GC13Q07 Morse Mill Burial Ground (A Spirit Quest Cache) (Traditional Cache) in New Jersey, United States created by gipsie

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A cache by gipsie Message this owner

Hidden : 6/17/2007

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Parking is available in the Smithville Parking lot across the street from the cemetery. Cemetery is gated but gate opens and visitors are welcome. Cache is not in the cemetery although you will walk through there to get to the cache area.

WELCOME TO Morse Mill Burial Ground in Atlantic County.
This cemetery is located in Galloway Township, NJ. The road is now called "Moss" Mill Rd. although it was named for James Morse, a mill owner. Over the years, the name gradually morphed into Moss Mill.
If you are from this area, as you stroll through the cemetery, you will recognize many of the names on the headstones.

Blackman, James ~ died Jan 27, 1856, aged 42 years, 8 months, 27 days
Blackman, Larner ~ died May 19, 1846, aged 22 years, 7 months
Blackman, Johanna (daughter of Risley and Beulah B.) ~ died Dec 25, 1849
Blackman, Emma M. (daughter of Risley and Beulah B.) ~ died Aug 14, 1851, aged 6 months, 26 days
Blackman, Risley ~ died Jul 5, 1854, aged 38 years, 5 months, 10 days
Blake, Ella M. (daughter of E. S. and R. S.) ~ Dec 11, 1854 - Oct 5, 1870
Blake, Emma R. (daughter of E. S. and R. S.) ~ Apr 30, 1857 - Aug 23, 1873
Blake, Anna M. (daughter of E. S. and R. S.) ~ Aug 29, 1845 - Aug 29, 1873
Blake, Mahlon E. H. (son of E. S. and R. S.) ~ Nov 14, 1847 - Jun 2, 1874
Bowen, Hannah E. (wife of Joseph E.) ~ died Nov 20, 1863, aged 25 years, 6 months, 5 days
Bowen, Lurelda (daughter of J. E. and H. E.) ~ died Jul 22, 1863, aged 1 year, 2 months, 11 days
Bowen, Job C. (son of E. and M.) ~ Dec 5, 1834 - Jul 30, 1869
Bowen, Mary Lovina (daughter of Beulah Bowen) ~ died Mar 25, 1868, aged 10 years, 6 months
Clark, Ann L. (wife of John) ~ May 7, 1814 - May 8, 1856
Clark, Owen S. (son of John and Ann L.) ~ Dec 18, 1840 - Jul 20, 1863
Collins, Sarah (late Higbee) ~ Nov 11, 1798 - May 11, 1846, aged 47 years, 6 months
Conover, Lemuel H. (son of Ezra and S.) ~ Sep 8, 1852 - Oct 22, 1875
Conover, Sophia (wife of Eliakim) ~ Mar 15, 1823 - Feb 22, 1862
Doughty, Elmer (son of Charles and Eliza) ~ died Aug 27, 1867, aged 13 years, 2 months, 22 days
Doughty, Arbana (daughter of J. and S. A.) ~ Jan 19, 1858 - Dec 9, 1871
Doughty, Sarah Ann (wife of James) ~ Jan 7, 1839 - Dec 22, 1867
Endicott, John ~ 1834 - 1876
Endicott, Hannah ~ 1844 - 1878
Higby, Joseph M. ~ Nov 6, 1854 - Oct 5, 1881
Higby, James ~ 1808 - 1885
Higby, Judith (wife of James) ~ died Mar 10, 1859, aged 46 years, 5 months, 18 days
Higby, Jonas (son of James and Judith) ~ Aug 31, 1843 - Feb 8, 1866
Higby, Judith C. (daughter of James and Judith) ~ May 5, 1851 - Dec 11, 1877
Higbee, Joseph, sr. ~ died Jul 5, 1867, aged 68 years, 11 months, 20 days
Higbee, Ann B. (wife of Joseph, sr.) ~ died Mar 19, 1872, aged 70 years
Higbee, Richard R. (son of Joseph and Ann) ~ died Feb 5, 1863, aged 22 years, 10 months, 2 days
Higbee, Hannah G. (daughter of Joseph and Ann) ~ died Apr 26, 1867, aged 36 years, 4 months, 6 days
Leeds, Clayton ~ died Oct 20, 1860, aged 69 years, 8 months, 22 days
Leeds, Jemima (wife of Clayton) ~ died Aug 19, 1850, aged 59 years, 8 months, 4 days
Moore, Jennie (wife of Joshua) ~ died Sep 30, 1864, aged 28 years
Nixon, Sarah Abigail (daughter of J. F. and C. P.) ~ Oct 1, 1855 - May 13, 1865
Nixon, Susannah (daughter of J. F. and C. P.) ~ Aug 29, 1849 - Jan 15, 1861
Smith, Alfred B. (son of Henry D. and Harriet G.) ~ died Apr 9, 1851, aged 8 years, 8 months, 18 days
Somers, Samuel S. (son of B. E. and S.) ~ Oct 19, 1851 - Oct 9, 1852
Somers, William ~ died Mar 8, 1871, aged 74 years
Somers, Ann (wife of William) ~ died Aug 5, 1865, aged 67 years, 4 months, 11 days
Sooy, Joab ~ Jul 11, 1807 - May 30, 1882
Sooy, Catharine A. (daughter of Joab and Catharine) ~ died Feb 8, 1858, aged 25 years, 8 months, 25 days
Sooy, Ada C. (daughter of Joab and Catharine) ~ died Mar 1, 1858, aged 10 years, 11 months, 9 days

The cache is not located near a grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out.

Cemeteries are places of learning that tie the young and old together to who we are and where we have come from. From cemeteries we can learn about the lives of people who make up a community. We can learn about landscapes and plants. We can enjoy artwork and architecture.

You have probably noticed symbols on most headstones. These symbols, for the most part, have meaning. If you would like to see what these symbols mean, please click HERE So walk around, admire the area and learn something interesting. We hope you enjoy your visit!

The Spirit Quest series began in Indiana and has grown to include numerous other areas. It is designed to take you to historic cemeteries or other historic sites.

We have brought this series to New Jersey to help identify cemetery caches and to help teach cachers about those that went before them. If you have a cache or know of a cache in New Jersey that you feel would be a nice addition to the series, please contact Gipsie at geogipsie@yahoo.com. I will research and get information about your cemetery and help you with any html and pictures for your cache page.

In five years, the quest has grown to over seven hundred caches hidden in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario (and now New Jersey) and the hiders have grown to over fifty cacher teams. Thousands of cacher accounts had logged over 50,000 finds on these series.

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