Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsColoniaSt. Gertrude's CemeteryCranburyBrainerd CemeteryEast BrunswickHoly Cross CemeteryIselinNew Mt. Lebanon CemeteryJamesburgFernwood CemeteryMetuchenFirst Presbyterian ChurchCemeteryNew BrunswickChrist EpiscopalChurchyardNew BrunswickElmwood CemeteryNew BrunswickFirst PresbyterianChurchyardNew BrunswickFirst Reformed ChurchCemeteryNew BrunswickPresbyterianCemeteryNew BrunswickSt. Peter's CemeteryNorth BrunswickVan Liew CemeteryOld BridgeChestnut Hill CemeteryParlinNew Calvary CemeteryPerth AmboyAlpine CemeteryPerth AmboySt. Mary's CemeteryPerth AmboySt. Peter's ChurchyardPiscatawayResurrection BurialParkSouth AmboyChrist Church CemeterySouth AmboySt. Mary's CemeteryWoodbridgeBeth Israel MemorialParkWoodbridgeFirst PresbyterianChurchyard
Private or familygraveyard
Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  James Morgan (1756-1822) — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,December29, 1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1794-98;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1811-13.Died in South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,November11, 1822 (age65 years, 317days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
St. Gertrude'sCemetery
Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Paul Mitchell (1900-1964) — also known asJames P. Mitchell — of Spring Lake,MonmouthCounty, N.J.; Little Silver,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,November12, 1900.Republican.U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1953-61;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956 ;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1961.Catholic.Member,AmericanArbitration Association.Died, from aheartattack, in his suite at the AstorHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1964 (age63 years, 342days).Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery. | | Florence Price Dwyer (1902-1976) — also known asFlorence P. Dwyer;Florence LouisePrice —of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 4,1902.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1944,1948;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1950-56;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1957-73 (6th District 1957-67,12th District 1967-73).Female.Died in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,February29, 1976 (age73 years, 240days).Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery. | | Bernard James Dwyer (1921-1998) — also known asBernard J. Dwyer — of Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January24, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofNewJersey state senate 18th District, 1974-80; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1976,1988;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1981-93 (15th District 1981-83,6th District 1983-93).Catholic.Died, of aheartattack, whiledrivinghis car in Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October31, 1998 (age77 years, 280days).Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery. | | Nicholas St. John La Corte (1918-1966) — of Cranford,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 8,1918.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Cranford, N.J., 1962-63; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-66; diedin office 1966.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Suffered aheartattack during a dinner party at the home ofLoreeCollins, and died soon after in the emergency room at OverlookHospital,Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.,December3, 1966 (age48 years, 270days).Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery. | | James J. Kinneally (d. 1972) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1944,1948,1956,1960,1964,1968;chairof Union County Democratic Party, 1959; Democratic PresidentialElector for New Jersey,1964(voted forLyndonB. Johnson andHubertH. Humphrey); candidate forNewJersey state senate District 9, 1967.Died in1972.Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery.
BrainerdCemetery
22 South Main Street
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | C. Raymond Wicoff (1884-1957) — of Cranbury,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Cranbury,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February26, 1884.Democrat.Wholesalegrocer;spicesalesman; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewJersey,1940.Died in Cranbury,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,May 5,1957 (age73 years, 68days).Interment at Brainerd Cemetery.
