Colestown Cemetery, Cherry Hill Township

Colestown Cemetery is in Cherry Hill Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, and is located at the intersection of Church Road and Kings Highway. Portions of the cemetery are listed on both the New Jersey Register (ID #943) and the National Register of Historic Places (Reference #75001128) since 1975.^[1]

The area now known as Cherry Hill was originally settled by the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans who coexisted peacefully with the first settlers from England, namely Quaker followers of William Penn who arrived in the late 17th century.^[2] The first settlement was a small cluster of homes named Colestown, in the perimeters of what is now the Colestown Cemetery.

Notable burials

• Alexander G. Cattell (1816–1894), Represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1867–1871.^[3]
• George Robert Cholister (1898–1924), Medal of Honor recipient for his actions on the USS Trenton (CL-11). After powder bags in her forward turret exploded during a gunnery drill setting a fire, Cholister was killed from injuries resulting from a failed attempt to dump powder charges into the immersion tank before they detonated.
• Andrew K. Hay (1809–1881), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849–1851.^[4]
• Alfred Hunt (1817–1888), first president of Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of Bethlehem Steel.^[5][6]
• Francis F. Patterson, Jr. (1867–1935), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1927.^[7]

References

1. New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Camden County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
2. History of the Farmstead, Cherry Hill Township. Accessed September 4, 2015.
3. Alexander Gilmore Cattell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 2, 2007.
4. Andrew Kessler Hay, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 25, 2007.
5. "Alfred Hunt, the well known president of the Bethlehem Iron Company dead.", Bethlehem Globe-Times, March 28, 1888.
6. Alfred Hunt's obituary
7. Francis Ford Patterson, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 26, 2007.

External links

• Political Graveyard – Colestown Cemetery
• Colestown Cemetery at Find a Grave
• Colestown, the Deserted Village by George DeCou

Coordinates: 39°56′00″N 74°59′22″W / 39.9334°N 74.9895°W