Cedar Hill Cemetery, Port Jefferson, New York
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Jefferson Historical Society for their willingness to help make this
information available!!
Cedar Hill
Cemetery occupies a commanding site on one of the highest hills just a
little south of the Harbor of Port Jefferson. The Cedar Hill
Cemetery Association was formed March 30th 1859. In April of that
year thirteen acres, to be used as a cemetery, were purchased by
Hubbard Gildersleeve. The first Association officers were: R. H.
Wilson, President; J. B Randall, secretary; Abram Brown,
treasurer. The first trustees were the officers named Hamilton
Tooker, Daniel Hulse and Cyrus E. Griffing.
The
Brookhaven Town Cemetery list, as prepared by Osborn Shaw, describes
Cedar Hill Cemetery as such: "Cedar Hill Cemetery, entered by a narrow
lane leading north from the Sheep Pasture Road, about 1/4 mile
northwest from Port Jefferson railroad station, at Comsewogue or
Echo. This cemetery, comprising 17 acres, is controlled by the
Cedar Hill Cemetery Association formed 30 Apr. 1859, at which time 13
acres were purchased by Hubbard Gildersleeve. The
first burial was that of Mary B. Hulse, wife of Charles L. Hulse, who
died
27 March 1859. It is therefore evident that any stones in this
cemetery
bearing death dates prior to this date have been moved in from other
graveyards
(RE Mt Sinai Cemetery).
Images of Cedar
Hill Cemetery
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Corrections to the Original Records
NEW
Resource:
INTERMENT RECORDS AND LOT DIAGRAM BOOKS, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Port
Jefferson, LI, NY
"COMBINATION INTERMENT RECORD BOOK," 1933 - 1987
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Hill CD