Index to Locations Unknown locationBethelUnknown locationBethelBethel Public LibraryGroundsBethelCenter CemeteryBethelWolfpit CemeteryBridgeportMountain Grove CemeteryBridgeportOld Stratfield CemeteryBridgeportPark CemeteryBridgeportSeaside ParkBrookfield Center, BrookfieldCentralCemeteryBrookfield Center, BrookfieldLaurelHill CemeteryDanburyNew St. Peter CemeteryDanburyNorth Main Street CemeteryDanburyWooster CemeteryDarienSpring Grove CemeteryEastonUnknown locationEastonEaston CemeteryFairfieldUnknown locationFairfieldEast CemeteryFairfieldGreenfield Hill CemeteryFairfieldOak Lawn CemeteryFairfieldOld Burying GroundSouthport, FairfieldUnknownlocationGreenwichFirst Congregational ChurchCemeteryGreenwichNew Burial GroundsAssociation CemeteryGreenwichPutnam CemeteryGreenwichSt. Mary's CemeteryGreenwichUnion CemeteryMonroeMonroe Center CemeteryNew CanaanUnknown locationNew CanaanLakeview CemeteryNew FairfieldMountain ViewCemeteryNewtownNewtown CemeteryNewtownTaunton CemeteryNewtownZoar CemeterySandy Hook, NewtownSt. RoseCemeteryNorwalkUnknown locationNorwalkEast Norwalk HistoricalCemeteryNorwalkNorwalk CemeteryNorwalkNorwalk Union CemeteryNorwalkRiverside CemeteryNorwalkSt. John's CemeteryNorwalkSt. Mary's CemeteryNorwalkUnion CemeteryReddingGreat Pasture RoadCemeteryRidgefieldFairlawn CemeteryRidgefieldRidgefield CemeteryRidgefieldScott's CemeteryRidgefieldTiticus CemeterySheltonLong Hill CemeterySheltonRiverside CemeteryStamfordNorth Stamford CemeteryStamfordNorthfield CemeteryStamfordSt. John's and St. Andrew'sEpiscopal CemeteryStamfordWestover CemeteryStamfordWoodland CemeteryStratfordCongregational BuryingGroundStratfordEpiscopal CemeteryStratfordPutney CemeteryStratfordSt. Michael's CemeteryStratfordUnion CemeteryTrumbullGate of Heaven CemeteryTrumbullNichols Village CemeteryTrumbullTashua Burial GroundWestonColey CemeteryWestonEmmanuel Church CemeteryWestportEvergreen CemeteryWestportWillowbrook CemeteryWiltonHillside CemeteryWiltonSt. Matthew's Cemetery
UnknownLocation
Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) — also known asAlfred B. Lewis — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 20,1897.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;secretary of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialistcandidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate forGovernorof Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidateforConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, laterpresident, Union Casualtyinsurancecompany.Episcopalian.Member,NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanFederation of Teachers;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died about 1980 (ageabout 83years).Interment somewhere.
UnknownLocation
Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Bethel PublicLibrary Grounds
Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) — also known asP. T. Barnum;"Prince ofHumbugs" —of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 5,1810.Republican.Grocer;auctioneer;newspaperpublisher; Entrepreneur,impressario,museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Baileycircus,known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.Died, ofheartfailure, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 7,1891 (age80 years, 276days).Interment atMountain Grove Cemetery,Bridgeport, Conn.; statue atSeaside Park,Bridgeport, Conn.; statue at Bethel Public Library Grounds.| |  Relatives: Sonof Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother ofPhiloFairchild Barnum; married,November8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married,September16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin ofAndrewGould Chatfield; second cousin once removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andAlmonFerdinand Rockwell; third cousin ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHenry Barnum; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andCharlesWilliam Barnum; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andRhamanthusMenville Stocker. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | BarnumAvenue,inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Thetownof Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 toDenver,Colorado), wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by P. T. Barnum:TheLife of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
CenterCemetery
Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hamilton Reid (1854-1927) — also known asJohn H. Reid — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1854.Republican.Hatter;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bethel, 1911-12;warden(borough president) of Bethel, Connecticut, 1911.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in1927(ageabout73 years).Interment at Center Cemetery. | | Ethel A. Beebe (1811-1880) — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornOctober11, 1811.Democrat. Postmaster atBethel,Conn., 1857-61.DiedDecember16, 1880 (age69 years, 66days).Interment at Center Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Beebe and Polly (Ward) Beebe; married to Jane E.Crofut. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eli Starr Barnum (1819-1895) — also known asEli S. Barnum — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJuly 1,1819.Democrat. Postmaster atBethel,Conn., 1854-56.DiedJune 21,1895 (age75 years, 355days).Interment at Center Cemetery. | | George H. Hickok (b. 1845) — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Connecticut, December,1845.Manager inhatfactory;warden(borough president) of Bethel, Connecticut, 1896-97, 1904-09,1917.Interment at Center Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Anson Hickok and Sarah Ann (Coley) Hickok; married toCaroline 'Carrie' Foster. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
WolfpitCemetery
Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1825
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abel Hoyt (1778-1833) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March 1,1778.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1830.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 8,1833 (age55 years, 99days).Interment at Wolfpit Cemetery.
Mountain GroveCemetery
215 Dewey Street
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Nash Morgan (1844-1931) — also known asDaniel N. Morgan — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August18, 1844.Democrat.Grocer;dry goodsmerchant;banker;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1880-81, 1884-85; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1883; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1885-86, 1893; resigned 1893;Treasurer of the United States, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1898.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.While crossing a street, he washit by anautomobile, was badly injured, and died twelve days later, inBridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 30,1931 (age86 years, 285days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Isaac Sherman Jr. (1800-1849) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in November,1800.Whig.Harness andsaddle business;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1836-37; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1841-45.Died, fromcholera,in Freeport,StephensonCounty, Ill.,May 22,1849 (age48 years, 0days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Robert Elliott DeForest (1845-1924) — also known asRobert E. DeForest — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February20, 1845.Democrat. Common pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1874-77;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1878-79, 1889-91; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1883-84;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1891-95; defeated,1894.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October1, 1924 (age79 years, 224days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) — also known asP. T. Barnum;"Prince ofHumbugs" —of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 5,1810.Republican.Grocer;auctioneer;newspaperpublisher; Entrepreneur,impressario,museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Baileycircus,known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.Died, ofheartfailure, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 7,1891 (age80 years, 276days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery; statue atSeaside Park; statue atBethel Public Library Grounds, Bethel, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother ofPhiloFairchild Barnum; married,November8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married,September16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin ofAndrewGould Chatfield; second cousin once removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andAlmonFerdinand Rockwell; third cousin ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHenry Barnum; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andCharlesWilliam Barnum; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andRhamanthusMenville Stocker. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | BarnumAvenue,inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Thetownof Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 toDenver,Colorado), wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by P. T. Barnum:TheLife of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
