Tag Archives: Flushing

Cedar Grove Cemetery & Mount Hebron Cemetery

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

In 1893, Cedar Grove Cemetery Association acquired the 250-acre Durkee farm in South Flushing, Queens, to establish a nonsectarian burial ground.  A portion of the property had formerly been the Spring Hill estate of colonial politician Cadwallader Colden, whose 1763 … Continue reading →

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Willett Family Burial Ground

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

In 1762, John and Thomas Willett and their wives sold a 120-acre farm in South Flushing, Queens, to the then Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York, Cadwallader Colden. The Willetts were a family of English ancestry who became … Continue reading →

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