The Rahway Cemetery is located along the banks of the
Rahway River in
Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. Earlier, the land is thought to be owned by the Frazee family with the first burial in 1724 of John Frazee. This land for the cemetery was later acquired by the First Presbyterian Cemetery, which was established circa 1741–1742.
It is adjacent to
Merchants' and Drovers' Tavern and the
Rahway River Parkway.
Notable burials
The cemetery is the resting place of over 70 Revolutionary War Soldiers, 299 Civil War Soldiers, and 29 members of the
United States Colored Troops
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served within the units. They were first recruited during ...
.
Other notable burials include:
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Walter Bramhall, Civil War Officer
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John Cladek, Civil War Colonel of the
35th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Flemington, New Jersey for three years service with Company A being th ...
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Abraham Clark signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 — March 26, 1942) was an American mystery author.
Life and career
Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells.
After finishing school she worked as a librarian for the Rahway Li ...
, mystery author
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The Unknown Woman
''The Unknown Woman'' ( it, La sconosciuta, ; also known as ''The Other Woman'') is a 2006 Italian psychological thriller mystery film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore that depicts a woman alone in a foreign country, haunted by a horrible past.
Pl ...
, who was brutally murdered in 1887
References
External links
Inscriptions at Rahway Public Cemetery* {{Find a Grave cemetery
Rahway, New Jersey
Cemeteries in Union County, New Jersey
Presbyterian
Protestant Reformed cemeteries
Rahway River