| | Civilion Fones (1836-1907) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Toronto,Ontario,October1, 1836.Dentist;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1886-88.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows.DiedSeptember20, 1907 (age70 years, 354days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | William Henry Marigold (1858-1933) — also known asWilliam H. Marigold — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September17, 1858.Republican.Mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1891-93; member ofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1895-96; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1897-1914.Member,Freemasons.Died, in the MasonicHome,Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October8, 1933 (age75 years, 21days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Ebenezer Seeley (1793-1866) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Wilton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 9,1793.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New Haven, Conn., 1832-33; member ofConnecticutstate senate 4th District, 1834.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January23, 1866 (age72 years, 289days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.  | William Darius Bishop (1827-1904) — also known asWilliam D. Bishop — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bloomfield,EssexCounty, N.J.,September14, 1827.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1857-59; defeated,1858, 1902; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1859-60; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1860;member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1866, 1877-78; president, New York,New Haven and HartfordRailroad,1867-79; president, NaugatuckRailroad,1855-67, 1885-1903; director, BridgeportSteamboatCompany;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1871.Died, ofchronicendocarditis, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1904 (age76 years, 143days).Cremated;ashes interred at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Elisha S. Abernethy (1806-1869) — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in1806.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Waterbury, 1833;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1853.DiedJune 4,1869 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Allan W. Paige (1854-1913) — of Huntington (now Shelton),FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sherman,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February28, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1882, 1891-92;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1891-92; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1892;member ofConnecticutstate senate 21st District, 1905-06; defeated, 1906.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;UnionLeague.DiedJuly 27,1913 (age59 years, 149days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Jesse Sterling (1778-1845) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 27,1778.Postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1810-29.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 13,1845 (age66 years, 321days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Esther (Sherwood) Sterling and Silvanus Sterling; married to SarahGregory. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Julius William Knowlton (1838-1921) — also known asJulius W. Knowlton — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Southbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November28, 1838.Republican. Postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1875-86, 1889-92.Died in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1921(ageabout82 years).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Seth Knowlton and Miriam (Dresser) Knowlton; married1866 to JaneElizabeth Fairchild. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) — also known asFriend W. Smith, Jr. — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inDelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1829.Republican.Inventor;manufacturer;bankdirector; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1861-69.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frompneumonia,in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March 3,1917 (age87 years, 296days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to AngelineA. Weed. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Philo Fairchild Barnum (1806-1878) — also known asPhilo F. Barnum — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August14, 1806.Democrat. Postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1845-49.Member,OddFellows.DiedFebruary4, 1878 (age71 years, 174days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | James Edward Dunham (1822-1884) — also known asJames E. Dunham — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornDecember3, 1822.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmasteratBridgeport,Conn., 1872-75.Member,Freemasons.DiedSeptember8, 1884 (age61 years, 280days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Oscar Durland Tuthill (1877-1936) — also known asOscar D. Tuthill — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1877.Republican.Dairybusiness;firstselectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1921-36; died in office 1936.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen;Rotary.Injured in anautomobileaccident in Briarcliff, N.Y., and died three days later, inOssiningHospital,Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1936 (age59 years, 258days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Jane Sherman. |
| | Frederic A. Bartlett (1866-1936) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1909-10; memberofConnecticutstate senate 21st District, 1911-12, 1915-20; probate judge inConnecticut, 1930.Member,Freemasons.Died in1936(ageabout70 years).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Francis Bartlett and Angeline H. (Lewis)Bartlett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Henry Alfred Bishop (1860-1934) — also known asHenry A. Bishop — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December4, 1860.Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent ofseveralrailroads;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1886; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1912(alternate); candidate forsecretaryof state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire ResistingPaint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New JerseyPowerCo., and ReedCarpetCo.; vice-president, BradyBrass Co.,PacificIronWorks, Connecticut NationalBank, andConsolidatedTelephoneCo.; director, WestchesterStreetRailway Co., Western UnionTelegraphCo.; director, BridgeportHospital.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;PsiUpsilon;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October22, 1934 (age73 years, 322days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.  | George Edwin Somers (1833-1915) — also known asGeorge E. Somers — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January21, 1833.Republican.Machinist;inventor;superintendent, later president, BridgeportBrassCompany;bankdirector; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1897.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedDecember18, 1915 (age82 years, 331days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Esther (Peck) Somers and Rufus Somers; married1858 to SarahJ. Noble; married,December6, 1865, to Fannie Elizabeth (French) Clark. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Men of Mark inConnecticut (1908) |
 | Henry Remer Parrott (1829-1919) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January4, 1829.Republican.Expressagent; secretary-treasurer, later president, ParrottVarnishCompany; vice-president, People'sSteamboatCompany of Bridgeport; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1888(delegation secretary); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Committee, 1889.Congregationalist.DiedNovember25, 1919 (age90 years, 325days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop (1865-1920) — also known asNathaniel W. Bishop — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJuly 16,1865.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.Despondent due to a lengthy illness, hestabbedhimselfin the chest, and died soon afterward at BridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 4,1920 (age54 years, 263days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | John A. Rusling (1848-1921) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in1848.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1896.Died in1921(ageabout73 years).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) — also known asJ. Milton Coburn — of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk),FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Pittsfield,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,March27, 1853.Republican.Physician;mayorof South Norwalk, Conn., 1898-99; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1902.Congregationalist.Member,OddFellows.Died in BridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August13, 1923 (age70 years, 139days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn; married,August4, 1879, to Abbie M. Cutler. |
| | Baldwin Hasbrouck (1867-1923) — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inUlsterCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1867.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1921.Died in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1923 (age56 years, 264days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.  | Isaac Washington Birdseye (1847-1927) — also known asIsaac W. Birdseye — of Shelton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Huntington (now Shelton),FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 18,1847.Republican. Manufacturer ofcorsets;bankdirector; Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1905.Congregationalist.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;MilitaryOrder of Foreign Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October6, 1927 (age80 years, 110days).Entombed at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | Andrew Bell Fancher (1849-1934) — also known asAndrew B. Fancher — of Hawleyville, Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April30, 1849.Merchant;postmaster atHawleyville,Conn., 1901.Congregationalist.Died, fromheartfailure, at hisstore onMain Street, Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 8,1934 (age84 years, 312days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | | David Sheldon Day (1880-1962) — also known asDavid S. Day — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September8, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;vice-president, BridgeportStorageWarehouse Co.; secretary and director, Bead ChainManufacturingCo.; director, BridgeportGasLight Co.; director, AmericanFabricsCo.; director and member executive committee, BridgeportHospital;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1905-06.DiedSeptember2, 1962 (age81 years, 359days).Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Samuel Simons (1792-1847) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1792.Democrat.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1830;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1843-45.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January13, 1847 (ageabout 54years).Original interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery; reinterment 1859 tounknown location.
