Essex County

First Presbyterian Church Graveyard, Caldwell, New Jersey

The First Presbyterian Church, located at the intersection of Bloomfield, Westville, and Roseland Avenues, is a historical landmark with a noteworthy steeple visible from Bloomfield Ave. The adjacent burial ground, dating from 1788 to 1881, contains the graves of several Revolutionary War veterans. Despite being well-maintained, many monuments have weathered significantly, erasing numerous inscriptions. The documented graves include those of individuals such as Calvin Backus, several of the Baldwin family, and numerous others.

Biography of Charles Pitman Buckley of Bergen County

Genealogical history of Hudson and Bergen counties, New Jersey

Charles Pitman Buckley, Mayor of the Borough of Tenafly, Bergen County, and a prominent member of the bar of New York City, was born in West Bloomfield, Essex County, N. J., on the 22d of December, 1834. His father, John Buckley, who became a resident of Bergen County in 1845, was a native of Yorkshire, England, while his mother Elizabeth Van Gieson, was descended from Rynier Bastienstianse, a native of Giesen, a village in North Brabant, who came to this country in 1660 and taught the first school at Flatbush, L. I., also performing the duties of court master, rung … Read more