| 1651/03/12 |
Petrus Stuyvesant |
Owner |
Petrus Stuyvesant buys land for a bowery (farm) from the Dutch West India Company, roughly covering east of 4th Ave, from 5th St to 17th St. |
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| 1660/00/00 |
Petrus Stuyvesant |
Owner |
Petrus Stuyvesant builds the family chapel in 1660. |
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| 1672/08/00 |
Petrus Stuyvesant |
Died |
Petrus Stuyvesant dies. He is buried under the Bowery Chapel in new York City. |
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| 1777/09/18 |
Gerardus Stuyvesant |
Died |
Gerardus Stuyvesant dies. Mr Stuyvesant is buried at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in Manhattan, New York City. |
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| 1793/00/00 |
Peter Stuyvesant, merchant |
Benefactor |
Peter Stuyvesant sells the family bowery to the Episcopal Church for $1, stipulating that a new chapel is to be built for the village. |
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| 1799/00/00 |
Alexander Hamilton |
Lawyer |
St Mark's Church organizes as the first Episcopal Parish independent of Trinity Church in the new world |
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| 1799/05/09 |
John McComb |
Architect |
St Mark's Church is consecrated, cornerstone laid in 1795 |
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| 1805/08/31 |
Peter Stuyvesant, merchant |
Died |
Peter Stuyvesant dies in New York, New York. Mr Stuyvesant is buried at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in Manhattan, New York City. |
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| 1828/00/00 |
Ithiel Town |
Architect |
Church steeple is erected at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery |
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| 1833/06/20 |
Nicholas Fish |
Died |
Nicholas Fish dies in New York City. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery. |
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| 1835/00/00 |
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Parish Hall: stone portion by John C Tucker |
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| 1838/00/00 |
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Cast and wrought-iron fence erected |
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| 1845/02/04 |
John Lawrence Smith |
Groom |
Sarah Nicoll Clinch marries J Lawrence Smith |
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Marriage of Sarah Nicoll Clinch and John Lawrence Smith |
| 1858/00/00 |
James Bogardus |
Architect |
Portico built, attributed to James Bogardus |
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| 1860/02/29 |
John N A Griswold |
Groom |
Jane Louisa Emmet marries John N A Griswold at St Mark's Church in New York City. |
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| 1860/02/29 |
Jane Louisa Emmet Griswold |
Bride |
Jane Louisa Emmet marries John N A Griswold at St Mark's Church in New York City. |
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| 1861/00/00 |
James Renwick Jr |
Architect |
Parish Hall brick addition built at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery |
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| 1876/04/12 |
Cornelia Clinch Stewart |
Widow |
Alexander Stewart's funeral is held at St Marks |
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Robbing of A T Stewart's Grave |
| 1876/04/12 |
Samuel Jones Tilden |
Pallbearer |
Alexander Stewart's funeral is held at St Marks |
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Robbing of A T Stewart's Grave |
| 1876/04/12 |
A T Stewart |
In Memoriam |
Alexander Stewart's funeral is held at St Marks |
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Robbing of A T Stewart's Grave |
| 1878/11/07 |
A T Stewart |
Corpse |
A T Stewart Corpse is stolen from St Marks. Later, after ransom is paid, the remains will be returned, but never verified as his. |
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Robbing of A T Stewart's Grave |
| 1892/07/20 |
Susan Elizabeth Fish Leroy |
Died |
Susan Elizabeth Fish Leroy dies in Newport, Rhode Island. She is buried at S Marks Church-In-The-Bowery Churchyard, NYC. |
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