Old StratfieldCemetery
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
ParkCemetery
620 Lindley Street
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Jasper McLevy (1878-1962) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1878.Socialist.Carpenter;roofingbusiness; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1906, 1912, 1914,1916; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1908 (at-large), 1920 (4thDistrict), 1960 (4th District); delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from Connecticut, 1912, 1920; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940,1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1933-57; defeated, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917,1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1957, 1959; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952, 1956.Scottishancestry.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November20, 1962 (ageabout 84years).Interment at Park Cemetery. |
SeasidePark
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) — also known asP. T. Barnum;"Prince ofHumbugs" —of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 5,1810.Republican.Grocer;auctioneer;newspaperpublisher; Entrepreneur,impressario,museum owner, founder of the Barnum & Baileycircus,known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1865-66, 1877-79;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1875-76.Died, ofheartfailure, in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 7,1891 (age80 years, 276days).Interment atMountain Grove Cemetery; statueat Seaside Park; statue atBethel Public LibraryGrounds, Bethel, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Philo Barnum and Irena (Taylor) Barnum; half-brother ofPhiloFairchild Barnum; married,November8, 1829, to Charity Hallet; married,September16, 1874, to Nancy Fish; second cousin ofAndrewGould Chatfield; second cousin once removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andAlmonFerdinand Rockwell; third cousin ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHenry Barnum; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andCharlesWilliam Barnum; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andRhamanthusMenville Stocker. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | BarnumAvenue,inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Thetownof Barnum (incorporated 1887; annexed 1896 toDenver,Colorado), wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS P. T. Barnum (built 1943 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by P. T. Barnum:TheLife of P. T. Barnum: Written by Himself |
CentralCemetery
Federal Road
Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Skidmore Thornhill (1864-1946) — also known asJohn S. Thornhill — of Brookfield Center, Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgewater,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 6,1864.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;firstselectman of Brookfield, Connecticut, 1904-07, 1910-15, 1919-21,1924; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1923-38;defeated, 1904 (Democratic), 1910, 1920; member ofConnecticutstate senate 24th District, 1939-40.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December29, 1946 (age82 years, 298days).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | William Blackman Roe (1856-1932) — also known asWilliam B. Roe — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Millerton,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1856.Civilengineer;newspaperpublisher;firstselectman of Brookfield, Connecticut, 1898-1901, 1917; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1901-02; probatejudge in Connecticut, 1906-26.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August7, 1932 (age76 years, 2days).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Daniel Clark Joyce (1880-1928) — also known asD. Clark Joyce — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October15, 1880.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1913-16; towntreasurer.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December28, 1928 (age48 years, 74days).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Samuel Thornhill (1834-1890) — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in De Peyster,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,March 3,1834.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1882.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January6, 1890 (age55 years, 309days).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Harvey Roe (1823-1894) — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in North East,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,April21, 1823.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1868;firstselectman of Brookfield, Connecticut, 1871-74, 1879-81.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January17, 1894 (age70 years, 271days).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Samuel Sherman (1828-1901) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 2,1828.Republican.Lawyer;accompanied the ailing Vice President-elect,WilliamRufus de Vane King, on his visit to Cuba in 1853; probate judgein Connecticut, 1873; candidate forConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1874.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October22, 1901 (age73 years, 142days).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Norris Hatch (1867-1926) — of New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1867.Firstselectman of New Fairfield, Connecticut, 1911.Died in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1926(ageabout59 years).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Charles H. Camp (1862-1938) — of Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February19, 1862.Democrat.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Brookfield, 1917-18.Died in Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1938(ageabout76 years).Interment at Central Cemetery. | | Charles Beers Hatch (1855-1948) — also known asCharles B. Hatch — of New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Pomona Park,PutnamCounty, Fla.Born in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March 5,1855.Republican.Carriagemanufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Fairfield; elected 1910.Died in Pomona Park,PutnamCounty, Fla.,February21, 1948 (age92 years, 353days).Interment at Central Cemetery.
Laurel HillCemetery
Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Barzillai Bulkeley Kellogg (1818-1882) — also known asBarzillai B. Kellogg — of New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December25, 1818.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1858.Died in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 18,1882 (age63 years, 205days).Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
New St. PeterCemetery
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Norman A. Buzaid (1923-1998) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March26, 1923.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1950; candidate forfirstselectman of Danbury, Connecticut, 1961; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1968.LebaneseandItalianancestry.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October8, 1998 (age75 years, 196days).Interment at New St. Peter Cemetery.
North Main StreetCemetery
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Platt Cooke (1730-1816) — also known asJoseph P. Cooke;Joseph PlattCook —of Connecticut. Born in Stratford (part now in Bridgeport),FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January4, 1730.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; probatejudge in Connecticut, 1776-1813; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1776, 1778, 1780-82, 1784;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1770, 1784-88; memberofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1784-1802.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February3, 1816 (age86 years, 30days).Interment at North Main Street Cemetery.
WoosterCemetery
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Zalmon Wildman (1775-1835) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February16, 1775.Democrat.Hatmanufacturer;banker;postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1808-35; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1818-19;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1835; died in office1835.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1835 (age60 years, 297days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Hubbard Tweedy (1814-1891) — also known asJohn H. Tweedy — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November9, 1814.Whig.MemberWisconsin territorial council, 1842;delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1847-48; candidate forGovernorof Wisconsin, 1848; postmaster atMilwaukee,Wis., 1850-51; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1853.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November12, 1891 (age77 years, 3days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Francis Emanuel Shober (1860-1919) — also known asFrank E. Shober — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,October24, 1860.Democrat.Schoolteacher;minister;newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1903-05; defeated,1906.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October7, 1919 (age58 years, 348days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Samuel Tweedy (1776-1868) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Nine Partners,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1776.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1820, 1824, 1856;member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1826-28;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1833-35.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 1,1868 (age92 years, 115days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Smith Tweedy (1784-1862) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September22, 1784.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1827, 1829, 1833,1836; postmaster atBridgeport,Conn., 1837-41.DiedSeptember21, 1862 (age77 years, 364days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Frederick Seymour Wildman (1805-1893) — also known asFrederick S. Wildman — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January20, 1805.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1835; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1854, 1856; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1856;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1857-58; member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1860.Member,Freemasons.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1893 (age88 years, 269days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Byron W. Austin (1887-1937) — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1887.Democrat. Electedmayorof Danbury, Conn. 1937, but died before taking office.Died, probably bysuicide,fromcarbonmonoxide poisoning, inhis car,in the garage of his hunting lodge, in New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn., aboutApril 1,1937 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Eli Thacher Hoyt (1793-1883) — also known asEli T. Hoyt — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September25, 1793.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1833-34, 1849;member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1844.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August13, 1883 (age89 years, 322days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Enos Hoyt and Sarah (Penfield) Hoyt; married to Mary Wildman;first cousin ofZalmonWildman; first cousin once removed ofFrederickSeymour Wildman; second cousin twice removed ofRobertTreat Paine andGeorgeThacher (1754-1824); third cousin ofAbelHoyt; third cousin once removed ofGeorgeThacher (1790-1857); third cousin twice removed ofAaronBurr; fourth cousin ofHenryCharles Thacher; fourth cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,JoshuaCoit,ElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,AugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,DanielWarner Bostwick,DavidMunson Osborne,ThomasChandler Thacher andDwightArthur Silliman. | | | | Political family:Wildmanfamily of Danbury, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Edgar S. Tweedy (1808-1893) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 23,1808.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1845; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1860,1880;Honorary Secretary,1856.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March10, 1893 (age84 years, 291days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Phineas D. Crosby (c.1817-1891) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York, about 1817. Postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1841-44, 1870-76.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August30, 1891 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | John Tweedy (1843-1912) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,August25, 1843.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1872;postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1876-86, 1891-95; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1906.DiedAugust4, 1912 (age68 years, 345days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Orville Howard Northrop (1859-1941) — also known asOrville H. Northrop — of East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February23, 1859.Plumber;tinsmith;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1910; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November20, 1941 (age82 years, 270days).Cremated;ashes interred at Wooster Cemetery. | | Matthew Beale Whittlesey (1766-1847) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October13, 1766.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1810.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October10, 1847 (age80 years, 362days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | David DeForest Wildman (1807-1852) — also known asDavid D. Wildman — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August5, 1807.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1837-38.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 31,1852 (age44 years, 300days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Sturges Selleck (1787-1871) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 15,1787.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1823.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August24, 1871 (age84 years, 101days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Hibbard Wildman (1801-1877) — also known asNathaniel H. Wildman — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 3,1801.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1837, 1850.DiedAugust10, 1877 (age76 years, 99days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Joseph Russell Hatch (1863-1919) — also known asJoseph R. Hatch — of New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in1863.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Fairfield; elected 1902,1904.Died in1919(ageabout56 years).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Stillman Stephen Light (1858-1933) — also known asStillman Light — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Jefferson Valley,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1858.Plumber;Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1914.Died, in DanburyHospital,Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March11, 1933 (age74 years, 118days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery. | | Ira R. Wildman (1850-1939) — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February3, 1850.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateforConnecticutstate house of representatives from Danbury, 1910.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows;Rotary.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January31, 1939 (age88 years, 362days).Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
Spring GroveCemetery
Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Nelson Demarest (1849-1937) — also known asWilliam N. Demarest — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1849.Painterand paperhanger; Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1908, 1910.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 10,1937 (age87 years, 259days).Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) — ofPassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,August8, 1895.Republican.Banker;member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1925-27; member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Shotin the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in herapartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discoverythat Miss Cranmer, apparently hismistress,had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New JerseyState Senate Judiciary committee began aninvestigationinto whether Sen. Yates should beimpeached;but then heresigned.Died, of aheartailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1960 (age64 years, 213days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives:Married to Elsie Southrope. |
EastonCemetery
Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Arthur Sherwood (1867-1944) — also known asJ. Arthur Sherwood — of Easton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornMay 8,1867.Democrat.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Easton, 1903-04; defeated,1912, 1916;firstselectman of Easton, Connecticut, 1907.Congregationalist.Member,Grange;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.DiedApril24, 1944 (age76 years, 352days).Interment at Easton Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Charles Hanson (1883-1935) — also known asGeorge C. Hanson — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October11, 1883.Engineer;U.S. Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1911-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inChefoo, 1912-13;Dalny, 1913-14;Newchwang, 1914; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inTientsin, 1914-15; U.S. Consul inSwatow, 1915-17;Chungking, 1917-18;Foochow, 1918-21;Harbin, 1921-31; U.S. Consul General inHarbin, 1931-33;Moscow, 1934-35;Salonika, 1935, died in office 1935.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Sigma;DeltaTau Delta;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Killed by aself-inflictedgunshot,aboardthe steamshipPresident Polk, en route from Marseilles toNew York, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September2, 1935 (age51 years, 326days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles C. Hanson and Josephine (Stegkemper)Hanson. |
EastCemetery
Old Post Road
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Greenfield HillCemetery
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in North Guilford, Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November22, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1785;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807.Congregationalist.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.One of thefounders,and firstpresident,of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 4,1807 (age52 years, 102days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Greenfield HillCemetery.
