Colored Burial Ground

Colored Burial Ground. Piscatawaytown Burial Ground. , In October 1880. Dr. Ezra M. Hunt of Metuchen listed all the graves in the Piscatawavtown Burial Ground. He identified five graves in the south-west corner as the "Colored Burial Ground”. Subsequent to Dr. Hunt's list. there were two additional burials in this section. It is not known if any of these people were slaves, or if there are any additional graves in this corner. This is the only known African American burial site in the Edison area. , This marker recognizes this portion of the cemetery as the Colored Burial Ground, and commemorates the contributions of African Americans in the early history of our country and community, Below are the names of the individuals buried here: , John Demond age 30 Died June 13, 1843 , Mary Dunn age 19 Died December 18, 1831 , Gifford Dunn age 22 Died June 29, 1845 , Rosanna Green age 87 Died February 6, 1898 , Yerkus Martin age 75 Died August 20, 1839 , Margaret Martin age 55 Died April 26, 1844 , Peter Ravn Age 56 Died October 30, 18?? , , 2012 Eagle Scout Project Luke Syslo