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Prospect Cemetery, Jamaica, New York

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This project is for those buried in Prospect Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens County, New York.

Many prominent families are buried in this, the oldest cemetery in NYC, such as the Brinkerhoffs, the Van Wycks, the Sutphins, The Remsens, The Nostrands and the Lefferts.

Notable Burials

Egbert Benson (1746-1833) - US Congress
Gen. Increase Carpenter (1736-1807) - Member of the Sons of Liberty and Committee of Correspondence

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Prospect Cemetery Association

The New York Landmark Conservancy

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