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Litchfield County
Connecticut

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Litchfield County

Index to Locations

  • Riverton, BarkhamstedRivertonCemetery
  • BethlehemEvergreen Cemetery
  • ColebrookCenter Cemetery
  • ColebrookHemlock Cemetery
  • CornwallUnknown location
  • CornwallCornwall Cemetery
  • GoshenUnknown location
  • GoshenGoshen Center Cemetery
  • HarwintonNorth Cemetery
  • LitchfieldEast Cemetery
  • LitchfieldWest Cemetery
  • New HartfordPine Grove Cemetery
  • New MilfordCenter Cemetery
  • NorfolkUnknown location
  • NorfolkCenter Cemetery
  • North CanaanAdam Cemetery
  • North CanaanLower Cemetery
  • North CanaanMountain ViewCemetery
  • East Canaan, North CanaanHillsideCemetery
  • PlymouthWest Cemetery
  • Terryville, PlymouthOld Cemetery
  • RoxburyGreat Oak Cemetery
  • SalisburySalisbury Cemetery
  • Chapinville, SalisburyChapinvilleCemetery
  • Lime Rock, SalisburyLime RockCemetery
  • SharonHillside Cemetery
  • SharonSt. Bernard Cemetery
  • SharonSharon Burying Ground
  • ThomastonHillside Cemetery
  • TorringtonHillside Cemetery
  • TorringtonSt. Francis Cemetery
  • WashingtonAverill Cemetery
  • WashingtonWashington Cemetery on theGreen
  • New Preston, WashingtonNew PrestonVillage Cemetery
  • WatertownEvergreen Cemetery
  • Winchester Center, WinchesterWinchester Cemetery
  • WinstedCenter Cemetery
  • WinstedForest View Cemetery
  • WinstedNew St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • WoodburyEpiscopal Church Cemetery
  • WoodburyNew North Cemetery
  • WoodburyWoodbury South Cemetery

    RivertonCemetery
    Riverton, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Dwight French Ransom (1848-1928) — also known asDwight F. Ransom — of Riverton, Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Riverton, Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn., August,1848.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1915-16.Died in Riverton, Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November2, 1928 (age80 years, 0days).Interment at Riverton Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof George Sidney Ransom and Mary Ellen (Coe) Ransom; married toHarriet Rebecca Hart.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    • EvergreenCemetery
    Main Street South
    Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.James W. Flynn (1860-1933) — of Bethlehem,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February25, 1860.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bethlehem, 1921-22.DiedMay 21,1933 (age73 years, 85days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    CenterCemetery
    Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Lorrin Alamson Cooke (1831-1902) — also known asLorrin A. Cooke — of Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Riverton, Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Marlborough,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April 6,1831.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1882-84;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1885-87, 1895-97; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1892;Governorof Connecticut, 1897-99.Congregationalist.Died in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August12, 1902 (age71 years, 128days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Levi Cooke and Amelia (Todd) Cooke; married1858 toMatilda E. Webster; married1870 toJosephine Ward.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

    HemlockCemetery
    Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Clayton Harvey Deming (1866-1932) — also known asClayton H. Deming — of Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January20, 1866.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colebrook, 1895; defeated,1920.Died in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September21, 1932 (age66 years, 245days).Interment at Hemlock Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Harvey Deming and Amorette (Spencer) Deming; married,October12, 1887, to Almira Ruby Moore; fifth great-grandnephew ofRobertTreat; first cousin five times removed ofWilliamGreene; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamGreene Jr.; third cousin once removed ofAbramWendell Lansing; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Bowen; third cousin thrice removed ofRayGreene.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    UnknownLocation
    Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Peter Bierce (c.1791-1860) — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born about 1791. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall, 1824-29; member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1837-38.Died in1860(ageabout69 years).Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     

