And in parish-owned cemeteries, pastors often buried those who needed burial, regardless of financial circumstances. This applies more outside NYC now, I guess, as I think all the parish burials were dug up and moved to Calvary by barge at night when Calvary opened. But a lot of them must have been unidentified .... or left behind, perhaps. Maureen --- "Elizabeth V. Cardinal" <EVC1369@comcast.net> wrote: > Also keep in mind that it once was legal for undertakers > to buy plots and > use them as needed for those who didn't have one or have > the means to buy > one. > Elizabeth V. Cardinal > EVC1369@comcast.net > evcardinal@yahoo.com > www.geocities.com/evcardinal/ > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Adopt a US County list > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/adoptable/ > Adopt a Surname list > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptable/ > > ============================== > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/