Oak LawnCemetery
1530 Bronson Road
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1865
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) — also known asStewart B. McKinney — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January30, 1931.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1967-71;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died inoffice 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1972.Bisexual. Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, fromacquired immunedeficiency syndrome,Washington,D.C.,May 7,1987 (age56 years, 97days).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married,October2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father ofJohnP. McKinney. | | | | The Stewart B. McKinneyTransportationCenter (built 1987), inStamford,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — The Stewart B. McKinneyNationalWildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow WildlifeRefuge; renamed 1987), inFairfield,NewHaven, andMiddlesexcounties, Connecticut, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Coughlin Shannon (1896-1980) — also known asJames C. Shannon — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJuly 21,1896.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1947-48; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1948,1952;Governorof Connecticut, 1948-49; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Connecticut, 1952; superior court judgein Connecticut, 1953-65;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1965-66.Died in1980(ageabout83 years).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery. | | Calvin Goddard Child (1834-1880) — also known asCalvin G. Child — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April 6,1834.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1870-80; died in office 1880.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September28, 1880 (age46 years, 175days).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.  | William Leslie Beers (1904-1955) — also known asWilliam L. Beers — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August17, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1953-55; appointed 1953.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from aheartailment, in Grace New HavenHospital,New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,January14, 1955 (age50 years, 150days).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Emerson Beers and Margaret (Lowry) Beers; married,May 30,1924, to Doris M. Kiernan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953 |
| | | Oliver Gould Jennings (1865-1936) — also known asOliver G. Jennings — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1865.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916;Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1921;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Fairfield, 1923-24; director,U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company; director, BethlehemSteelCorporation; director,Grocery StoreProducts, Inc.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Skulland Bones.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in the HarborSanitarium,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1936 (age71 years, 169days).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery. | | Oliver Cromwell Jennings (1864-1944) — also known asOliver C. Jennings — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1864.Republican.Butcher;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Fairfield, 1903-04.Died in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March20, 1944 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Old BuryingGround
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jonathan Sturges (1740-1819) — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August23, 1740.Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1772;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1786-88;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-93; superior courtjudge in Connecticut, 1792-1805.Slaveowner. Died in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October4, 1819 (age79 years, 42days).Interment at Old Burying Ground. | | Samuel Smedley (1753-1812) — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March 5,1753.Seacaptain;U.S.Collector of Customs at Fairfield, Conn., Connecticut, 1789-1812;died in office 1812.Died in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 13,1812 (age59 years, 100days).Interment at Old Burying Ground.| | Relatives: Sonof James Smedley and Mary (Burr) Smedley; married to EstherRowland. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
UnknownLocation
Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield County,
FirstCongregational Church Cemetery
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
New BurialGrounds Association Cemetery
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph E. Brush (1817-1886) — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornMarch23, 1817.Postmaster atGreenwich,Conn., 1849-53, 1861-66, 1869-83.Died in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January7, 1886 (age68 years, 290days).Interment at New Burial Grounds Association Cemetery.
PutnamCemetery
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) — also known asPrescott S. Bush — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 15,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;director, Pan AmericanAirways;director, ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1948,1956(chair,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964(alternate);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Skulland Bones.Died, oflungcancer, in the MemorialHospitalfor Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1972 (age77 years, 146days).Interment at Putnam Cemetery. | | | Townsend Scudder (1865-1960) — of Glen Head,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Northport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 26,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1899-1901, 1903-05;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20, 1927-35; defeated,1920; appointed 1927; candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1921; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1933.Member,Freemasons.Died in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February22, 1960 (age94 years, 211days).Interment at Putnam Cemetery; cenotaph atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
St. Mary'sCemetery
North Street
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Albert Paul Morano (1908-1987) — also known asAlbert P. Morano — of Indian Harbor, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,January18, 1908.Republican. Congressional executive secretary to Rep.AlbertE. Austin, 1939-41, and Rep.ClareBoothe Luce, 1943-47;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1951-59; defeated,1958;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December16, 1987 (age79 years, 332days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | | William Ryan (1840-1925) — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Tipperary,Ireland,March8, 1840.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1891-92;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1893-95; defeated,1894.Died in Crescent City,PutnamCounty, Fla.,February18, 1925 (age84 years, 347days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | William Laurence Tierney (1876-1958) — also known asWilliam L. Tierney — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August6, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1931-33; defeated,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry.DiedApril13, 1958 (age81 years, 250days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Michael L. Morano (1915-2000) — also known as"Mr. Highway Safety" — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1915.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1961-77; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1977-89.Died in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 7,2000 (age84 years, 204days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | William Laurence Tierney Jr. (1907-1989) — also known asWilliam L. Tierney, Jr. — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rumson,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 4,1907.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1968-77.Catholic.Died, in GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January6, 1989 (age81 years, 216days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
Milbank Avenue
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | H. Allen Barton (1893-1947) — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February28, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 27th District, 1931-32; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Greenwich, 1932; editor ofConnecticut Bar Journal, 1943-44.Died, of acerebralhemorrhage, in GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February5, 1947 (age53 years, 342days).Cremated;ashes interred at Union Cemetery.
Monroe CenterCemetery
Old Tannery Road
Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1776
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
UnknownLocation
New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Hollingsworth Attwood (1919-1989) — also known asWilliam Attwood — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Paris,France,July14, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspapercorrespondent;newspapereditor and publisher; U.S. Ambassador toGuinea, 1961-63;Kenya, 1964-66.He becamepartiallylame due to polio he caught in Africa.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April15, 1989 (age69 years, 275days).Interment somewhere.
