Brighton Village Cemetery
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N 42° 31.876 W 083° 46.966
17T E 271456 N 4712518
Behind the St. Paul's Church at the corner of West St. Paul and North West Street. Plenty of churchside parking.
Waymark Code: WMH8X
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2006
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The Brighton Village Cemetery began as a burial ground for the family of William A. Clark, D.D., an Episcopal minister from New York City, who settled with his family in Brighton Township in 1837. Clark acquired many acres of land, which he farmed. He owned and operated several sawmills. In his will, he donated approximately four acres of land to the village for a cemetery and set aside one acre for a church, on which St. Paul's Episcopal Church was built.
(SIDE TWO) The earliest burial in the Brighton Village Cemetery was that of Truman Worden, who died in 1837. Among the prominent citizens buried here are Michigan Governor Kinsley Bingham. In addition, merchants, physicians, attorneys, carpenters, educators, and 30 Civil War veterans are interred in the cemetery. Of the 571 graves, representing 154 families, 99 are for children under the age of 10, a reminder of the hardships faced by early Michiganians.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #2078
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
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website: Not listed
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