Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a
rural cemetery in
Paterson,
New Jersey, and is also considered one of the finest Victorian cemeteries in the US.[citation needed] Cedar Lawn Cemetery officially opened in September 1867, and recorded its first burial on September 27, 1867.
Cedar Lawn is located on a multi-acre plot bordered by Lakeview Avenue (
CR 624), Crooks Avenue,
I-80, and
NJ-20; the plot is also home to the adjacent Calvary Cemetery, a Roman Catholic burial ground. Over 85,000 people are interned at Cedar Lawn.
During the
Revolutionary War, the cemetery was farmland, owned by Annatje Von Riper, her son Henry Doremus, and Hessel Peterse. The British army plundered the three households on its march through New Jersey in November 1776.[1]
Charles Joughin (1878–1956), Chief baker aboard the ill-fated ocean liner
RMS Titanic. Known as the last survivor to leave the sinking ship and surviving for nearly two hours in the freezing waters.[4]
Julian Rix (1850–1903), American landscape artist.
John Ryle (1817–1887), Industrialist and prominent
silk manufacturer who pioneered the textile and is frequently referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry", who also served as Mayor of
Paterson, New Jersey (1869–70). Ryle was also the Founder and First President of the Passaic Water Company, later the Passaic Valley Water Commission.
Mary Danforth Ryle (1833–1904), Philanthropist who donated millions to Paterson and other New Jersey historical and cultural institutions.
William Ryle (1834–1881), Industrialist who was reputed to be the world's largest importer of European silk in the United States in the late 19th century. William Ryle married Mary Danforth, who later donated millions to various Paterson and New Jersey institutions and charities. William Ryle was the nephew of John Ryle, widely regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry."
^Burstyn, Joan N.
"Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women", p. 153.
Syracuse University Press, 1997.
ISBN0-8156-0418-1. Accessed May 1, 2011. "She maintained a close relationship with her son and inlater years, when her health was failing, lived with his family at Ailsa Farms in Haledon. She died there of bronchial pneumonia, at age 91, on January 8, 1941, and was buried at the Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson."