<<That certainly made sense for you, but I was researching the families of two great grand uncles, not close enough for strong sentiments :-) and I have no idea who the deed holder might be.>> Yes, it did and the fee was nominal even for the time frame. I have other family members buried in Calvary. A great grandfather bought quite a few graves as he was an undertaker and years ago, they were permitted to buy them and use them for their customers etc. etc. As I do not have the deeds to the other graves, I did not and will not pay any of the charges even though as a direct descendant I am entitled to use the graves. I also "inherited" and have the deeds for numerous graves in the oldest section of Pinelawn that have never been used. I would like to sell them but the cemetery says I must prove all the other descendants are deceased or release ownership to me. An impossible situation. My great grandmother, after the death of my great grandfather also bought shares of Pinelawn ...stocks...and I still get dividends quarterly. She bought those 100 years ago almost to the day. Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/4548/
Roughly three (3) months ago, I contacted the executrix of my 1st cousin's estate to find out where my cousin was buried. She informed me that both my 1st cousin, Margaret Mary Sutherland, and her mother, Hannah M. Sutherland, were buried in a plot in the Calvary Cemetery in Queens. I then called the cemetery and was informed that neither of them were buried there. I'm sorry to say that I never had the pleasure of knowing my 1st cousin as I did not realize she even existed. Margaret Mary Sutherland was born 29 Sept 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, and she died on 26 Mar 1999 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. I have no idea what her mother's date of birth was or her death date. I know that the mother was born in Ireland and she died in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. If anyone is going out to the Calvary Cemetery, I sure would appreciate a look up for these two relatives. Carol Sutherland McClellan Ohlweiler Jacksonville Beach, FL