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There may have been an actual "Potter's Field" in Jersey Co. (and elsewhere), but the term is often used, uncapitalized, to refer to a cemetery or section of a cemetery reserved for burying strangers, unknown people and the poor. It is from a reference in the New Testament. ... [email protected] wrote: Just found out that two ancestors (babies) were buried in Potter's Field (without headstones) in Grafton? Where is this located? Thanks, Julie --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Genie, Thanks for the information! Julie Genie wrote: > There may have been an actual "Potter's Field" in Jersey Co. (and elsewhere), but the term is often used, uncapitalized, to refer to a cemetery or section of a cemetery reserved for burying strangers, unknown people and the poor. It is from a reference in the New Testament. > ... [email protected] wrote: Just found out that two ancestors (babies) were buried in Potter's Field (without headstones) in Grafton? Where is this located? Thanks, Julie > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > ==== ILJERSEY Mailing List ==== > If you need assistance, please contact: > Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > > ============================== > 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