"St. Bernard's, the first Roman Catholic cemetery in New haven, was opened in 1879 at the corner of Columbus Ave. and the Boulevard. The date, Sept. 2, 1851, appears on the stone gate and probably indicates the original purchase of the land. On the outskirts of town, swampy and odoriferous, the land was undesirable for housing lots and was consequently purchased at a low price by the Catholics. Mary O"Neill who succumbed to apoplexy was the first person buried there. The cemetery provided affordable burial for the masses of indigent catholics who poured into New haven and until st. Lawrence opened years later, was the only cemetery for their use." quoted from "Oyster village to melting pot: The Hill section of New Haven by Dr. Robert Lattanzi.
Anybody know where the St. Mary's folks were buried from 1832 to 1900's? I know St. Bernard's and later St. Lawrence I was in New Haven yesterday and went into St. Mary's Church. Very Impressive!! Bob Martin, CSG #17217 Tolland, Ct. USA Visit my site at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=martinrf -----Original Message----- From: JUDYSPHIL@aol.com [mailto:JUDYSPHIL@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:41 PM To: CTNEWHAV-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CTNEWHAV] St. Bernards cemetery "St. Bernard's, the first Roman Catholic cemetery in New haven, was opened in 1879 at the corner of Columbus Ave. and the Boulevard. The date, Sept. 2, 1851, appears on the stone gate and probably indicates the original purchase of the land. On the outskirts of town, swampy and odoriferous, the land was undesirable for housing lots and was consequently purchased at a low price by the Catholics. Mary O"Neill who succumbed to apoplexy was the first person buried there. The cemetery provided affordable burial for the masses of indigent catholics who poured into New haven and until st. Lawrence opened years later, was the only cemetery for their use." quoted from "Oyster village to melting pot: The Hill section of New Haven by Dr. Robert Lattanzi. ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== To post messages to the New Haven County, CT discussion list, send them to CTNEWHAV-L@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237