Cemeteries in Trenton, New Jersey

Private Cemeteries in Trenton, New Jersey often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Trenton, New Jersey are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Trenton, New Jersey are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Trenton, New Jersey , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Trenton, New Jersey .

Our database contains records of burials from 30 cemeteries.

A number of notables are interred there, including Civil War Union Army Major General and New Jersey Governor George B. McClellan, whose grave is marked by the tallest monument in the cemetery. His wife, Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan, is interred with him.

If you want to visit the oldest cemetery in New Jersey, Reader's Digest says you have to travel to Burlington to a cemetery known as Friend's Burial Ground. It has been around since the Burlington Quaker Meeting House was around in the town settled in 1624.

The New Jersey Cemetery Association is a 70 year old not-for-profit organization representing more than 225 religious, municipal and non-sectarian cemeteries located in New Jersey.

Cremation can only occur after at least 24 hours have elapsed from the time of death as recorded on the death certificate. The body may or may not be embalmed before cremation.