African Burial Ground, Flatbush, New York

Date: 1810 to 1875
Location: Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Surnames/tags: Voorse Adams Thompson

Contents 1 The Flatbush African Burial Ground 1.1 Cemetery Details 2 History 2.1 Notable Monuments 2.2 Notable Interments 3 Sources

The Flatbush African Burial Ground

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Cemetery Details

• Category:African Burial Ground, Flatbush, New York
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• Cemetery name: The Flatbush African Burial Ground
• Address 2286 Church Avenue, Flatbush, New York
• GPS Coordinates: 40.650278, -73.956111
• Information: FindAGrave: Cemetery #2585957

History

The Flatbush African Burial Ground or FABG is the site of a historic African-American cemetery dating to the 17th century at Church and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, on land formerly owned by the adjacent Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church. ^[1]

• The earliest confirmed burial was of Eve Voorhes (1700-1810). ^[2]

• The last confirmed burial was of Susan Adams (1863-1875).

Notable Monuments

Notable people will be added here If/When they are located.

Notable Interments

Notable people will be added here If/When they are located.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbush_African_Burial_Ground accessed 26 March 2022
2. ↑ https://nycemetery.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/african-burial-ground-flatbush/ accessed o n the 26th of March, 2022.

• https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/fabg.page accessed 26 March, 2022