    CornwallCemetery
    Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857-1911) — also known asEdward B. Whitney — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,August15, 1857.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1904,1906; appointed 1909; defeated, 1910; appointed 1910; died in office1911.Died, ofpneumonia,in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January5, 1911 (age53 years, 143days).Interment at Cornwall Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Abraham RibicoffAbraham Alexander Ribicoff (1910-1998) — also known asAbraham A. Ribicoff — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,April 9,1910.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1939-42; statecourt judge in Connecticut, 1941-43, 1945-47;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1949-53; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1952,1956,1960;Governorof Connecticut, 1955-61;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1961-62;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1963-81; defeated, 1952.Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.DiedFebruary22, 1998 (age87 years, 319days).Interment at Cornwall Cemetery.
     Cross-reference:RichardBlumenthal
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier
     Image source: Connecticut Register andManual 1950
     
     Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Wooster (Baldwin) Whitney and William Dwight Whitney;married,April11, 1896, toJosephaNewcomb; nephew ofSimeonEben Baldwin; grandson ofRogerSherman Baldwin; great-grandson ofSimeonBaldwin; second great-grandson ofRogerSherman; second cousin ofHenryde Forest Baldwin; third cousin ofRogerSherman Hoar.
     Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
    Josepha WhitneyJosepha Whitney (1871-1957) — also known asJosepha Newcomb — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born inWashington,D.C.,September27, 1871.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1920(alternate),1924;candidate forConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1922; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Haven; elected 1932.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Died in Essex,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January29, 1957 (age85 years, 124days).Interment at Cornwall Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Simon Newcomb and Mary Caroline (Hassler) Newcomb;married,April11, 1896, toEdwardBaldwin Whitney; married1952 to HarryLaTourette Cavenaugh.
     Political family:Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoarfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Connecticut Labor News,November 3, 1922

