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ST. BONIFACE CEMETERY

9367 Wattsburg, Greene Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Photos and commentary by Charles A. Bliley, October 2002

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DESCRIPTION OF THE CEMETERY

The cemetery is about a four acres in size and located behind (East of) Saint Boniface Church's sanctuary and rectory. The cemetery is referred to the "old cemetery" as a new and much larger one was created across the street. The "new" appears to have burials from the mid-20th Century to the present.

The photos were taken on a cold and damp day in April of 2000. I have promised myself a return visit to take more cheerful photos, but to this hour, it has not happened. I walked the cemetery and tool photos of any headstones I could find with familiar family names. The relationship of some of the individuals to me is not known. Ah...the need for further research!

I apologize for the large images linked to the thumbnails. This page was created somewhat spontaneously and time for refinement was not at hand. Click on the photo to view the enlargement. Information below the photos are the file size in kilobytes, and image size in pixels.

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North View Looking North from the read of the church towards the church's school.

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Northeast View McConnell plot located at the evergreen bushes above the red headstone in the foreground. Bliley trio located nearby at the edge of the woods.

PHOTOS OF THE GRAVE SITES AND SELECTED HEADSTONES

(108K) 640 x 480	North View Looking North from the rear of the church towards the church school. The location of selected headstones within this view are marked. Bliley Plot Stone Bliley Headstones: Magdalena, Sebastian, Catherine		(872K) 1280 x 960	Vincent G. Bliley 1915 - 1986 Andrew J. Bliley 1874 - 1931 Tillie M. Bliley 1891 - 1969
(745K) 960 x 1280	Bliley Plot Headstone (Rear view) No identifiable burials were found within a reasonable distance to be clearly associated.		(740K) 960 x 1280	Bliley Plot Headstone (Front view) No identifiable burials were found within a reasonable distance to be clearly associated.
(854K) 960 x 1280	Sebastian Bliley Died: August 16, 1872 Aged: 78		(808K) 960 x 1280	Sebastian Bliley Died: August 16, 1872 Aged: 78   Alternate view to aid in reading
(718K) 1280 x 960	Magdalena Bliley Distant view of headstone (left)		(805K) 960 x 1280	Magdalena Bliley 1793-1860 Close-up of headstone
(997K) 1280 x 960	Catherine Bliley 1848-1880		(116K) 480 x 640	Johann P. Josten Born: 21 June 1807 Died: 13 May 1873 Found face-down for no apparent reason. Located in front of the black iron cross in the North view photo. This was the last photo of the day. I had no idea why I turned it over but as the old saying goes, "Leave no stone unturned." I guess it was based on some real wisdom.
(791K) 1280 x 960	McConnell Family Group Genevieve R. McConnell 1921-1926 (Left of three stones.) This collection of three burials, is located on the Eastern bank across the service road.		(845K) 1280 x 960	Charles A. McConnell 1894-1966 Private Company "E" Infantry WWI (Center of three stones)
(866K) 1280 x 960	Genevieve McConnell 1893-1970 (Right of three stones)		(861K) 1280 x 960	Michael Egg (Left) 1823-1901 Victoria Egg (Right) 1841-1908

Cemeteries with other family burials:

• Gospel Hill Cemetery--Bonnell, Edson, Coover
• Erie Cemetery--Bliley, Rosenberg and Kendall
• Pine Grove Cemetery -- Dawson, Hall, and Pound
• Trinity Cemetery -- Bliley and Blila
  • Low-Resolution Photo Gallery
  • High-Resolution Photo Gallery

Headstone Readings

• A 2003 reading of all legible and visible headstones in the "old" cemetery is available on the Erie County Genealogy Web site on Roots Web.