Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

The Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic place on Broad (New Jersey Route 49) and Lawrence Streets in the city of Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The brick church was built in 1792 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974, for its significance in architecture. With It was added as a contributing property to the Bridgeton Historic District on October 29, 1982. With

Notable burials Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1801 to 1807.Ebenezer Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007. Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789 to 1791.Jonathan Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007. Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1845.Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007. James G. Hampton (1814–1861), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849.James Giles Hampton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007. John T. Nixon (1820–1889), represented from 1859 to 1863.John Thompson Nixon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007. Elias P. Seeley (1791–1846), 11th Governor of New Jersey, serving in 1833.New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley , National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007. William G. Whiteley (1819–1886), represented Delaware in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.William Gustavus Whiteley, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 20, 2007. General James Giles (1759–1825) American Revolutionary War officer, served under the Marquis de Lafayette. Bloomfield H. Minch (1864–1929), President of the New Jersey Senate Joseph Archibald Clark (1822–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co. Clement Waters Shoemaker (1848–1914), one of the founders of Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co. and philanthropist. Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863–1942), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1906 to 1941. Hessian soldier from the American Revolutionary War

See also Fairfield Presbyterian Church National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey

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External links

Presbyterian Cemetery at The Political Graveyard