Princeton Cemetery

Princeton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery
	Presidents row, showing grave of Vice-President Aaron Burr Jr. in front of those of his father, Aaron Burr Sr., and grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, both presidents of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University
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Established	1757; 268 years ago
Location	Princeton, New Jersey
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°21′18″N 74°39′36″W / 40.35500°N 74.66000°W
Owned by	Nassau Presbyterian Church
No. of graves	9,000+
Website	Princeton Cemetery
Find a Grave	Princeton Cemetery
	Princeton Cemetery
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Part of	Princeton Historic District (ID75001143)
Added to NRHP	27 June 1975
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Princeton Cemetery is located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.^[1] It is owned by the Nassau Presbyterian Church.^[3] In his 1878 history of Princeton, New Jersey, John F. Hageman refers to the cemetery as "The Westminster Abbey of the United States."^[1]^[4]

Notable burials

Archibald Alexander (1772–1851), Presbyterian theologian
James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859), Presbyterian theologian and eldest son of Archibald Alexander
Joseph Addison Alexander (1809–1860), Presbyterian biblical scholar and third son of Archibald Alexander
William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), politician, businessman and second son of Archibald Alexander
Frank Anscombe (1918–2001), statistician, known for Anscombe's quartet
John N. Bahcall (1934–2005), astrophysicist
George Wildman Ball (1909–1994), diplomat
George Dashiell Bayard (1835–1862), Civil War general
Sylvia Beach (1887–1962), bookshop owner
Harold H. Bender (1882–1951), philologist
John Berrien (1711–1772), New Jersey Supreme Court Justice and owner of Rockingham, Washington's headquarters
William G. Bowen, (1933–2016), president of Princeton University
Aaron Burr (1756–1836), controversial Revolutionary War hero and politician, third vice president of the United States, killer of Alexander Hamilton, adventurer who was eventually tried and acquitted of treason
Aaron Burr Sr. (1716–1757), Presbyterian minister, second president of Princeton University and father of Aaron Burr
Brendan Byrne (1924–2018), 47th governor of New Jersey
Alonzo Church (1903–1995), mathematician
Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864–1947), wife of Grover Cleveland and First Lady of the United States
Ruth Cleveland (1891–1904), first child of Grover and Frances Cleveland and supposed name sake of the Baby Ruth candy bar
Edward Samuel Corwin (1878–1963), author and professor of law
Samuel Davies (1723–1761), president of Princeton University
Erling Dorf (1905–1984), Renowned paleobotanist, professor of Geology at Princeton University
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), president of Princeton University and Calvinist theologian
Richard Stockton Field (1803–1870), US senator and New Jersey Attorney General
John Huston Finley (1863–1940), author, president of Knox College and University of the State of New York
Donald B. Fullerton (1892–1985), missionary and founder of the Princeton Christian Fellowship
Harold Furth (1930–2002), physicist
George Horace Gallup (1901–1984), pollster
William Francis Gibbs (1886–1967), naval architect
Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), mathematician
Michael Graves (1934–2015), architect and product designer
Peter Charles Harris (1865–1951), adjutant general of the U.S. Army
Charles Hodge (1797–1878), Calvinist theologian
David Hunter (1802–1886), Civil War General
Louis "Lajos" Jambor (1884–1954), Hungarian-born American painter, illustrator and muralist.^[5]
William Hallock Johnson (1865–1963), president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
Joseph Kargé (1823–1892), Civil War General and Princeton University professor
George Frost Kennan (1904–2005), diplomat
Alan Krueger (1960–2019), economist
Frank Lewin (1925–2008), composer
David Kellogg Lewis (1941–2001), philosopher
Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1892), diplomat
John Maclean Jr. (1800–1886), president of Princeton University
Robert McNutt McElroy (1872–1959), historian and professor of history at Princeton University, Oxford University, and Cambridge University
José Menendez (1944–1989) and Mary Louise (Kitty) Menendez (1941–1989), murder victims of their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez
John O'Hara (1905–1970), author of Appointment in Samarra, BUtterfield 8, and many short stories
Moses Taylor Pyne (1855–1921), financier, philanthropist and owner of Drumthwacket Estate
Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828–1919), Special US Minister to Greece, US congressman from Virginia, Confederate congressman and general, journalist, New York Supreme Court justice
William Drew Robeson (1844–1918), father of singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson
Henry Norris Russell (1877–1957), astronomer
William Milligan Sloane (1850–1928), first US Olympic Committee president
Howard Alexander Smith (1880–1966), US senator from New Jersey
John P. Stockton (1826–1900), New Jersey attorney general and U.S. senator
Richard Stockton (1764–1828), U.S. senator from New Jersey^[6]
Robert Field Stockton (1795–1866), naval officer
Lyman Spitzer (1914–1997), astronomer
John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), U.S. senator from New Jersey
William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of Detroit
Augustus Trowbridge (1870–1934), professor and dean at Princeton University^[7]
John W. Tukey (1915–2000), statistician
Paul Tulane (1801–1887), Tulane University benefactor^[4]
John von Neumann (1903–1957), mathematician
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851–1921), Presbyterian theologian
Canvass White (1790–1834), engineer and inventor
Eugene Paul Wigner (1902–1995), Nobel Prize-winning physicist
John Witherspoon (1723–1794), signer of the Declaration of Independence
William Willet (1867–1921), portraitist and stained glass designer

