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in [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater Township]], [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], [[New Jersey]] ([[United States of America|USA]]). |
in [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater Township]], [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], [[New Jersey]] ([[United States of America|USA]]). |
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| ⚫ | The earliest burials are recorded to have taken place in the 1740s following shortly after the first settlement of this area by [[Palatine Germans]] in the middle of the 18th Century. These early German graves graves are noted for their intricately carved [[headstone]]s and [[footstone]]s which feature unique German [[Funeral|funerary]] [[symbol]]ism and in many instances, [[German language|archaic German text]]. |
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==History== |
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The cemetery was also the location of the first buildings to house the [[Stillwater Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)|Stillwater Presbyterian Church]] which in its early years was first a union church serving both the [[Lutheran]] and [[German Reformed]] faiths. It is presumed that a rudimentary church made of logs, dating from as early as 1745 to 1750, predated a 1771 structure built from local fieldstone. |
The cemetery was also the location of the first buildings to house the [[Stillwater Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)|Stillwater Presbyterian Church]] which in its early years was first a union church serving both the [[Lutheran]] and [[German Reformed]] faiths. It is presumed that a rudimentary church made of logs, dating from as early as 1745 to 1750, predated a 1771 structure built from local fieldstone. This stone church structure was used by the congregations from 1771 to 1837. It was razed in 1847 and the stones from the building's walls were used to construct a stone wall along the cemetery's southern and western perimeter. A stone carved with the year "1771"—believed to be the original cornerstone for the church—was incorporated into the cemetery's gate. |
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==Notable burials== |
==Notable burials== |
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*[[Casper Shafer]] |
*[[Casper Shafer]] (d. 1784), early settler of Stillwater |
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*[[Maureen Gearhardt]], former early 20th Century Coca-Cola girl |
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*[[John George Wintermute]] |
*[[John George Wintermute]] (d. 1782), early settler of Stillwater |
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*[[Andrew Newbaker]] |
*[[Andrew Newbaker]] |
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Revision as of 01:39, 26 June 2012
Stillwater Cemetery is a burial ground located in the village of Stillwater in Stillwater Township, Sussex County, New Jersey (USA).
The earliest burials are recorded to have taken place in the 1740s following shortly after the first settlement of this area by Palatine Germans in the middle of the 18th Century. These early German graves graves are noted for their intricately carved headstones and footstones which feature unique German funerary symbolism and in many instances, archaic German text.
The cemetery was also the location of the first buildings to house the Stillwater Presbyterian Church which in its early years was first a union church serving both the Lutheran and German Reformed faiths. It is presumed that a rudimentary church made of logs, dating from as early as 1745 to 1750, predated a 1771 structure built from local fieldstone. This stone church structure was used by the congregations from 1771 to 1837. It was razed in 1847 and the stones from the building's walls were used to construct a stone wall along the cemetery's southern and western perimeter. A stone carved with the year "1771"—believed to be the original cornerstone for the church—was incorporated into the cemetery's gate.
Notable burials
- Casper Shafer (d. 1784), early settler of Stillwater
- Maureen Gearhardt, former early 20th Century Coca-Cola girl
- John George Wintermute (d. 1782), early settler of Stillwater
- Andrew Newbaker
See also
- Harmony Hill Methodist Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)
- History of New Jersey
- Paulins Kill
- Stillwater Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)
- Stillwater Township, New Jersey
- Sussex County, New Jersey
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