Colestown Cemetery is in Cherry Hill Township in

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, United States, and is located at the intersection of Church Road and Kings Highway. The Gatehouse to the cemetery was listed on the

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in 1975. With The area now known as Cherry Hill was originally settled by the

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Native Americans who coexisted peacefully with the first settlers from

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, namely

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followers of

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who arrived in the late 17th century. 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

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from 1867–1871. * George Robert Cholister (1898–1924),

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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. * John Stiles Collins (1837–1928), Moorestown farmer who began the development of Miami Beach, Florida. * Charles G. Garrison (1849–1924), Justice of the

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from 1888 to 1893 and 1896 to 1900. * Andrew K. Hay (1809–1881), represented

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in the

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from 1849–1851. * Alfred Hunt (1817–1888), first president of Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of

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. * Francis F. Patterson, Jr. (1867–1935), represented

in the

from 1920 to 1927.Francis Ford Patterson, Jr.
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''. Accessed August 26, 2007.

References

External links

Political Graveyard – Colestown Cemetery

Colestown Cemetery
at Find a Grave
''Colestown, the Deserted Village''
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