Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange

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Established 1859 Type Catholic Founded 1859		Country United States No. of graves 266,921 in 2002 Phone +1 973-678-3757
Location East Orange, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Owned by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Address 125 Central Ave, East Orange, NJ 07018, USA Hours Closing soon · 8AM–4PMMonday8AM–4PMTuesday8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturday8AM–2PMSundayClosed Owner Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Burials James Smith Jr., Larry Corcoran, Thomas J. Callan, John Farrow, Hugh Campbell, Albert Oss Similar Rosedale Cemetery, Archdioc of Newark, Hollywood Memorial Park, Fairmount Cemetery & Cremat, Evergreen Cemetery & Cremat

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. The Garden State Parkway runs through the two halves of the cemetery (Exit 144 and Exit 145, respectively). This cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.

The Garden State Parkway was built over Laurelton Road, therefore no bodies lie beneath the asphalt, nor did they ever. The plot of land across the Parkway was bought after the highway was built.

Notable burials

Thomas J. Callan (1853–1908), Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient

Jack Farrell (1857–1914), Major League Baseball player for 11 seasons, from 1879–1889

Edward F. McDonald (1844–1892), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1895–1899

Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878–1931), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1919–1921

Frank Joseph McNulty (1872–1926), Representative from New Jersey 8th District from 1923–1925

Paul John Moore (1868–1938), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1927–1929

Edward L. O'Neill (1903–1948), represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1937–1939

Albert Oss (1818–1898), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

James Smith, Jr. (1851–1927), U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1893–1899

Thomas Sullivan (1859–1940), Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient

Larry Corcoran (1859–1891), first Major League Baseball player to throw three no hitters, accredited with creating signals between a pitcher and a catcher

One British Commonwealth war grave of a Canadian Army officer of World War II

References

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange Wikipedia

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