Gallery

Graves of Grover Cleveland (center), his wife Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (right), and daughter Ruth Cleveland (left)
Grave of New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Princeton Cemetery". Princeton Online. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
^ "Princeton Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
^ Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ ^a ^b Strauss, Robert (March 28, 2004). "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
^ "Louis Jambor, 69, Versatile Artist; Portraitist and Mural Painter Who Also, Did Book, Film Work Succumbs Here". The New York Times. 1954-06-12. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
^ Richard Stockton (1764–1828) Archived 2008-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.
^ Karl T. Compton (1937). Biographical Memoir of Augustus Trowbridge 1870–1934 (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-15. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

[online-1] "The Princeton Cemetery". Princeton Online. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-08-26.

[2] "Princeton Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-18.

[3] Sarapin, Janice Kohl (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[nyt1-4] Strauss, Robert (March 28, 2004). "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

[:1-5] "Louis Jambor, 69, Versatile Artist; Portraitist and Mural Painter Who Also, Did Book, Film Work Succumbs Here". The New York Times. 1954-06-12. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2020-02-22.

[6] Richard Stockton (1764–1828) Archived 2008-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007.

[7] Karl T. Compton (1937). Biographical Memoir of Augustus Trowbridge 1870–1934 (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-15. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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v t e Princeton, New Jersey
Historic districts	Princeton Historic District Stony Brook Village Jugtown King's Highway Kingston Mill Mountain Avenue
Former municipalities	Borough of Princeton Princeton Township
Public schools	Princeton Public Schools Princeton High School Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children (defunct) Princeton Charter School
Independent schools	Hun School Lewis School Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart Princeton Day Princeton Friends Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science St. Paul's Stuart Country Day
Colleges and universities	Princeton University (people) Princeton Theological Seminary Westminster Choir College Evelyn College for Women (defunct)
Other education	Institute for Advanced Study Princeton Community Japanese Language School Princeton Public Library Princeton University Art Museum Witherspoon Institute
Places of worship	Miller Chapel Nassau Christian Center Nassau Presbyterian Princeton United Methodist Princeton University Chapel Stone Hill Church Stony Brook Meeting House Trinity Episcopal
Parks and recreation	Delaware and Raritan Canal Herrontown Woods Arboretum Jasna Polana Lake Carnegie Marquand Park Mountain Lakes Preserve Princeton Battlefield
Economy	Nassau Street Palmer Square Elements Hoagie Haven Nassau Club Nassau Inn Peacock Inn Princeton Record Exchange Triumph Brewing Princeton Shopping Center Tiger Transit
Performing arts	Alexander Hall Garden Theatre McCarter Theatre Princeton Symphony Orchestra Williamson Voices
Media	I Grew Up in Princeton Comedy Minus One Princeton Community Television Princeton Packet Town Topics
Other landmarks	Albert Einstein House Drumthwacket Joseph Henry House Donald Grant Herring Estate Maclean House Maybury Hill Mercer Oak Morven Nassau Hall Princeton Battle Monument Princeton Cemetery Princeton Railroad Station Prospect House Tusculum Cottage Club Washington Oak Westland Mansion
Princeton addressed landmarks outside the municipality	American Boychoir School (defunct) Chapin School Educational Testing Service Forrestal Village MarketFair Mall Princeton Airport Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (formerly located on Witherspoon Street, now in neighboring Plainsboro) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Robert Wood Johnson Foundation St. Joseph's Seminary (in Plainsboro; defunct) Sarnoff Corporation Terhune Orchards Washington Road Elm Allée Wilberforce School
See also: Princeton University and National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

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