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From: "Robert L. Ward" <>
Subject: Re: [D-Col] Graves in New York City
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 16:26:40 -0400
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At 11:39 AM 6/7/03 -0600, Lucy Peterson wrote:
>I am new to the list. I thought it looked interesting as I have Dutch
>ancestry on 2 sides of the family. One group was in early New Jersey and
>the other in New York City (although they soon left and were in New York
>state). This is not an area I have done the actual research on, but am
>interested in gathering what is already done and going from there. One
>question I do have -- is anyone familiar with the burial/grave situation in
>New York City? I have early ancestors who were probably buried there, but I
>have read that many cemeteries in New York have been moved, etc. One
>ancestor was apparently involved in the building of an early church and I
>would suspect that he might be buried in that church's cemetery. I've been
>a little "put off" about doing the search because of what I have heard. I
>will soon be ready to "take the plunge" to try to find this, but wondered if
>there is any sage advice for me before I start.
>Lucy

There is a book on the subject of moved cemeteries in New York. You can get a
scratch-and-dent copy for just $9.00 now from Ancestry.com:
<http://www.ancestry.com/rd/prodredir.asp?key=P2450&sourceid=1552&id2=060603
52>.
The list price is usually $14.95.

Regards,

Robert

Robert L. Ward Genealogical Research
12236 Shadetree Lane, Laurel, MD 20708-2832
301-776-1659
http://www.rlward.com/
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