Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	Broad and Lawrence Streets, Bridgeton, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°25′45″N75°14′3″W / 39.42917°N 75.23417°W / 39.42917; -75.23417
Area	9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1792
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	74001159 [1]
NJRHP No.	[2]
Added to NRHP	December 02, 1974

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Broad (New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. ^[3] It was built in 1792 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The church and cemetery are also listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #1029, since 1973) ^[4]

Notable burials

• Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801 to 1807. ^[5]
• Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789 to 1791. ^[6]
• Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1845. ^[7]
• James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849. ^[8]
• John T. Nixon (1820–1889), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863. ^[9]
• Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833. ^[10]
• William G. Whiteley (1819–1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. ^[11]
• General James Giles Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine (1756–1825) Revolutionary War General who served under Washington
• Bloomfield H. Minch (1864–1929), President of the New Jersey Senate ^[12]
• 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 philanthropist.
• Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863–1942), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1906 to 1941. ^[13]
• Hessian soldier from the American Revolutionary War

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  On a pre-1923 postcard

See also

• Fairfield Presbyterian Church
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
3. Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   0-8135-2111-4.
4. New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Cumberland County Archived 2003-07-09 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
5. Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 20, 2007.
6. Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 20, 2007.
7. Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 20, 2007.
8. James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 25, 2007.
9. John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 20, 2007.
10. New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.
11. William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 20, 2007.
12. "Bloomfield Minch Dies; Ex-Head of N.J. Senate". The Morning Post. Vol. 54, no. 127. Camden, N.J. 26 June 1929. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Birkner, Michael J.; Linky, Donald; Mickulas, Peter (10 February 2014). "The Governors of New Jersey: Biographical Essays". Rutgers University Press. Retrieved 26 June 2016– via Google Books.

External links

• Presbyterian Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
• Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Find A Grave