Holy CrossCemetery
East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John F. Fitzpatrick (1898-1979) — of South River,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South River,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,July 5,1898.Athleticcoach;mayorof South River, N.J., 1937, 1953; board member, Central JerseySavingsBank;board member, St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick.DiedOctober20, 1979 (age81 years, 107days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
New Mt. LebanonCemetery
Iselin, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1918.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;ZionistOrganization of America;B'naiB'rith.Oneleg wasamputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.Died, following aheartattack, in Albert EinsteinMedicalCenter, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1990 (age71 years, 307days).Interment at New Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
FernwoodCemetery
Jamesburg, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) — also known asJohn S. Badeau — of Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February24, 1903.Minister;missionary;universityprofessor;president,American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador toUnited Arab Republic, 1961-64.ChristianReformed; laterPresbyterian.Member,SigmaXi;TauKappa Alpha.Died, fromsepsis,in Jamesburg,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,August25, 1995 (age92 years, 182days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
FirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Barbara S. Abbott (1930-2015) — also known asBarbara Straight — of Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Mannington,MarionCounty, W.Va.,November30, 1930.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1965; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1968.Female.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers;Order of theEastern Star.DiedMay 25,2015 (age84 years, 176days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Ardas Leo Straight and Nellie (Starkey) Straight; married1961 toGeorge Norman Abbott IV. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Christ EpiscopalChurchyard
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Miles DeRussy (1830-1887) — also known asThomas M. DeRussy — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.BornFebruary26, 1830.Mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1873-75.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,August28, 1887 (age57 years, 183days).Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard. | | Thomas Tileston Wells (1865-1946) — also known asT. Tileston Wells — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,September12, 1865.Lawyer;law partner ofClarenceLexow;HonoraryConsul-General for Romania inNewYork, N.Y., 1919-41.Episcopalian.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1946 (age80 years, 223days).Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
ElmwoodCemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Founded 1868
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Craig Ludlow (1830-1900) — also known asGeorge C. Ludlow — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.BornApril 6,1830.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1877-79;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1881-84;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1900; appointed1895.DiedDecember18, 1900 (age70 years, 256days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. |  | George Sebastian Silzer (1870-1940) — also known asGeorge S. Silzer — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April14, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1907-12;MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1912-14; circuit judge in NewJersey, 1914-22;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1924;chairman, New York Port Authority, 1926-28.Died, from aheartattack, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,October16, 1940 (age70 years, 185days).Cremated;ashes interred at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Miles Ross (1827-1903) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Raritan Township,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April30, 1827.Democrat.Coalbusiness;MiddlesexCounty Freeholder, 1859-64; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1863-64;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1867-69;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1875-83; defeated,1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1876,1884,1888,1892;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Jersey, 1880-88.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February22, 1903 (age75 years, 298days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Bishop (1816-1895) — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,May 11,1816.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1849-50;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1855-57.Died near Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,May 10,1895 (age78 years, 364days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Ezekiel Montgomery Patterson (1810-1891) — also known asEzekiel M. Patterson — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born inLuzerneCounty, Pa.,May 6,1810.Mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1860-61.Scotch-Irishancestry.DiedFebruary8, 1891 (age80 years, 278days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Klemmer Kalteissen (1894-1984) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.BornAugust5, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Freeholder, 1925;chair ofMiddlesex County Democratic Party, 1927; common pleas court judgein New Jersey, 1940;bankdirector; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1961-64.ChristianReformed.Died, in St. Peter'sMedicalCenter, New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April17, 1984 (age89 years, 256days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) — of Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Pleasant Run,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,1884.Merchant;mayorof Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;TallCedars of Lebanon;Elks;OddFellows.Died in Edison LodgeNursingHome, Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,May 11,1970 (ageabout 85years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Edwin Winfield Eden (1887-1953) — also known asEdwin W. Eden — of Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,1887.Mayorof Highland Park, N.J., 1928-30.ChristianReformed. Member,Freemasons.Died in Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,September1, 1953 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Cornelius McCrelis (1883-1964) — of Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,1883.Mayorof Highland Park, N.J., 1922-24.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,May 10,1964 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Robert Wood Johnson Jr. (1893-1968) — also known as"The General" — of Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,1893.Mayorof Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63. Died, in RooseveltHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1968 (ageabout 74years).Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood Cemetery.
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Bubenheim Bayard (1738-1807) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Bohemia Manor,CecilCounty, Md.,August11, 1738.Merchant;member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1794-96.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January7, 1807 (age68 years, 149days).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Mine Brook,MorrisCounty, N.J.,February17, 1756.Lawyer;member ofNew JerseyState Council from Middlesex County, 1798; resigned 1798;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1798-1804;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1804-24.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January7, 1831 (age74 years, 324days).Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard; reinterment atVan Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.
First ReformedChurch Cemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787-1862) — also known as"Christian Statesman" — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Franklin Township,SomersetCounty, N.J.,March28, 1787.Whig.Lawyer;NewJersey state attorney general, 1817-29;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1829-35;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1837-38; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1844.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April12, 1862 (age75 years, 15days).Interment at First Reformed Church Cemetery. | | James Schureman (1756-1824) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February12, 1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;merchant;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1783-85,1788;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1786-87;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1789-91, 1797-99, 1813-15(at-large 1789-91, 1797-99, 2nd District 1813-15);U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1801;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1801-13, 1821-24; died in office 1824;member ofNew JerseyState Council from Middlesex County, 1808, 1810, 1812-13.Slaveowner. Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January22, 1824 (age67 years, 344days).Interment at First Reformed Church Cemetery.
PresbyterianCemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October19, 1797.Democrat.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Surrogate, 1831-36;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1841-42;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1843-45.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1859 (age61 years, 300days).Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery; reinterment in 1921 atVan Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.
St. Peter'sCemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward F. Farrington (1886-1918) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October12, 1886.Mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1915-18.Catholic.Member,Elks;Eagles.DiedDecember17, 1918 (age32 years, 66days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Farrington and Mary A. (Carlon) Farrington; married toEthel Schaible. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Van LiewCemetery
Cranberry Turnpike
North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Mine Brook,MorrisCounty, N.J.,February17, 1756.Lawyer;member ofNew JerseyState Council from Middlesex County, 1798; resigned 1798;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1798-1804;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1804-24.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January7, 1831 (age74 years, 324days).Original interment atFirst PresbyterianChurchyard, New Brunswick, N.J.; reinterment at Van Liew Cemetery. | | John Neilson (1745-1833) — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Raritan Landing (now part of Piscataway),MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March11, 1745.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromMiddlesex County, 1787;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1790; member ofNew Jersey state legislature, 1800-01; member ofNew JerseyState Council from Middlesex County, 1813.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March 3,1833 (age87 years, 357days).Interment at Van Liew Cemetery. | | Garnett Bowditch Adrain (1815-1878) — also known asGarnett B. Adrain — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1815.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1857-61.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,August17, 1878 (age62 years, 245days).Interment at Van Liew Cemetery. | | Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October19, 1797.Democrat.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Surrogate, 1831-36;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1841-42;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1843-45.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1859 (age61 years, 300days).Original interment atPresbyterian Cemetery,New Brunswick, N.J.; reinterment in 1921 at Van Liew Cemetery. | | J. Edward Crabiel (d. 1992) — of Milltown,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1948;mayorof Milltown, N.J., 1948-51; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1954-65;member ofNewJersey state senate District 7, 1966-73;secretaryof state of New Jersey, 1974-77.DiedJune 19,1992.Interment at Van Liew Cemetery. | | Charles Van Liew Booream — of Milltown,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1932.Interment at Van Liew Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | William Paterson (1745-1806) — of New Jersey. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),December24, 1745.Delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776;NewJersey state attorney general, 1776-83;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1790-93;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1790-93;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Injured in ahorsedrawncoach accident in 1803, and died from his wounds three yearslater, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1806 (age60 years, 259days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; cenotaph at Van Liew Cemetery.
Chestnut HillCemetery
Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) — also known asT. Frank Appleby — of Asbury Park,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Old Bridge,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,October10, 1864.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1896;mayorof Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,1922.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofhearttrouble, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,December15, 1924 (age60 years, 66days).Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
New CalvaryCemetery
490 Washington Road
Parlin, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alan J. Karcher (1943-1999) — of Sayreville,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.BornMay 19,1943.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1974-89;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1982-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1988;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1989.Died in Neptune Township,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,July 26,1999 (age56 years, 68days).Interment at New Calvary Cemetery. | | Joseph T. Karcher (c.1904-1987) — of Sayreville,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born about 1904. Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1930-32;candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1972.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, in South Amboy MemorialHospital,South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January28, 1987 (ageabout 83years).Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
AlpineCemetery
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Morgan Foster Larson (1882-1961) — also known asMorgan F. Larson — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,June 15,1882.Republican.Engineer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1922-28;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1929-32.DiedMarch21, 1961 (age78 years, 279days).Interment at Alpine Cemetery. | | George J. Otlowski (1912-2009) — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,January3, 1912.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1962; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1974-91;mayorof Perth Amboy, N.J., 1976-90.Catholic.Polishancestry.Died, in Raritan BayMedicalCenter, Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March16, 2009 (age97 years, 72days).Interment at Alpine Cemetery. | | John F. Ten Broeck (1831-1897) — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Mt. Airy,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,January25, 1831.Republican. Postmaster atPerthAmboy, N.J., 1861-67, 1881-85; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1874,1886-87.Died in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February7, 1897 (age66 years, 13days).Interment at Alpine Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur A. Quinn (1866-1957) — of Sewaren,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 13,1866.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1913-15;member ofNewJersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1930-33.Died in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February2, 1957 (age90 years, 265days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
