Clinton Cemetery
Clinton Cemetery is cemetery in Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey. The non-sectarian lot-owner owned cemetery comprises 10.5 acres (4.2 ha) near Union Avenue and Lyons Avenue; the Elizabeth River lies at its western boundary. There have been approximately 11,000 burials.
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| Established | 1844 |
| Location | 195 Union Avenue Irvington, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40.728822°N 74.233985°W |
| Type | non-sectarian private |
| Size | 10.5 acres (4.2 ha) |
| No. of graves | 11,000 |
| Website | http://www.clintoncemetery.org/ |
History
Clinton Cemetery Association was founded on Feb 28, 1844. At the time Irvington was beginning to form as Camptown, an unincorporated village in the no-longer extant Clinton Township. In 1852 Camptown's name was changed to Irvington.[1][2] An 1889 report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey found with respect to the township of Clinton: "There are two cemeteries, or burial-places, in the township — Clinton cemetery, in the village and upon the banks of Elizabeth river, and Newark potter's field, down in the salt meadow section".[3] Purchases of ground between 1856 and 1928 expanded the cemetery to its present size.[4]
In 2010, Clinton Cemetery was the site of two sexual assaults conducted by the same man several months apart; the offender was captured by police in the cemetery on the second occasion.[5]
Notable burials
- More than 500 veterans, including two from the American Revolutionary War and many from the American Civil War.[6]
- Four mayors of Irvington: John V. Cleve, James Mortland, Edward Folsom, William L. Glorieux[4]
- Amos J. Cummings (1838 – 1902), United States Representative from New York [7][8]
- Cyrus Durand Chapman (1856–1918), American artist, inventor, architect, first director Bureau of Engraving and Printing[4]
- Joseph E. Haynes (1826–1897), 20th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, 1884–1894.
References
- "History and Tradition". Clinton Cemetery Association. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Clinton Cemetery Association". newarkcemeteries.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- Annual report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey, 1888-89 (1889), p. 258.
- Irvington Environmental Conservation and Improvement Commission (December 1971). "Clinton Cemetery Irvington New Jersey" (PDF). www.usbiographies.org. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- Friedman, Alexi (June 15, 2010). "Montclair man is charged with sexually assaulting two Newark women while posing as cop". The Star-Ledger.
- "CLINTON (IRVINGTON) Cemetery - Essex County, New Jersey - Burial & Family History Records". newjerseycivilwargravestones.org. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Burial at Irvington" (PDF). The New York Times. May 7, 1902. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- Cummings, Amos Jay (18 May 2011). A Remarkable Curiosity. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9781457109379. Retrieved 16 February 2018 – via Google Books.
External links
- Find a Grave
- "Clinton Cemetery, Irvington, New Jersey, 1842-1971 : History-Register of Lots-Inscriptions". link.library.in.gov. Indiana State Library.