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From: "Pamelyn P. Bush" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Online.
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:36:24 -0500
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Actually, Bruce, the opposite is true. Members of the Genealogical Society
of N J transcribed the "Old Section" of Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery,
now Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, in the summer of 1962, and someone rearranged the
transcriptions in alphabetical order, typed them on 8.5 X 11 sheets of paper
and placed them in a folder at Special Collections at Rutgers University.
Someone else took this list and made up cards for the GSNJ card file of
tombstone transcriptions. Only half of the cemetery was transcribed, what
was determined to be the older section. Beverly McDonough transcribed
everything she could read and has a more up-to-date listing, encompassing
every tombstone, not just the older ones. There is a famous Hunterdon County
historian, Dr. Henry Race, who is buried in the newer section of the
cemetery although he died in 1900 or 1901. He is not on the GSNJ list.
Pam Bush


----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Sinclair <>
To: <>
Sent: February 28, 2001 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Online.


> Regrettably, the extracts of the GSNJ files I was able to obtain were
> undated. They appear to be lists compiled from the GSNJ card file at the
> Alexander Library, Rutgers.
>
> BDS
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:05 PM
> Subject: [NJHUNTER] Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Online.
>
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Many thanks to Bruce Sinclair for transcribing cemetery listings from
> > the records of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and making them
> > available on line!
> >
> > I have a question about the Mount Pleasant Cemetery records of
> > Alexandria Township. Could someone please indicate the date of the
> > original records transcribed by Mr. Sinclair? The reason I ask is
> > that Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is still active. I have a copy of the
> > original interment register, and a list of headstone inscriptions that
> > I compiled on my own directly from the cemetery. As I figure, there
> > are now over 2,500 burials at this place. Much of what I gathered
> > will not be found in existing sources, as many interments took place
> > after the publication date of existing records.
> >
> > I do not intend to disrespect the work of Mr. Sinclair. However, I
> > believe it would be very unfortunate for a researcher to assume that
> > their ancestor is NOT buried at Mt. Pleasant due to partial listing
> > not being noted as such.
> >
> > Your feedback will be appreciated.
> >
> > Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough
> > Holland Township, HC, NJ
> >
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