First Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the "Old Church on the Green", is located in
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is the most populous municipality in and the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. .
History
It sits in the churchyard of the church by the same name, the current building being constructed in 1791. The east wall of the building is of particular interest because it incorporates several carved stones from the first church building erected on the site. These stones bear the monogram of several of the founding families. The congregation was founded by Dutch settlers in 1686. For the first ten years the congregation worshipped in various locations, and in 1696 the first building was built on the current site. In 1780 Colonial General Enoch Poor was buried in the Cemetery. George Washington and the
Marquis de Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (), was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Conti ...
attended the funeral. The church is the oldest extant church in
Bergen County
Bergen County is the List of counties in New Jersey, most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[Adam Boyd
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(1746–1835) represented New Jersey in Congress from 1803 to 1805, and again from 1808 to 1813.
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George Cassedy (1783–1842), represented New Jersey in Congress from 1821 to 1827.
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Enoch Poor
Enoch Poor (June 21, 1736 (Old Style) – September 8, 1780) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was a ship builder and merchant from Exeter, New Hampshire.
Biography
Poor was born and raised ...
(1736–1780), one of
George Washington
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’s officers.
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Richard Varick
Richard Varick (March 15, 1753 – July 30, 1831) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who has been referred to as "The Forgotten Founding Father." A major figure in the development of post-Independence New York City and the ...
(1753–1831), former mayor of the city of New York and former
New York Attorney General
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Col. Richard Varick burial site
, accessed August 7, 2006.
See also
* Bergen County Cemeteries
References
External links
Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
The Political Graveyard
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First Dutch Reformed Churchyard
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Churches completed in 1791
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