The Friends of Cedar View (FOCV) invite all to attend a Memorial Day commemoration of the colored soldiers who served in the Civil War as well as all military on Sunday, May 24 at 2 p.m.. at Cedar View Cemetery, 58 Hurley’s Lane,, Lincroft, adjacent to St. Leo’s School.
: The mission of FOCV is to preserve and protect the African American Cedar View Cemetery founded on November 14, 1850, as well as to ensure the continued solemnity of this hallowed ground. The Friends also hope to bring increased awareness of the cemetery’s unique historical and cultural value to the public.
Cedar View Cemetery is among the most historic black gravesites in Monmouth County. Several of the interred there are former slaves and their manumitted descendants. The cemetery was neglected and overgrown for decades until the recent efforts of the Friends of Cedar View to restore it.
The Friends of Cedar View is supported by more than 100 individuals, businesses and organizations that have donated time, goods, services and funds to the project. The cemetery is also part of the Black Heritage Trail of New Jersey.
Key stakeholders include trustees of the Friends of Cedar View, Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society of NJ, Boy Scouts of Lincroft, Grabas Institute for Continuing Education, Monmouth Conservation Foundation, Middletown Landmarks Commission, Middletown Township Committee, several Monmouth County Genealogical organizations, Monmouth University School of Social Work, Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Leo the Great Church, Bennett Property and Design, Engineering & Land Planning Associates, Inc. (E&LP), Sunrise Title Agency, T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, Affordable Precision Granite, URAS Monuments of Middletown and Flynn’s Tree Service.
Donations are welcome and can be made on the Friends website : www.cedarviewcemetery.org ore mailed to  Friends of Cedar View Inc.
PO Box 371 Â Lincroft, NJ 07738.
For further information, e-mail friendsofcedarview@gmail.com
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Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.Ezekiel Lewis was born December 26, 1723, in Rhode Island. It is not known how or why he came to New Jersey, but he married Phebe Johnson on May 14, 1766 at Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury, establishing his family here in New Jersey a decade before the Revolution.During the Revolutionary War, Lewis served as a Private in the 1st Regiment of the Monmouth County Militia in the artillery company commanded by Captain Barnes Smock. In this capacity he stood with his fellow militiamen in defense of local communities and in actions aimed at undermining British military efforts in the region. His military service included participation in one of the more notable local engagements of the war—the capture of the British brigantine Britannia in late December 1779.
