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From: "Greg And Winnette" <>
Subject: [FLORIDA] Seeking Descendants of Those Buried in New Jersey Cemetery
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 08:30:17 -0500


The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is
copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the
permission of the author.

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- Seeking Descendants of Those Buried in New Jersey Cemetery

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is seeking the descendants of those buried
in a potters' field cemetery in Hudson County. The turnpike needs the land
to build an interchange that will serve the Secaucus Transfer train station
near Laurel Hill. The cemetery on those grounds was used by Hudson County's
former poorhouse, mental hospital, and penitentiary. More than 3,500 bodies
may be in the ground, located behind a prison annex and under an elevated
section of highway.

The authority will spend $3.89 million to locate and remove the remains,
transport them to a new location, and reinter them. A memorial will also be
placed at the new site. State Superior Court Judge Thomas Oliveri in Hudson
County is overseeing the move.

Several weeks ago, Oliveri ordered the turnpike to run legal ads searching
for relatives of the deceased. Oliveri said in September that he wants to
hear from relatives of the deceased. So far, only six have come forward, and
only one has been confirmed as having a relative in the cemetery.

A complete list of those buried is available on the turnpike's Web site at
http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/burial%20list.pdf.

If you have ancestry in or around Hudson County, you should check this list
for any possible relatives.




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