Ewing and Carroll in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. John Manners

Photographed by Jean Bickal, April 2007

1. Dr. John Manners Marker

Inscription.
Born April 8, 1786, in Hunterdon County, N.J.

A graduate of the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), he studied at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Department (1812) under Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Later he studied law, with an eye toward politics. Upon passing the bar, he argued cases in New Jersey courts before the Supreme Court of the United States.

He was elected to the State Senate in 1850 and served as its president in 1852.

He was a friend and correspondent of Thomas Jefferson in scientific matters.

Died June 24, 1853, at his home in Clinton.

Erected 1992.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1855.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 13.19′ N, 74° 45.359′ W. Marker was in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It was in Ewing and Carroll. It could

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be reached from South Clinton Avenue. This marker is the seventh of seventeen markers on individual grave sites in Mercer Cemetery which is located on South Clinton Avenue between Magowan and Barlow Streets. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Jersey

and in Greater Princeton.

It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Mercer Cemetery at Trenton (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mercer Cemetery at Trenton (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mercer Cemetery at Trenton (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Capt. Joseph A. Yard (was a few

Photographed by Gary Nigh, circa March 2008

2. Dr. John Manners Marker

steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Daniel Budd Bodine (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Capt. James Olden Paxson (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Ira Wells Wood (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); William Borrow (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); William Young (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Sgt. John P. Beech (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); John O. Raum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); William R. McKean (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Charles Hewitt (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); James Taylor (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); John Briest (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); William Potts Sherman (was about 300 feet away but

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has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker is toward the center of the cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,579 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.