St. Peter'sChurchyard
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Wayne Parker (1848-1923) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,August6, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885-86;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911, 1914-19, 1921-23 (6thDistrict 1895-1903, 7th District 1903-09, 13th District 1909-11, 9thDistrict 1914-19, 1921-23); defeated, 1892, 1922; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1920.Died in Paris,France,November28, 1923 (age75 years, 114days).Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.| | Relatives: SonofJohnCortlandt Parker and Elisabeth (Stites) Parker; brother ofCharlesWolcott Parker; married1883 toEleanor K. Gordon; grandson ofJamesParker; granduncle ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second great-grandnephew ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; third great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay andFrederickJay; third cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler andJamesAlexander Hamilton; third cousin twice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterAugustus Jay andWilliamJay; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnAdams Taintor,WilliamAlfred Buckingham andHenryG. Taintor; fourth cousin ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer andJamesAdams Ekin; fourth cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II,PhilipN. Schuyler,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton andJohnSluyter Wirt. | | | | Political families:Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey;Tree-Parker-Peabodyfamily of Morristown and Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,October22, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1898-1903; circuit judgein New Jersey, 1903-07;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1907-47.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,January23, 1948 (age85 years, 93days).Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.| | Relatives: SonofJohnCortlandt Parker and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker; brotherofRichardWayne Parker; married,November22, 1893, to Emily Fuller; grandson ofJamesParker; granduncle ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second great-grandnephew ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; third great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay andFrederickJay; third cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler andJamesAlexander Hamilton; third cousin twice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterAugustus Jay andWilliamJay; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnAdams Taintor,WilliamAlfred Buckingham andHenryG. Taintor; fourth cousin ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer andJamesAdams Ekin; fourth cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II,PhilipN. Schuyler,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton andJohnSluyter Wirt. | | | | Political families:Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey;Tree-Parker-Peabodyfamily of Morristown and Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Meigs Jr. (1809-1887) — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1809.Republican.Mayorof Bayonne, N.J., 1869-79; president, New York Stock Exchange,1877.Died in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,June 7,1887 (age78 years, 31days).Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.| | Relatives: SonofHenryMeigs and Julia (Austin) Meigs; grandson ofJosiahMeigs; grandnephew ofReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.; first cousin ofJohnForsyth Jr.; first cousin once removed ofReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.; second cousin ofReturnJonathan Meigs III; second cousin once removed ofMartinChittenden; second cousin twice removed ofTimothyPitkin; third cousin ofChittendenLyon; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWhiting Boardman andBenjaminLewis Fairchild; third cousin twice removed ofJonathanHunt; fourth cousin ofJohnWillard; fourth cousin once removed ofElijahHunt Mills,WilliamWoodbridge,BelaEdgerton,IsaacBackus,HemanTicknor,MartinOlds,EliphaletAdams Bulkeley,JohnLeslie Russell,HenryTitus Backus,JoshuaPerkins,RogerCalvin Leete andMabelThorp Boardman. | | | | Political family:Meigsfamily of Middletown, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | James Parker (1776-1868) — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Bethlehem,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,March 3,1776.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1806-10,1812-13, 1815-16, 1818, 1827;mayorof Perth Amboy, N.J., 1815, 1850; Presidential Elector for NewJersey,1824;U.S.Collector of Customs at Perth Amboy, N.J., New Jersey, 1829-33;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,April 1,1868 (age92 years, 29days).Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.| | Relatives: Sonof James Parker (1725-1797) and Gertrude (Skinner) Parker; married,January5, 1803, to Penelope Butler; married,September20, 1827, to Katherine Morris Ogden; father ofJohnCortlandt Parker; grandfather ofRichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); second great-grandfather ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; first cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofNicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay,FrederickJay,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler andJamesAlexander Hamilton; second cousin twice removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer andJamesAdams Ekin; second cousin thrice removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton andJohnSluyter Wirt; second cousin four times removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870),JohnEliot Thayer Jr. andBronsonMurray Cutting; second cousin five times removed ofBrockholstLivingston; third cousin ofVolkertPetrus Douw,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; third cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II andPhilipN. