Brooklyn headstone inscriptions circa 1864

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Brooklyn headstone inscriptions circa 1864

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The Brooklyn headstone inscripctions consist of a single bound volume containing handwritten transcriptions of headstone inscriptions from cemetaries in the Brooklyn area, recorded by Teunis G. Bergen, circa 1864. Included in the volume are inscriptions from the Vechte Burying Ground and the Schenk Burying Ground; cemetaries in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant; and cemetaries in the towns of New Utrecht, Flatlands, New Lots, Gravesend, and Flatbush, which were all annexed by the City of Brooklyn in the 1880s and 1890s. The transcriptions are organized according to cemetary and list the name of the deceased, the date of death, and in some instances, the date of birth and/or age of the deceased at the time of death. The inscriptions date from the 17th century through the mid-19th century.

0.08 Linear feet; in 1 folder

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Bergen, Teunis G., 1806-1881

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Brooklyn historian, land surveyor, farmer, local politician. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1760-1870]. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155478172 Antiquarian, genealogist, and author. From the description of Papers, 1866-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155565565 Lanman was librarian of the District of Columbia. From the description of Letter, 1866 February 10, Washington, [D.C.], to Charles Lanman. (New E...