The parents of Cardinal McCloskey were buried in old St. Patrick’s and so were a son of the famous French general, Moreau, Capt. Pierre Laudais, of the navy, who fought with Paul Jones in the Revolution; Thomas, the father of the great lawyer, Charles O’Conor; Thomas S. Brady, father of James T. and Judge John R. Brady; Capt. James McKeon, of the army in 1812 and father of John McKeon; Andrew Morris, Stephen Jumel, Dominick Lynch and his numerous children; John B. Lasala, the Denmans, the Hargous, Binsse, Coughlan, Brandegee, De Londe, Shea, O’Brien and other prominent old New York families. In the Eleventh Street graveyard the 41,016 dead are of a later period, but include many names of special local interest on the old stones, such as the Murphy, Lynch, Carroll, Hanly, Sweeney, Bradley, Davey, McMahon, Holahan, and other families. A local character, who died September 26, 1838, and was buried here, was an Italian named Joseph Bonfanti, who kept what might be called the first “department store” in New York. It was located at 297 Broadway, and it was his boast that no one could go into his store and ask for anything in fancy articles he could not produce for sale. He advertised in rhymes and some of the efforts in this direction are wonderful productions. Local fame had it that he kept poets on salary to supply his needs in this direction. His tombstone told that he was born in Monticello, December 9, 1798, was “universally esteemed as an affectionate husband, a kind father and a sincere friend,” and that,— “Cheerful he journeyed through life’s chequered wild, Honest, sincere, benevolent, mild. As husband, father, friend, fulfilled his part, Affection’s smile the sunshine of his heart.” Capt. John McMahon had a monument erected to him by the Montgomery Guards, of whom he was commander. He was a native of Limerick, Ireland, and died aged 37 years on April 17, 1849. Another epitaph was as follows: “This tomb was erected by Rosanna, widow of John Connolly, Jr., carpenter, of Gargin, parish of Killaly, County of Galway, Ireland, in memory of the most affectionate of husbands, who died in New York on the 6th day of March, 1841, aged —— years; as also her daughter Mary, who died on the 10th of August, 18—, aged —— months, as also her son, Michael, who died on the 1st of August, 1840, aged —— months. “This stone has been sent her by her father-in-law as a token of respect for her and love for his son John, her husband. May their souls rest in peace. “Dated Galway, Ireland, 1846. This stone has been sent her by her father-in-law, Michael Connolly.” The stone to the memory of James, son of Denis and Winifred Hanley, who died November 28, 1839, gave this advice: “Weep not for me, my parents dear, I am not dead but sleepeth here. As I am now so you will be; Prepare for death and follow me.”