St. Mary's Church Cemetery
145 West Broad St.
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The cemetery has the graves of several notable Revolutionary War era figures. " [2]
Elias Boudinot (Grave pictured above) (May 2, 1740 -October 24, 1821: Boudinot was elected to the Continental Congress in 1777, and served as its president in 1782. During the time he served as president, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the war. Under the new Constitution, Boudinot was elected to represent New Jersey. President Washington appointed him Director of the U.S. Mint in 1796. After ten years, Boudinot resigned and retired to Burlington, where he built a house (See entry below).
William Bradford - Fought in the Revolution; named to succeed Edmund Randolph as U.S. Attorney General by President Washington in 1794.
Bowes Reed - Served as colonel of the Burlington County militia during the Revolution; Mayor of Burlington in 1780, His brother was Joseph Reed, aid-de-camp to Washington.
Joseph Bloomfield - Served as captain and major of the Third New Jersey Regiment during the Revolution. He was wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. Bloomfield resigned, married Mary McIlvaine and practiced law in Burlington. In 1783, he was appointed registrar of the Court of Admiralty. He was the mayor of Burlington from 1795 to 1800. He served as governor of New Jersey from 1801until 1812. He was later a general during the War of 1812, commanding troops on the Canadian border. He was a Congressman 1817 to 1821, and on occasion served as presidential elector. He was the president of the first Society for Abolition of Slavery. Bloomfield, New Jersey was named in his honor.
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