    UnknownLocation
    Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut

    Goshen CenterCemetery
    Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Samuel Lyman (1749-1802) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January25, 1749.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1786-88; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1790-93; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts,1791-1800;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1795-1800 (4th District1795-97, at-large 1797-1800); resigned 1800.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 5,1802 (age53 years, 131days).Interment at Goshen Center Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Moses Lyman and Sarah (Hayden) Lyman.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John M. Wadhams (1870-1941) — of Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September14, 1870.Republican.Banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Goshen, 1911-12; member ofConnecticutstate senate 30th District, 1913-14.DiedSeptember17, 1941 (age71 years, 3days).Interment at Goshen Center Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    NorthCemetery
    Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Abijah Catlin (1805-1891) — of Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 1,1805.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Harwinton, 1837-39; probatejudge in Connecticut, 1841; member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1844;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1847-50.Died in Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April14, 1891 (age86 years, 13days).Interment at North Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Abijah Catlin (1779-1836) and Orinda (Williams) Catlin; married,July5, 1838, to Mary Simonton; married,August9, 1846, to Mary Welles Abernethy; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeSmith Catlin; third cousin once removed ofStephenWright Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofClementPhineas Kellogg,TheronEphron Catlin andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofAaronBurr; fourth cousin ofGreeneCarrier Bronson.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    EastCemetery
    Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760-1833) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January11, 1760.Connecticutstate comptroller, 1788-90;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800;banker;Governor ofConnecticut, 1817-27;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.Congregationalist.Accused,by political adversaries in 1800, ofsettingfire to the State Department, andresignedfrom the Cabinet in protest against theinvestigation.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1833 (age73 years, 141days).Interment at East Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
     Relatives: SonofOliverWolcott Sr. and Laura (Collins) Wolcott; brother of Mary AnnWolcott (who marriedChaunceyGoodrich) andFrederickWolcott; nephew ofErastusWolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who marriedMatthewGriswold (1714-1799)); grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); granduncle ofRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; first cousin ofRogerGriswold; first cousin twice removed ofJohnWilliam Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); first cousin thrice removed ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; first cousin four times removed ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; first cousin five times removed ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth andFredericLincoln Chapin; first cousin six times removed ofJamesWadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed ofWilliamPitkin,GaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andHenryLeavitt Ellsworth; second cousin twice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEdmundHolcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington andFrederickHobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed ofJudsonH. Warner,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andHenryAugustus Wolcott; second cousin five times removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; third cousin ofDanielPitkin; third cousin once removed ofThomasChittenden,EnochWoodbridge,JamesHillhouse,JosephSilliman (1756-1829) andTimothyPitkin; third cousin twice removed ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,HenryWard Beecher,LeveretBrainard,EdwinCarpenter Pinney,RogerCalvin Leete andJohnRobert Graham Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root,GeorgeGriswold Sill,FrederickWalker Pitkin,GeorgeBuckingham Beecher,LutherS. Pitkin andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; fourth cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge,ElizurGoodrich,MartinChittenden,WilliamWoodbridge andJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); fourth cousin once removed ofChittendenLyon,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,JosiahC. Chittenden,ClarkS. Chittenden,AbelMadison Scranton,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJosephFitch Silliman.
     Political families:Kidder-Wolcottfamily;Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     ThetownofWolcott,Vermont, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: One Hundredth Anniversary(1919)
     Oliver Wolcott Sr. (1726-1797) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December1, 1726.Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1775-78, 1780-84;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1786-96;Governor ofConnecticut, 1796-97; died in office 1797.Congregationalist.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December1, 1797 (age71 years, 0days).Interment at East Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
     Relatives: SonofRogerWolcott (1679-1767) and Sarah (Drake) Wolcott; brother ofErastusWolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who marriedMatthewGriswold (1714-1799)); married,January21, 1755, to Laura Collins; father ofOliverWolcott Jr., Mary Ann Wolcott (who marriedChaunceyGoodrich) andFrederickWolcott; uncle ofRogerGriswold; great-grandfather ofRogerWolcott (1847-1900); great-granduncle ofJohnWilliam Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); second great-granduncle ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; third great-granduncle ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; fourth great-granduncle ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth andFredericLincoln Chapin; fifth great-granduncle ofJamesWadsworth Symington; first cousin twice removed ofGaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andHenryLeavitt Ellsworth; first cousin thrice removed ofElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; first cousin four times removed ofEdmundHolcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; first cousin five times removed ofJudsonH. Warner,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andHenryAugustus Wolcott; first cousin six times removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; second cousin ofWilliamPitkin; second cousin once removed ofDanielPitkin; second cousin twice removed ofJamesHillhouse andTimothyPitkin; second cousin thrice removed ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,HenryWard Beecher,LeveretBrainard,EdwinCarpenter Pinney andJohnRobert Graham Pitkin; second cousin four times removed ofJosephPomeroy Root,GeorgeGriswold Sill,FrederickWalker Pitkin,GeorgeBuckingham Beecher,LutherS. Pitkin andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; second cousin five times removed ofAugustusBrandegee,GeorgeFrederick Stone,ClarenceHoratio Pitkin,CarrollPeabody Pitkin,CalebSeymour Pitkin,HarryKear Wolcott,EldredC. Pitkin,HenryMerrill Wolcott,FrancesPayne Bolton andHaroldB. Pinney; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnArnold Rockwell andOliverMorgan Hungerford.