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofPeterGansevoort,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GilbertLivingston Thompson,GerritSmith,WilliamDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,DenningDuer,ElizabethCady Stanton,JohnJacob Astor III,EugeneSchuyler,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnKean,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,KarlCortlandt Schuyler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); fourth cousin once removed ofAsa H.Otis. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Meigs (1782-1861) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October28, 1782.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1817-18;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1819-21.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1861 (age78 years, 204days).Original interment atSt.Luke's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at St. Peter'sChurchyard.| | Relatives: SonofJosiahMeigs and Clara (Benjamin) Meigs; married,February19, 1806, to Julia Austin; father ofHenryMeigs Jr.; nephew ofReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.; uncle ofJohnForsyth Jr.; first cousin ofReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.; first cousin once removed ofReturnJonathan Meigs III; second cousin ofMartinChittenden; second cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin andChittendenLyon; second cousin twice removed ofBenjaminLewis Fairchild; third cousin ofWilliamWhiting Boardman; third cousin once removed ofJonathanHunt andJohnWillard; third cousin twice removed ofRogerCalvin Leete andMabelThorp Boardman; fourth cousin ofElijahHunt Mills,WilliamWoodbridge,BelaEdgerton,IsaacBackus,HemanTicknor,MartinOlds,EliphaletAdams Bulkeley,JohnLeslie Russell,HenryTitus Backus andJoshuaPerkins; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasChittenden,ElishaHotchkiss Jr.,ElishaHunt Allen,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GouverneurMorris,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,AlfredPeck Edgerton,WilliamDean Kellogg,CharlesJenkins Hayden,JosephKetchum Edgerton,MorganGardner Bulkeley,LeslieWead Russell,WilliamHenry Bulkeley,CharlesHazen Russell,JohnClarence Keeler,HenryStark Culver andHiramBingham. | | | | Political family:Meigsfamily of Middletown, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
ResurrectionBurial Park
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John A. Lynch (1908-1978) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March10, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77).Died, ofcancer,in WhitestoneHospital,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1978 (age69 years, 358days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18across the Raritan River, isnamed forhim.Interment at Resurrection Burial Park.
Christ ChurchCemetery
South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) — also known asHarold G. Hoffman — of South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February7, 1896.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;banker;newspapercolumnist andradiocommentator; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24;mayorof South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New JerseyCommissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Methodist.Member,JuniorOrder;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;RoyalArcanum.Suspendedin 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation systemfor aninvestigationof financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his writtenconfessionofembezzlementschemes was disclosed.Died, of aheartattack, in his room at the BlakeHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1954 (age58 years, 117days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.  | Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844-1933) — also known asBenjamin F. Howell — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,January27, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;MiddlesexCounty Surrogate, 1882-92;banker;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1895-1911.Died in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February1, 1933 (age89 years, 5days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Joseph Scully (1868-1921) — also known asThomas J. Scully — of South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,September19, 1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1908,1912,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);mayorof South Amboy, N.J., 1908-11; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New Jersey,1909;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1911-21.Died in1921(ageabout52 years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Beth IsraelMemorial Park
Route 1
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Theodore Wilentz (1894-1988) — also known asDavid T. Wilentz — of Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils,Latvia),December21, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofMiddlesex County Democratic Party, 1928; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;member, Platform and Resolutions Committee,1944;member, Arrangements Committee,1964;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933;NewJersey state attorney general, 1934-44.Jewish.Latvianancestry.Died in Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,July 6,1988 (age93 years, 198days).Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park. | | Arthur J. Sills (1917-1982) — of Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1917.Democrat.Lawyer;NewJersey state attorney general, 1962-70; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1964.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died, following astroke,in Perth Amboy GeneralHospital,Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,December26, 1982 (age65 years, 64days).Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park. | | Warren W. Wilentz (1924-2010) — of New Jersey; Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March29, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1956-60;MiddlesexCounty Attorney, 1960-67; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1966.Jewish.Latvianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March18, 2010 (age85 years, 354days).Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park.
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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