Cedar Hill Cemetery, Port Jefferson, New York
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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