20, 2007.]
*Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789-1791. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000155 Jonathan Elmer] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 20, 2007.]
*Lucius Elmer (1793-1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843-1845. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000156 Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 20, 2007.]
*James G. Hampton (1814-1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000138 James Giles Hampton] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 25, 2007.]
*John T. Nixon (1820-1889), represented ushr|New Jersey|1 from 1859 to 1863. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000115 John Thompson Nixon] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 20, 2007.]
*Elias P. Seeley (1791-1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833. [ [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=86744fc0d5049010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley] , National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.]
*William G. Whiteley (1819-1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000409 William Gustavus Whiteley] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 20, 2007.]
*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 generous philanthropist.

References

External links

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CU.html#RBB0GXA8D Presbyterian Cemetery] at The Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=1969053 Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery] at Find A Grave