| 1697/00/00 |
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Trinity Churchyard Cemetery is established. |
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| 1756/10/22 |
Paul Richard |
Died |
Paul Richard dies in New York City, New York. His remains will be buried in Trinity Church under the chancel, which in the ancient structure is at the east end of the sanctuary. |
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| 1775/10/18 |
Michael Cresap |
Dies |
Michael Cresap dies in New York on the way home from Boston. He was laid to rest in Trinity Churchyard. |
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| 1776/09/20 |
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The first Trinity Church building is destroyed in the Great New York City Fire of 1776. |
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Great New York City Fire of 1776 |
| 1783/01/15 |
William Alexander |
Died |
William Alexander, Lord Stirling dies in Albany. He is buried in the Churchyard of Trinity Church. |
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| 1794/01/25 |
Elizabeth Ann Seton |
Bride |
Rt Rev Samuel Provoost, first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New York, joins Elizabeth Bayley and William Magee Seton in holy matrimony at Trinity Episcopal Church. |
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Marriage of Elizabeth Bayley and William Magee Seton |
| 1794/01/25 |
William Magee Seton |
Groom |
Rt Rev Samuel Provoost, first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New York, joins Elizabeth Bayley and William Magee Seton in holy matrimony at Trinity Episcopal Church. |
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Marriage of Elizabeth Bayley and William Magee Seton |
| 1794/11/22 |
John Alsop |
Final resting place |
Died |
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| 1797/05/14 |
Walter Livingston |
Final Resting Place |
Died in New York City, buried at Trinity Churchyard |
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| 1839/00/00 |
Paul Richard |
Died |
Excavation for the foundations of the present church begin. During the digging, fragments of the tombstone of Paul Richard are discovered. |
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| 1846/05/01 |
Richard Upjohn |
Architect |
Trinity Church is consecrated on Ascension. Designed by Richard Upjohn, the 281-foot spire is the tallest in New York. The spire will be the tallest pint until until the New York World Building (lost) is erected in 1890. |
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| 1846/12/09 |
Charlotte Astor |
Bride |
Charlotte Augusta Gibbes and John Jacob Astor III are joined in holy matrimony at Trinity Church in New York City. |
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Marriage of Charlotte Augusta Gibbes and John Jacob Astor III |
| 1846/12/09 |
John Jacob Astor III |
Groom |
Charlotte Augusta Gibbes and John Jacob Astor III are joined in holy matrimony at Trinity Church in New York City. |
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Marriage of Charlotte Augusta Gibbes and John Jacob Astor III |
| 1877/00/00 |
Frederick Clarke Withers |
Architect |
Reredos and altar are instaled in memory of William Backhouse Astor Sr, designed by architect Frederick Clarke Withers, 1876-1877. |
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| 1877/00/00 |
William Backhouse Astor Sr |
In Memoriam |
Reredos and altar are instaled in memory of William Backhouse Astor Sr, designed by architect Frederick Clarke Withers, 1876-1877. |
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| 1879/01/02 |
Kate Annette Wetherill |
Bride |
Kate Annette Smith weds Episcopal priest, Rev Joseph Bloomfield Wetherill of Philadelphia. The union will produce three children. |
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| 1884/02/07 |
Stanford White |
Groom |
Bessie Springs Smith marries Stanford White at Trinity Church, New York City. |
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Marriage of Bessie Springs Smith and Stanford White |
| 1884/02/07 |
Bessie Springs Smith White |
Bride |
Bessie Springs Smith marries Stanford White at Trinity Church, New York City. |
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Marriage of Bessie Springs Smith and Stanford White |
| 1890/00/00 |
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor |
Benefactor |
Bas reliefs Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are funded by William W Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. The 10 ft x 8.5 ft portal is executed by J Woodley Gosling at the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company. |
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| 1890/00/00 |
Richard Morris Hunt |
Architect |
Bas reliefs Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are funded by William W Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. The 10 ft x 8.5 ft portal is executed by J Woodley Gosling at the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company. |
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| 1890/00/00 |
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co |
Foundry |
Bas reliefs Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are funded by William W Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. The 10 ft x 8.5 ft portal is executed by J Woodley Gosling at the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company. |
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| 1890/00/00 |
J Woodley Gosling |
Foundry |
Bas reliefs Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are funded by William W Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. The 10 ft x 8.5 ft portal is executed by J Woodley Gosling at the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company. |
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| 1893/00/00 |
John Massey Rhind |
Sculptor |
Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are installed. East door created by Karl Bitter, south door by J Massey Rhind and north door by Charles Henry Niehaus. The doors are a gift from William Waldorf Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. |
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| 1893/00/00 |
Karl Bitter |
Sculptor |
Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are installed. East door created by Karl Bitter, south door by J Massey Rhind and north door by Charles Henry Niehaus. The doors are a gift from William Waldorf Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. |
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| 1893/00/00 |
Charles Henry Niehaus |
Sculptor |
Bronze doors, conceived by Richard Morris Hunt, are installed. East door created by Karl Bitter, south door by J Massey Rhind and north door by Charles Henry Niehaus. The doors are a gift from William Waldorf Astor in memory of John Jacob Astor III. |
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| 1914/00/00 |
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The 39-foot tall Astor Cenotaph is erected in the Trinity Churchyard for Carrie Astor following the death of her mother, Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor. |
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| 1917/05/31 |
Joseph Hodges Choate |
In Memoriam |
A memorial service for Joseph Hodges Choate is held at Trinity Church on Broadway in New York City. |
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