Home > United States of America > New York > Queens County > Queens > Bowery Bay Cemetery (Defunct)
Memorials : 0
Location : Queens, Queens County, USA
Coordinate : 40.7733730, -73.8849560
Description : From:http://forgotten-ny.com/2010/10/bowery-baynorth-astoria-queens/ "Luyster Island was also named after a Dutch colonial family. The island’s main road is today’s 19th Avenue. The first European settler here was Hendrick Harmensen in 1638. He was killed by local natives in 1643. His widow remarried, and the island was briefly called Houwclicken (Dowry Island). The deacons of the Dutch Reformed Church bought the farm before 1654, to establish maintenance for their poor, hence it was called “Armen” or “Poor Bowery.” That’s how Bowery Bay got its name. About 1688, the church sold its farm to Pieter Cornelissen Luyster, who lent his name to the Dowry Island and Luyster... Read More

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  • Where is Bowery Bay Cemetery (Defunct)?

    Bowery Bay Cemetery (Defunct) is located at 1 Marine Terminal Road Queens, Queens County ,New York , 11371USA.

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    Latitude: 40.7733730
    Longitude: -73.8849560

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