Harrington Park in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Perry Cemetery
Photographed By Bruce InCharlotte, August 4, 2022
1. The Perry Cemetery Marker
Farmer David Perry had devised by his will, signed on July 18, 1868 that:
"the burying ground where the same now is, westerly of my dwelling house, of the use of 40' square, I give unto all my children to be kept by them and their posterity as a place of burial forever."
When David wrote his will, his great-grandson Perry Cole (1866-1867) already had been buried in the small plot. By the end of 1871, six members of the Perry Family had been laid to rest within yards of the family house. The last burial at the cemetery was that of David's great-grandson, Claude Yeomans (1887-1940). There are a total of twelve people interred at the Perry Cemetery.
The untimely death of many members of David's family is a reminder of the struggles and uncertainties that people of that period routinely endured. The property remained in the Perry Family until the 1920s when it was purchased by the Hackensack Water Company to become part of the Oradell Reservoir. The graves are laid out in four even rows facing East and the markers are either marble or granite.
The Harrington Park Historical Society is the custodian of both the Perry Cemetery and the Old Burying Ground on Tappan Road. Catherine Blauvelt's headstone was repaired by the Society in 2013. Scan the code or visit our website HarringtonParkHistoricalSociety.com
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Erected by The Harrington Park Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1868.
Location. 40° 58.756′ N, 73° 59.465′ W. Marker is in Harrington Park, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Hook Road and Bogerts Mill Road, on the left when traveling east on Old Hook Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Old Hook Rd, Harrington Park NJ 07640, 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. Site of the Myers-Bogert Grist Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Garret J. Durie House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wortendyke Homesite (approx. one mile away); Blanch-Haring House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Burying Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away); Harold Hess Lustron House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Reformed Church of Closter (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hilderbrant Naugle House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrington Park.
Regarding The Perry Cemetery. The cemetery is surrounded by a fence and locked gate. The grounds are in good condition.
Photographed By Bruce InCharlotte, August 4, 2022
2. The Perry Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2022, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2022, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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