Maple Grove Cemetery lot book: lot N½ 182, Prospect, Ann Lynas, owner; with Charles Lynas's burial permit, 1958
Maple Grove Cemetery Association, Kew Gardens, New York: Diagrams of Private Lots (lot book), Selection No. 1319; and New York City Department of Health burial permit no. 1045 (1958); photographed by Matt Wade, 4 April 2024
Named here: Martha Heaney Lynas, Harry Elisha Wade, Josephine Lynas, James G. Lynas (died 1916, aged 70; Martha and Josephine's father), Ann Lynas (died 1929, aged 82; their mother), William F. Lynas (aged 41; moved from the Evergreens, 1917), John Joseph Cronin (1940, aged 69), Edith Cronin (1948, aged 66), Adelaide Lynas (1954, aged 74), Charles Lynas (died 23 January 1958, aged 77), Margaret Tiffany, Sarah Brown, R. Stutzmann [?], funeral director
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Lot book (first image: owner, heirs and diagram; second image: the interments):
Selection No. 1319 · Lot No. N½ 182 · Plot Prospect · Area 144 · Deed No. 1296[?]
OWNER: Mrs. Ann Lynas (deceased) · 100 Rockaway Av., Bklyn, N.Y.
Aff. Sept 17 '29 - 5 children / Margaret Tiffany / Josephine Wade / Chas. Lynas / Edith Cronin / Sarah Brown
A diagram of the lot, 8 by 18 feet, with graves 6, 5, 4 above and 1, 2, 3 below.
| Grave | Name | Interment No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | James G. Lynas | 11900 | 70 yrs. Sep. 28/16 from Recg. Tomb |
| 3 | William F. Lynas | 12231 | 41 " Mch. 19/17 "Evergreen" |
| 5 | Harry Elisha Wade | 15158 | 48 " July 24/20 |
| 6 | Martha H. Wade | 22044 | 52 " June 4/28 |
| 1 | Ann Lynas | 22338 | 82 " Jan. 15/29 |
| 3 | John Joseph Cronin | 27205 | 69 " June 6/40 |
| 1 | Edith Cronin | 30879 | 66 " May 1, 1948 |
| 4 | Adelaide Lynas | 34646 | 74 yrs Nov 15, 1954 |
| 4 | Charles Lynas | 36576 | 77 yrs January 25, 1958 |
Burial permit (third image; printed form, entries in ink):
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK / BUREAU OF RECORDS AND STATISTICS / № 1045 / BURIAL—CREMATION—TRANSPORTATION PERMIT / [stamped] JAN 24 1958 / The Certificate of Death having been furnished to this Department, as required by the Sanitary Code, permission is hereby given to R. Stutzmann [?] [funeral director] to remove the remains of Charles Lynas Age 77 Yrs. who died at [illegible] St, Borough of Queens, City of New York, on 1-23-1958 for Burial at Maple Grove Cemetery, Queens, N.Y. on 1-25-1958 / Harry L. Silverman, Borough Registrar, Per [signature]
Written across the top right: "Nly ½ 182 Prospect". The permit lies on a Maple Grove Cemetery Association paper dated "Nov. 15 1954" (Adelaide Lynas's burial date), not otherwise legible.
Citation: Maple Grove Cemetery Association, Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York, "Diagrams of Private Lots" (lot book), Selection No. 1319, Lot No. N½ 182, Plot Prospect; and Department of Health of the City of New York, Bureau of Records and Statistics, Burial—Cremation—Transportation Permit No. 1045, 24 January 1958, for Charles Lynas, filed with the lot's papers; photographed in the cemetery office by Matt Wade on 4 April 2024.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Elisha Wade | Burial | Lot N½ 182, Prospect, grave 5, 24 July 1920, aged 48 | 24 July 1920, Maple Grove Cemetery | agrees; new: the lot and grave |
| Martha Heaney Lynas | Burial | Grave 6, 4 June 1928, aged 52 | 4 June 1928, Maple Grove Cemetery; born 1 June 1875 | agrees on the date; the age is a year short of the tree's birth date |
| Martha Heaney Lynas | Parents | buried in her parents' lot (James G. and Ann Lynas) | no parents in the tree | new (FS-113) |
| Josephine Lynas | Parents and siblings | one of Ann Lynas's five children and heirs, 1929: Margaret Tiffany, Josephine Wade, Charles Lynas, Edith Cronin, Sarah Brown | no parents in the tree | new |