Thanks for the informational links, Chris. FYI to all, before cars and bridges, Newtown Creek was especially significant to Catholic residents of Manhattan Island. After the Rural Cemetery Act passed, further interments in Manhattan proper were disallowed. The Trustees of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street purchased land along Newtown Creek to begin Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery, right along its banks. The first burial at Calvary took place on 31 July 1848. Deceased and mourners were transported to Calvary Cemetery, for funerals, by ferry boats located at a depot at 23rd Street and the East River. These ferries traveled across the East River, to the east side inlet of Newton Creek. Historical obituaries often told mourners to meet at this ferry depot. Calvary Cemetery, although located in Queens, NYC is not part of the Diocese of Brooklyn, but is overseen by the Archdiocese of New York. I'm sure some of you wondered, as I did, how the funeral processions actually arrived at Calvary Cemetery. Barb Metro NYC Researcher ===================== > On Behalf Of Chris Hendrickson > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BKLYN] Quandoequareous > > I found this while researching that name > > http://www.newtowncreekalliance.org/history/ > > > The annals of Newtown, in Queens county, New-York: containing its > history ... By James Riker > > > http://books.google.com/books?id=I5Q-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72& > dq=quandoequa > reous&source=bl&ots=1FJwE6uk-9&sig=zxCIhAlY9cqJ6sPbdaMRUe6Hv_4&hl=en& > ei=DKu6 > TvLaG4TegQfG1rGzCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2& > ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v= > onepage&q=quandoequareous&f=false > > or tiny url > *http://tinyurl.com/bqmeczp* > >