First Reformed Dutch Church, Hackensack
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First Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the "Old Church on the Green" is located in Hackensack
, New Jersey
, United States
, where it sits in the churchyard of the church by the same name, the current building being constructed in 1791. The east wall of the building is of particular interest because it incorporates several carved stones from the first church building erected on the site. These stones bear the monogram of several of the founding families. The Congregation was founded by Dutch Settlers in 1686. For the first ten years the congregation worshipped in various locations, and in 1696 the first building was built on the current site. In 1780 Colonial General Enoch Poor was buried in the Cemetery. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette attended the funeral. The church is the oldest church in Bergen County
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The church is adjacent to the Hackensack Green, which was originally church land and is one of the oldest public squares in New Jersey.
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
United States
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, where it sits in the churchyard of the church by the same name, the current building being constructed in 1791. The east wall of the building is of particular interest because it incorporates several carved stones from the first church building erected on the site. These stones bear the monogram of several of the founding families. The Congregation was founded by Dutch Settlers in 1686. For the first ten years the congregation worshipped in various locations, and in 1696 the first building was built on the current site. In 1780 Colonial General Enoch Poor was buried in the Cemetery. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette attended the funeral. The church is the oldest church in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
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The church is adjacent to the Hackensack Green, which was originally church land and is one of the oldest public squares in New Jersey.
Notable burials
- Adam BoydAdam Boyd (New Jersey)Adam Boyd was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Mendham, he moved to Bergen County and to Hackensack a few years later. He was a member of the Bergen County board of freeholders and justices in 1773, 1784, 1791, 1794, and 1798, and was sheriff of Bergen County from 1778 to...
(1746–1835) represented New Jersey in Congress from 1803 to 1805, and again from 1808 to 1813. - George CassedyGeorge CassedyGeorge Cassedy was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Cassedy attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Hackensack....
(1783–1842), represented New Jersey in Congress from 1821 to 1827. - Enoch PoorEnoch PoorEnoch Poor was a brigadier general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. He was a ship builder and merchant from Exeter, New Hampshire.-Biography:...
(1736–1780), one of George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
’s officers. - Richard VarickRichard VarickRichard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on 15 March 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on 30 July 1831 at Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey....
(1753–1831), former mayor of the city of New York and former New York Attorney General
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
- Bergen County Cemeteries
External links
- Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...
- First Dutch Reformed Churchyard at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...