St. Peter's Cemetery (Staten Island)

It is located at the junctures of Clove Road, Bement Avenue, and Tyler Place.

[1] Since 1801, a Quarantine Hospital had been located in Tompkinsville, Staten Island,[2] and in the 1840s, during the Great Famine of Ireland, many immigrant Irish who had fallen ill during their voyages were detained here.

"During the entire Famine period, about 650,000 Irish arrived in New York harbor.

All incoming passenger ships to New York had to stop for medical inspection.

"[3] Some Irish also settled in the area, thus increasing the Catholic presence on Staten Island substantially.