LakeviewCemetery
New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Joseph Fitch Silliman (1840-1913) — also known asJoseph F. Silliman — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February7, 1840.Republican.Merchant;stonecrushing business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan, 1901-02; memberofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1909-10.Congregationalist.Died in1913(ageabout73 years).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. | | Joseph Silliman (1756-1829) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August9, 1756.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan, 1801.Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1829 (age73 years, 50days).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Silliman and Anne (Cooke) Silliman; married,November23, 1785, to Martha Leeds; father ofJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); grandfather ofJosephFitch Silliman; second great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; first cousin thrice removed ofDwightArthur Silliman; second cousin ofGoldSelleck Silliman andBenjaminSilliman; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminDouglas Silliman; second cousin five times removed ofEmilLockwood; third cousin ofEnochWoodbridge; third cousin once removed ofBenjaminTallmadge,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge andJonathanStratton; third cousin twice removed ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJohnWoodruff; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,RogerCalvin Leete,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,RogerWolcott,TimothyLester Woodruff andAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofElishaPhelps. | | | | Political families:Silliman#1 family of Connecticut;Silliman#2 family of New Canaan, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born about 1786. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Canaan, 1835.DiedOctober23, 1850 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Mountain ViewCemetery
New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1926
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NewtownCemetery
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Edmond (1755-1838) — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September28, 1755.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1791-97, 1801-02;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1797-1801; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1803-05; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1805-19.Died in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August1, 1838 (age82 years, 307days).Interment at Newtown Cemetery.
TauntonCemetery
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut
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ZoarCemetery
Berkshire Road
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1767
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Luzon Burritt Morris (1827-1895) — also known asLuzon B. Morris — of Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April16, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870, 1876, 1880-81;probate judge in Connecticut, 1857-63; member ofConnecticutstate senate 4th District, 1874;Governor ofConnecticut, 1893-95; defeated, 1888, 1890.Died, of apoplexy (stroke),August22, 1895 (age68 years, 128days).Interment at Zoar Cemetery. | | Charles Gould Morris (1871-1961) — also known asCharles G. Morris — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Westville, Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1871.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;milk dealer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Newtown, 1919-20; defeated,1920; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1924, 1926, 1928; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1928.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;UnitedWorld Federalists;Freemasons.Died in1961(ageabout90 years).Interment at Zoar Cemetery. | | Benjamin Hard (1779-1836) — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February8, 1779.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Newtown, 1825-26, 1828.Died in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September4, 1836 (age57 years, 209days).Interment at Zoar Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Niram Hard and Sarah Birdseye (Curtis) Hard; married,December17, 1801, to Mabel Tomlinson; third great-grandnephew ofRobertTreat; fourth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; second cousin ofGershomBirdsey andGideonHard; second cousin once removed ofEliCoe Birdsey (1799-1843) andJohnLeslie Russell; second cousin twice removed ofLeslieWead Russell,HenryMerritt Hard,EliCoe Birdsey (1843-1929),CharlesHazen Russell,JohnClarence Keeler,ArthurJulius Birdseye andEdwardHenry Holden; third cousin ofVictoryJames Birdseye; third cousin once removed ofJethroAyers Hatch; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAlsop,RobertTreat Paine,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich andIsaacWashington Birdseye; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andOliverCromwell Jennings; fourth cousin ofNathanielMerriam,ReubenBostwick Heacock andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofEbenezerHazard,EbenezerHuntington,TimothyPitkin,ElishaHotchkiss Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andDavidLowrey Seymour. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Franklin Conger (1867-1947) — also known asCharles F. Conger — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Monroe,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December15, 1867.Democrat.Blacksmith;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Newtown; elected 1912.Died in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November21, 1947 (age79 years, 341days).Interment at Zoar Cemetery.
St. RoseCemetery
Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Michael J. Houlihan (c.1859-1925) — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn., about 1859.Democrat.Hotel-keeper;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1885; member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1891-94; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1896; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1901.DiedSeptember20, 1925 (ageabout 66years).Interment at St. Rose Cemetery.
UnknownLocations
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Francis O'Brien (1874-1939) — also known asJohn F. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1927-39; appointed 1927; died inoffice 1939.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1939 (age65 years, 195days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: SonofDenisO'Brien and Margaret (McCahill) O'Brien; married to Hilda LeGrand Lockwood. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Edwin Olmstead Keeler (1846-1923) — also known asEdwin O. Keeler — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January12, 1846.Republican.Wholesalegrocer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1893-96;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1893-94; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1901-03; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Elks.DiedDecember4, 1923 (age77 years, 326days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Jonah Charles Keeler and Henrietta (Olmstead) Keeler; married,May 13,1868, to Sarah Velina Whiting; second cousin once removed ofFredLockwood Keeler; third cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler; fourth cousin ofStephenHiram Keeler,CharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,DavidMunson Osborne andJohnSherman; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs,JohnClarence Keeler,ThomasMott Osborne andAnsonFoster Keeler. | | | | Political family:Keeler-Russellfamily of Canton, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Jeremiah T. Brooks (c.1819-1911) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1819.Policeofficer; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1898; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Member,Freemasons.Helped to quell the New York City draft riots in 1863; founder ofProhibition Party organization in New York City, 1882.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1911 (ageabout 92years).Interment somewhere.
East NorwalkHistorical Cemetery
East Avenue
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
NorwalkCemetery
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Orris Sanford Ferry (1823-1875) — also known asOrris S. Ferry — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August15, 1823.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1849; member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1855-56;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1859-61; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1867-75; died in office 1875.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November21, 1875 (age52 years, 98days).Interment at Norwalk Cemetery. | | Thomas Belden Butler (1806-1873) — also known asThomas B. Butler — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August22, 1806.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1832-33, 1837;member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1838-39, 1848, 1852-53;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1849-51;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1861-70.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 8,1873 (age66 years, 290days).Interment at Norwalk Cemetery. | | Homer Morrison Byington (1879-1966) — also known asHomer M. Byington — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inWashington,D.C.,September19, 1879.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNaples, 1900-08; U.S. Vice Consul inRome, 1908-09; U.S. Consul inBristol, 1909-13;Leeds, 1913-17;Hull, 1917-19;Palermo, 1919-20;Naples, 1920-21; U.S. Consul General inNaples, 1923-29;Antwerp, as of 1935;Montreal, as of 1936-43.Episcopalian.Died, in anursinghome at Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 7,1966 (age86 years, 291days).Interment at Norwalk Cemetery.
