Near Coxsackie in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Bronck Burying Ground
Prior to the Revolutionary War, burial sites were unprotected, reused, unmarked, frequently disturbed and for other purposes such as agriculture. In the 1790s Americans reconsided how and where the dead were buried. This Bronck Burying Ground is reflective of this period of change, including unmarked graves and a marked family burying area.
Pieter Bronck, the original settler on this site, and his wife were buried in Albany in a much moved and now lost burying ground. Pieter's son and some of his grandchildren may have been buried here in unmarked graves side by side with the graves of family slaves and their freeborn descendents. The known family burials here are those of Judge Leonard Bronk, the 5th generation owner of this site, his first wife, one of his sons, and a few of his grandchildren. Each of these burials is marked with both a headstone and footstone. The last three family owners were buried in the Coxsackie Village Burying Ground owned and controlled by shareholders, including the Bronks.
You are welcome to walk back into the their burying ground. Please respect this space as sacred ground.
More information about burial practices and burying grounds is available in the Bronck Museum Visitor Center.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites .
Location. 42° 20.687′ N, 73° 50.843′ W. Marker is near Coxsackie, New York, in Greene County. Marker can be reached from County Route 42 near Peter Bronck Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coxsackie NY 12051, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Tribute To (within shouting distance of this marker); The Coxsackie Resolutions (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bronck Family (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bronck Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Bronck Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bronck House (about 400 feet away); Thirteen Side Barn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reformed Low Dutch Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coxsackie.
Also see . . . Pieter Bronck House Museum. (Submitted on August 4, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.