Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
Jamaica, New York
40.703386752306436, -73.80093755928836
This historic churchyard has burials dating back to 1704, with examples of work from many prolific stone carvers of the 18th century.
The grounds of Grace Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens include a burial ground that dates its earliest grave to 1704. The church community was established when the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts sent a Reverend to Jamaica in 1702 at the request of the community. While the church community existed in 1702, and the earliest recorded grave dates from 1704, it was not until 1734 that a church building was constructed and completed on the site.
Despite incidences of vandalism throughout its history, the churchyard contains examples of signed headstones cut by Uzal Ward, along with examples carved by other well-known stone cutters of the 18th century.