Norwalk UnionCemetery
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clark Bissell (1782-1857) — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September7, 1782.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1829; superior courtjudge in Connecticut, 1829-39; member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1842-43;Governor ofConnecticut, 1847-49.DiedSeptember15, 1857 (age75 years, 8days).Interment at Norwalk Union Cemetery. | | Charles Thomas Peach (1862-1921) — also known asCharles T. Peach — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire,England,December27, 1862.Socialist.Printer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1904 (at-large), 1906 (4thDistrict), 1910 (4th District), 1918 (5th District); candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1908, 1920; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from Connecticut, 1912, 1920.Died in1921(ageabout58 years).Interment at Norwalk Union Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
81 Riverside Avenue
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1886
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Ebenezer J. Hill (1845-1917) — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August4, 1845.Republican.Lumbermerchant; president, NorwalkGasLight Co.; vice-president, NationalBank ofNorwalk; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1884,1908(alternate); member ofConnecticutstate senate 13th District, 1887-88;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1895-1913, 1915-17;defeated, 1912; died in office 1917.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September27, 1917 (age72 years, 54days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Levi Warner (1831-1911) — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October10, 1831.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1876-79.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April12, 1911 (age79 years, 184days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Abner Woodruff Sibal (1921-2000) — also known asAbner W. Sibal — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgewood, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1956-60;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1961-65; defeated,1964, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1964.Died, of aheartattack, inAlexandria,Va.,January27, 2000 (age78 years, 291days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Nelson Taylor (1821-1894) — of Stockton,SanJoaquin County, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 8,1821.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1850-56;lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1865-67; defeated,1860, 1866.Died in South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1894 (age72 years, 222days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Le Roy Donnelly Downs (1900-1970) — also known asLe Roy D. Downs — of South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April11, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperpublisher; Norwalk City Clerk, 1933-40;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1941-43; defeated,1942; candidate formayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1949.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January18, 1970 (age69 years, 282days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Nehemiah Candee (1870-1941) — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Easton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1917-20; member ofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1921-22, 1939-40.Died in1941(ageabout71 years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Annie Candee (1868-1956) — also known asAnnie Chunn — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in1868.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1928.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in1956(ageabout88 years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
St. John'sCemetery
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Donald Jay Irwin (1926-2013) — also known asDonald J. Irwin — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rosario,Argentinaof American parents,September7, 1926.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1959-61, 1965-69;defeated, 1960, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1960,1968;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1961-63; appointed 1961;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1971-75.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Jaycees.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 7,2013 (age86 years, 303days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Jeremiah Donovan (1857-1935) — of South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October18, 1857.Democrat.Saloonkeeper; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1903-04; member ofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1905-08, 1911-12;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1913-15; defeated,1914, 1916;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1917-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1920.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April22, 1935 (age77 years, 186days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Brien McMahon (1903-1952) — also known asJames O'Brien Mahon — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October6, 1903.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944,1948,1952;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1945-52; died in office 1952.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 28,1952 (age48 years, 296days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. |
UnionCemetery
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thaddeus Betts (1789-1840) — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1789.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwalk, 1815, 1830; memberofConnecticutstate senate, 1828, 1831 (at-large 1828, 12th District 1831);LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1832-33, 1834-35;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1839-40; died in office 1840.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 7,1840 (age51 years, 63days).Interment at Union Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof William Maltby Betts and Lucretia (Gregory) Betts; married1815 toAntoinette Cannon; great-grandnephew ofAbrahamDavenport (1715-1789); first cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; first cousin thrice removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood; second cousin once removed ofAbrahamDavenport (1767-1837) andTheodoreDavenport; third cousin once removed ofPhilipFrisbee,DanielLockwood,GoldSelleck Silliman,BenjaminSilliman,DeGrasseMaltby,HanfordNichols Lockwood andJosephPomeroy Root; third cousin twice removed ofEbenezerLockwood andAaronKitchell; fourth cousin ofMartinKeeler,JamesLockwood Conger,BenjaminDouglas Silliman andHomerNichols Lockwood; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington,HoratioLockwood,IraYale,GideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,StephenHiram Keeler,JuliusHotchkiss,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,ErastusDeWitt Benedict,SamuelDeWitt Maltby andBenjaminJosiah Maltby. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
Great PastureRoad Cemetery
Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Joel Barlow (1754-1812) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March24, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;chaplain;writer;poet;lawyer;U.S. Consul inCadiz, 1792-93; U.S. Consul General inAlgiers, 1796-97; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1811-12, died in office 1812.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.He was sent to Algeria to negotiate for the release of those heldprisoner by the Barbary pirates, and was protected by a detachment ofU.S. Marines. The words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S.Marine Hymn are a reference to this incident.Died, ofpneumoniaorexposure,in Zarnowiec,Poland,December24, 1812 (age58 years, 275days).Interment atChurchyard,Zarnowiec, Poland; cenotaph at Great Pasture Road Cemetery. |
FairlawnCemetery
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Pratt Ingersoll (1861-1927) — also known asGeorge P. Ingersoll — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April24, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1910; U.S. Minister toSiam, 1917-18.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaPsi.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February24, 1927 (age65 years, 306days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery. | | Harvey Platt Bissell (1866-1930) — also known asHarvey P. Bissell — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Morris,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September27, 1866.Republican.Druggist;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1901-02; memberofConnecticutstate senate 24th District, 1915-20; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);Connecticutstate comptroller, 1921-23;U.S.Collector of Customs at Bridgeport, Conn., Connecticut, 1923-29.DiedApril 6,1930 (age63 years, 191days).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Flora Randall. | | | | Epitaph: "This tablet is erected as atestimonial to a true public servant and patriot by those with whomhe lives in memory." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George I. Abbott (1857-1932) — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in1857.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield; elected 1902.Died in1932(ageabout75 years).Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.
RidgefieldCemetery
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Edward Lounsbury (1838-1904) — also known asGeorge E. Lounsbury — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Pound Ridge,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1838.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1895-96;Governor ofConnecticut, 1899-1901.Episcopalian.Died in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August16, 1904 (age66 years, 101days).Interment at Ridgefield Cemetery. | | Phineas Chapman Lounsbury (1841-1925) — also known asPhineas C. Lounsbury — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January10, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;boot and shoemanufacturer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1874; Republican PresidentialElector for Connecticut,1880;Governorof Connecticut, 1887-89;warden(borough president) of Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1904.Died in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 22,1925 (age84 years, 163days).Interment at Ridgefield Cemetery. | | Philip Burr Bradley — of Connecticut. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberof Connecticut state legislature, 1790.Interment at Ridgefield Cemetery.
Scott'sCemetery
North Salem Road
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1876
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter P. Cornen (1815-1893) — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1815.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;real estatebusiness;oilproducer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1867; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1871.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows.DiedMarch23, 1893 (age78 years, 10days).Interment at Scott's Cemetery. | | Lewis H. Bailey (1818-1899) — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in1818.Banker;innkeeper;member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1875.Died in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 30,1899 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Scott's Cemetery. | | William Oscar Seymour (1833-1911) — also known asWilliam O. Seymour — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1833.Republican.Schoolteacher;civilengineer; chief engineer, New York, New Haven and HartfordRailroad;probate judge in Connecticut, 1890;banker;Connecticut state railroad commissioner; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1911; died inoffice 1911.Died in Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January24, 1911 (age77 years, 100days).Interment at Scott's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Harriet (Betts) Seymour and William Wells Seymour; married toRebecca Mary Sproull. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
TiticusCemetery
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Harrison Bradley (1848-1929) — also known asWilliam H. Bradley — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,June 3,1848.Importer;U.S. Consul inNice, 1889-93;Tunstall, 1897-1903;Manchester, 1903-05, 1906-07; U.S. Consul General inManchester, 1905-06;Montreal, 1907-17.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1929 (age81 years, 106days).Interment at Titicus Cemetery.
Long HillCemetery
Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
RiversideCemetery
Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Seymour Brinsmade (1845-1912) — also known asDaniel S. Brinsmade — of Shelton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February17, 1845.Republican.Civilengineer; chief engineer, treasurer, and president, OusatonicWaterPower Company; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Huntington, 1882.DiedSeptember7, 1912 (age67 years, 203days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Stiles Brinsmade and Catherine (Mallette) Brinsmade;married1870 toJeanette S. Pardee. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
North StamfordCemetery
Lakeside Drive
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Augur (1776-1827) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Northford, North Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 26,1776.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1820.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April16, 1827 (age50 years, 325days).Interment at North Stamford Cemetery.
