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From: "Toni " <>
Subject: Re: [OUTLAWS] Seeking Descendants of Those Buried in a Hudson County, New Jersey Cemetery
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:10:29 -0600
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I read this with interest. It reminds me of a school district in Tennessee
that wanted to purchase land of historical importance for another building.
Personally, I don't agree. There is enough available land out there, so why
allow municipal and other large authorities the chance to destroy the place
where are ancestors are buried, etc....When I say 'our' I mean
theoretically, since I have no connection to the mentioned cemetery.
And tribal legends, etc... also play into factor. Then again, if no one is
claiming these deceased....???
Toni
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joy Durell Fincher Weaver" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 5:10 PM
Subject: [OUTLAWS] Seeking Descendants of Those Buried in a Hudson County,
New Jersey Cemetery


> This was sent to me on another list but I thought it should be sent
> to as many people as possible.
>
> Do you have kin people buried in a potters' field cemetery in
> Hudson County, New Jersey? If so, you might want to read the
> article that follows.
>
> Regards,
> Joy
>
> 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.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> - 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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