Old Gravesend Cemetery
Encyclopedia
Old Gravesend Cemetery is a historic cemetery
at Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn
, New York, New York
. The cemetery was founded about 1658 and contains the graves of a number of the original patentees and their families. Lady Deborah Moody
, founder of Gravesend, is believed to be buried in the cemetery.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
at Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn
Gravesend, Brooklyn
Gravesend is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA.The derivation of the name is unclear. Some speculate that it was named after the English seaport of Gravesend, Kent. An alternative explanation suggests that it was named by Willem Kieft for the...
, New York, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The cemetery was founded about 1658 and contains the graves of a number of the original patentees and their families. Lady Deborah Moody
Deborah Moody
Lady Deborah Moody was the only woman to found a colonial settlement in early North America. She was the first female landowner in the New World. She had an unusual influence in a society dominated by men, and was described by contemporaries as "a dangerous woman."-Biography:Lady Moody was born...
, founder of Gravesend, is believed to be buried in the cemetery.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.