NorthfieldCemetery
North Street & Franklin Street
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1787
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Davenport (1752-1830) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1752.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1776; postmaster atStamford,Conn., 1787-92;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1799-1817 (at-large 1799-1805,2nd District 1805-07, at-large 1807-09, 3rd District 1809-11,at-large 1811-17).Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November28, 1830 (age78 years, 316days).Interment at Northfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofAbrahamDavenport (1715-1789) and Elizabeth (Huntington) Davenport;brother ofJamesDavenport; married to Mary Sylvester Welles; father ofTheodoreDavenport; first cousin ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; first cousin once removed ofPierpontEdwards,AbrahamDavenport (1767-1837) andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; first cousin twice removed ofThaddeusBetts; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root; first cousin five times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood andRandolphAppleton Kidder; second cousin ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,AbelHuntington andHenryWaggaman Edwards; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington; second cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofJabezHuntington,AaronKitchell,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ZinaHyde Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,JohnHall Brockway,HenryTitus Backus,CharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,EdwardGreen Bradford,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,UlyssesSimpson Grant,JohnSherman,RobertCoit Jr.,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,EliasMulford Condit,EzekielGilbert Stoddard,EdwardGreen Bradford II,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,WilliamBarret Ridgely,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole,GeorgeLeffingwell Reed andBlancheM. Woodward; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JairusCase,JohnArnold Rockwell,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,AlmonCase andAlansonPike. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut;Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Davenport (1758-1797) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October12, 1758.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1785; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1790-96; common pleas court judge inConnecticut, 1792;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1796-97; died in office1797.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August3, 1797 (age38 years, 295days).Interment at Northfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofAbrahamDavenport (1715-1789) and Elizabeth (Huntington) Davenport;brother ofJohnDavenport; married,May 7,1777, to Abigail Fitch; married,November6, 1790, to Mehitable Coggeshall; uncle ofTheodoreDavenport; first cousin ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; first cousin once removed ofPierpontEdwards,AbrahamDavenport (1767-1837) andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; first cousin twice removed ofThaddeusBetts; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root; first cousin five times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood andRandolphAppleton Kidder; second cousin ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,AbelHuntington andHenryWaggaman Edwards; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington; second cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington andRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofJabezHuntington,AaronKitchell,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ZinaHyde Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,JohnHall Brockway,HenryTitus Backus,CharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,EdwardGreen Bradford,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,UlyssesSimpson Grant,JohnSherman,RobertCoit Jr.,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,EliasMulford Condit,EzekielGilbert Stoddard,EdwardGreen Bradford II,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,WilliamBarret Ridgely,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole,GeorgeLeffingwell Reed andBlancheM. Woodward; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JairusCase,JohnArnold Rockwell,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,AlmonCase andAlansonPike. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut;Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Abraham Davenport (1715-1789) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 6,1715.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-83.Famed for his decisive response during the "Dark Day," May 19, 1780,when all-day darkness in New England led many to think that the endof the world was at hand. In the state council meeting in Hartford,he said, "I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is eitherapproaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for anadjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wishtherefore that candles may be brought."JohnGreenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about this incident in 1866;JohnF. Kennedy referenced Davenport's actions in speeches during the1960 presidential campaign.Died in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November20, 1789 (age74 years, 167days).Interment at Northfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Davenport (1669-1731) and Elizabeth (Morris) Davenport;married,November16, 1750, to Elizabeth Huntington; married,August8, 1776, to Martha (Coggeshall) Fitch; father ofJohnDavenport (1752-1830) andJamesDavenport; grandfather ofTheodoreDavenport; granduncle ofAbrahamDavenport (1767-1837); great-granduncle ofThaddeusBetts; second great-granduncle ofJosephPomeroy Root; fourth great-granduncle ofAlfredCollins Lockwood; second cousin once removed ofAaronKitchell; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardGreen Bradford; second cousin four times removed ofEliasMulford Condit andEdwardGreen Bradford II; second cousin five times removed ofIsaacEdwin Mansfield,FrankL. Stiles,JohnHenry Blakeslee,GeorgeNewbury Blakeslee,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr. andElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard. | | | | Political family:Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Stamford HistoricalSociety |
| | Abraham Davenport (1767-1837) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October30, 1767.Postmaster atStamford,Conn., 1796-1822.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 6,1837 (age69 years, 219days).Interment at Northfield Cemetery. | | Theodore Davenport (1792-1884) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January16, 1792.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1825.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September9, 1884 (age92 years, 237days).Interment at Northfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofJohnDavenport and Mary Sylvester (Welles) Davenport; married,May 9,1833, to Harriet Grant Chesebrough; father of Helen MatildaDavenport (who marriedSamuelFessenden); nephew ofJamesDavenport; grandson ofAbrahamDavenport (1715-1789); first cousin once removed ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; first cousin twice removed ofPierpontEdwards; second cousin ofAbrahamDavenport (1767-1837) andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; second cousin once removed ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight,AbelHuntington,HenryWaggaman Edwards andThaddeusBetts; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,JonathanHunt andJosephPomeroy Root; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin four times removed ofAlfredCollins Lockwood andRandolphAppleton Kidder; third cousin ofWilliamAlfred Buckingham; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,AaronKitchell,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelClesson Allen,PeterBuell Porter,JohnAdams Taintor,HenryG. Taintor andRogerWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofEzekielCornell,EvertHarris Kittell andHenryVance Clymer; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ZinaHyde Jr.,CharlesRobert Sherman,GreeneCarrier Bronson,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington,GouverneurMorris andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanBrace,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,HezekiahCase,JamesKilbourne,WilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,JohnHall Brockway,HenryTitus Backus,CharlesTaylor Sherman,JohnAppleton,EdwardGreen Bradford,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,UlyssesSimpson Grant,JohnSherman,RobertCoit Jr.,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington,SelahMerrill,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,RodolphA. Woolsey,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),FrederickHobbes Allen andEdwardWilliams Hooker. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Fessenden#2 family of Portland, Maine;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
St. John's andSt. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Stevens (1768-1835) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford (part now in New Canaan),FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 4,1768.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1804-05, 1808-10, 1814-15,1817-18; probate judge in Connecticut, 1819;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-21; postmaster atStamford,Conn., 1822-29.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 4,1835 (age66 years, 274days).Interment at St. John's and St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery.
WestoverCemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Lockwood (1769-1857) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January21, 1769.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1822-24.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October8, 1857 (age88 years, 260days).Interment at Westover Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Lockwood (1735-1807) and Mary (Bellamy) Lockwood; married,May9, 1802, to Sally Jessup; married,April11, 1830, to Sally Palmer; married to Lydia Provost; third cousinofHanfordNichols Lockwood; third cousin once removed ofEbenezerLockwood,ThaddeusBetts,JamesLockwood Conger andHomerNichols Lockwood; third cousin thrice removed ofOliverCromwell Jennings andAlfredCollins Lockwood; fourth cousin ofHoratioLockwood; fourth cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler,SturgesSelleck,AlsopHunt Lockwood andEphraimLockwood. | | | | Political family:Lockwoodfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
WoodlandCemetery
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Homer Stillé Cummings (1870-1956) — also known asHomer S. Cummings — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April30, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1900,1904,1920(alternate),1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker),1948;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Connecticut, 1900-25;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1919-20;mayorof Stamford, Conn., 1900-02, 1904-06; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1902;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1913-19; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1916; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1920;U.S.Attorney General, 1933-39; Democratic Presidential Elector forConnecticut,1940;Democratic Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1944.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Elks;Eagles.DiedSeptember10, 1956 (age86 years, 133days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Uriah C. Cummings and Audie Schuyler (Stillé) Cummings;married to Cecilia Waterbury. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Morgan Morgans (1806-1889) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Cutchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1806.Brass foundrybusiness;real estateinvestor; Whig candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1852; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1862-63; member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1863-64; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1872.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1889 (age82 years, 209days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Truman Smith (1791-1884) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Roxbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November27, 1791.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Litchfield, 1831-32, 1834;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1839-43, 1845-49 (5th District1839-43, 4th District 1845-49);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1849-54;federaljudge, 1862.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 3,1884 (age92 years, 158days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | William Thomas Minor (1815-1889) — also known asWilliam T. Minor — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October3, 1815.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1854;Governor ofConnecticut, 1855-57; U.S. Consul General inHavana, 1864-65; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1864.DiedOctober13, 1889 (age74 years, 10days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913) — also known asStewart L. Woodford — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1835.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1867-68; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1870; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1872;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1872,1880(alternate),1908;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1873-74;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1877-83; U.S.Minister toSpain, 1897-98.Member,DeltaPsi;LoyalLegion.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1913 (age77 years, 164days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Schuyler Merritt (1853-1953) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1853.Republican.Manufacturer;banker;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1908(alternate),1916;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1917-31, 1933-37;defeated, 1930, 1936.Episcopalian.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 1,1953 (age99 years, 106days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882) — also known asSamuel Fessenden — of Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine.Born in New Gloucester,CumberlandCounty, Maine,March 7,1815.Republican.Pastor,Second Congregational Church, Thomaston, Maine, 1837-56;lawyer; candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1846, 1847, 1848;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1861-63; U.S. Consul inSaint John, 1879-81.Congregationalist.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April18, 1882 (age67 years, 42days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,April12, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;bankdirector; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1875, 1879,1895-96;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1895-96; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1876,1880,1884(alternate),1888(speaker),1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1884-88; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Connecticut, 1896; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1905-08.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January7, 1908 (age60 years, 270days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden (1855-1921) — also known asOliver G. Fessenden — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine,December25, 1855.Republican. Candidate formayorof Stamford, Conn., 1897.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 20,1921 (age65 years, 207days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Matthew Franklin Merritt (1815-1896) — also known asM. Franklin Merritt — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Flushing (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1815.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 12th District, 1859.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 10,1896 (age81 years, 69days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Charles Davenport Lockwood (1877-1949) — also known asCharles D. Lockwood — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November11, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford; elected 1912;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaXi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December6, 1949 (age72 years, 25days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Martin E. Weed (1840-1918) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November29, 1840.Democrat.Commercialtraveler; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford, 1906.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 26,1918 (age77 years, 178days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Charles Milton Fessenden (1883-1955) — also known asC. Milton Fessenden — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August28, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.DiedJanuary11, 1955 (age71 years, 136days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
CongregationalBurying Ground
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gideon Tomlinson (1780-1854) — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December31, 1780.Democrat.Lawyer;member of Connecticut state legislature, 1817;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-27;Governor ofConnecticut, 1827-31;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1831-37.Slaveowner. DiedOctober8, 1854 (age73 years, 281days).Interment at Congregational Burying Ground. | | David Plant (1783-1851) — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March29, 1783.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford, 1819-20;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1819-20; memberofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1821-23;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1823-27;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1827-29.Died in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October18, 1851 (age68 years, 203days).Interment at Congregational Burying Ground. | | Robert Fairchild (1775-1835) — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJanuary19, 1775.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford, 1822-23, 1829,1832; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1825, 1831 (at-large 1825, 10th District 1831).DiedJuly 11,1835 (age60 years, 173days).Interment at Congregational Burying Ground.
EpiscopalCemetery
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819) — of Connecticut. Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October7, 1727.Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1784-87; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1786-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1789-91.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November14, 1819 (age92 years, 38days).Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
PutneyCemetery
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank E. Blakeman (1857-1923) — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December31, 1857.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford, 1903-04.Congregationalist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Grange.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February18, 1923 (age65 years, 49days).Interment at Putney Cemetery.
St. Michael'sCemetery
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Adrian William Maher (1902-1985) — also known asAdrian W. Maher — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October5, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;ConnecticutDemocratic state chair, 1944-45;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1945-53.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society.DiedApril15, 1985 (age82 years, 192days).Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward J. Maher and Mary F. (Mallon) Maher; married,December31, 1928, to Rose Florence Dorgan. |
| | John T. King (1875-1926) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1875.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1912,1916,1920;member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1922.Died in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,May 13,1926 (age51 years, 44days).Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Oscar Peterson Jr. (1891-1963) — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 25,1891.Republican.Abstract andtitle business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford; elected 1946;member ofConnecticutstate senate 25th District, 1953.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Redmen.Died in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March30, 1963 (age71 years, 248days).Interment at Union Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1912 to MaldaGendron; father of Norval Oscar Peterson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953 |
Gate of HeavenCemetery
Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Nichols VillageCemetery
Cemetery Road
Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1850
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Tashua BurialGround
Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Granville Elijah Dunning (1835-1918) — also known asGranville E. Dunning — of Long Hill, Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,September14, 1835.Boot andshoe manufacturer;firstselectman of Trumbull, Connecticut, 1899-1901.Died in Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December25, 1918 (age83 years, 102days).Interment at Tashua Burial Ground.| | Relatives: Sonof Marie (Bennett) Dunning and Granville Dunning; married toGeorgiana Sherman. |
ColeyCemetery
Route 57
Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Matthew Bulkley (1811-1895) — of Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August27, 1811.Democrat.Schoolteacher; founder and headmaster, Weston Boarding School; WestonTown Clerk; member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1857, 1875; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1868.DiedOctober30, 1895 (age84 years, 64days).Interment at Coley Cemetery.
Emmanuel ChurchCemetery
Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 20,1899.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1954-55;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-71.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,December29, 1971 (age72 years, 223days).Interment at Emmanuel Church Cemetery.
EvergreenCemetery
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Burr Sherwood (1767-1833) — also known asSamuel B. Sherwood — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November26, 1767.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1809; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1816;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-19.Slaveowner. Died in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April27, 1833 (age65 years, 152days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
WillowbrookCemetery
395 Main Street
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Founded 1847
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Josiah Taylor Marean (1842-1922) — also known asJosiah T. Marean — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Maine,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1842.Justiceof New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1900-12.Died in Winter Park,OrangeCounty, Fla.,February8, 1922 (age79 years, 284days).Interment at Willowbrook Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Chester Marean and Arvilla (Taylor) Marean; married to ElizabethRichards. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known asWilliam R. Bayes — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio,July 29,1876.Republican.Lawyer;president, Kings Highway SavingsBank;president, Brooklyn NationalLifeInsurance Co.;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1964 (age88 years, 122days).Interment at Willowbrook Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married,September7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
HillsideCemetery
Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Volney Byron Cushing (1856-1930) — also known asVolney B. Cushing — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Winterport,WaldoCounty, Maine,January31, 1856.Hatter;minister;lecturer;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1888; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 4th District, 1890, 1904; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (20th District), 1916 (19thDistrict); Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1915;hotelmanager.Unitarian.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September23, 1930 (age74 years, 235days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Cushing and Eunice Colby (Dorr) Cushing; married,January19, 1886, to Nellie M. Pearson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Prohibition PartyNational Committee |
| | Bernard Ryan, Sr. — of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Chair ofOrleans County Democratic Party, 1927; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1928;Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1940.Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
St. Matthew'sCemetery
Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lindley Hoag Hadley (1861-1948) — also known asLindley H. Hadley — of Bellingham,WhatcomCounty, Wash.Born near Sylvania,ParkeCounty, Ind.,June 19,1861.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1915-33; defeated,1932.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November4, 1948 (age87 years, 138days).Interment at St. Matthew's Cemetery.
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