     Political families:Kidder-Wolcottfamily;Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     ThetownofWolcott,Vermont, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Woodville Rockhill (1854-1914) — also known asWilliam W. Rockhill — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 1,1854.U.S. Minister toGreece, 1897-99;Romania, 1897-99;Serbia, 1897-99;China, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1909-11;Turkey, 1911-13.Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,December8, 1914 (age60 years, 251days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     Charles Bartlett Andrews (1834-1902) — also known asCharles B. Andrews — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sunderland,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November4, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1868-69; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1878;Governor ofConnecticut, 1879-81; superior court judge in Connecticut,1881-89;chiefjustice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1889-1901; resigned 1901;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention from Litchfield,1902.Died, fromheartdisease, in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September12, 1902 (age67 years, 312days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Andrew Adams (1736-1797) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January7, 1736.Lawyer;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1776-81;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1779-80;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1777-82;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1778; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1781-89; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1789-97; died in office 1797.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November26, 1797 (age61 years, 323days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Adams and Mary (Fairchild) Adams; married1765 to EuniceBooth; second great-grandfather ofCharlesWilloughby Dayton; first cousin thrice removed ofRhamanthusMenville Stocker; first cousin six times removed ofHenryPerkins Smith III; second cousin once removed ofNathanAppleton; second cousin twice removed ofJairusCassius Fairchild; second cousin thrice removed ofHarrisonBlodget,CassiusFairchild,LuciusFairchild andRushGreen Leaming; second cousin four times removed ofLucianDallas Woodruff,WalterHarrison Blodget andGeorgeWinthrop Fairchild; second cousin five times removed ofIraR. Wildman,DanielParrish Witter andEdmundPark Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofAlfredAvery Burnham.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Origen Storrs Seymour (1804-1881) — also known asOrigen S. Seymour — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February9, 1804.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1842, 1849-50, 1880;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1850;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1851-55; superiorcourt judge in Connecticut, 1855-63; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1864, 1865;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1870-74;chiefjustice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1873-74.Episcopalian.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August12, 1881 (age77 years, 184days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Ozias Seymour and Selima (Storrs) Seymour; brother of HenriettaSophronia Seymour (who marriedGeorgeCatlin Woodruff (1805-1885)); married,October5, 1830, to Lucy Morris Woodruff (sister ofGeorgeCatlin Woodruff (1805-1885)); father ofEdwardWoodruff Seymour andMorrisWoodruff Seymour; nephew ofHoratioSeymour (1778-1857) andHenrySeymour; grandson ofMosesSeymour; first cousin ofHoratioSeymour (1810-1886) andGeorgeSeymour; first cousin once removed ofJosephBattell andHoratioSeymour Jr.; second cousin ofMcNeilSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; second cousin once removed ofNormanAlexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed ofThomasSeymour; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofHezekiahCook Seymour; third cousin once removed ofSilasSeymour,WilliamChapman Williston andAugustusSherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles,DanielPitkin andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick andDaltonG. Seymour; fourth cousin ofDavidLowrey Seymour andThomasHenry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,ElaCollins andCalebSeymour Pitkin.
     Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brookhaven,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February25, 1754.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;banker;postmaster atLitchfield,Conn., 1792-1801;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1801-17 (at-large 1801-05, 7thDistrict 1805-07, at-large 1807-09, 7th District 1809-11, at-large1811-17).Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 7,1835 (age81 years, 10days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Tallmadge (1723-1786) and Susannah (Smith) Tallmadge;married to Mary Floyd; father ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge; third great-grandson ofThomasWillett andWilliamLeete; first cousin ofJamesTallmadge; first cousin once removed ofMatthiasBurnett Tallmadge,JamesTallmadge Jr.,JoelTallmadge Jr. andNathanielPitcher Tallmadge; first cousin twice removed ofJohnJames Tallmadge,IsaacSmith Tallmadge andDanielWebster Tallmadge; first cousin thrice removed ofMillardEllsworth Lane andCharlesDunsmore Millard; second cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston andMaturinLivingston; second cousin once removed ofPierpontEdwards; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeLandon Ingraham,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; second cousin four times removed ofCharlesH. Chittenden andDanielPhoenix Ingraham; third cousin ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight andHenryWaggaman Edwards; third cousin once removed ofEnochWoodbridge andJosephSilliman (1756-1829); fourth cousin ofNoahPhelps,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge andJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); fourth cousin once removed ofElishaPhelps,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJosephFitch Silliman.
     Political family:Tallmadge-Floydfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Gideon Hiram Hollister (1817-1881) — also known asGideon H. Hollister — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December14, 1817.Lawyer;LitchfieldCounty Clerk of Courts, 1843-46; member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1856; U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1868-69; U.S. Consul General inPort-au-Prince, as of 1868-69; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880.Died, fromheartdisease, in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March24, 1881 (age63 years, 100days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Mary Susan Brisbane.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Allen (1763-1812) — also known asJohn Alling — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 12,1763.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1793-96;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1797-99;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1800-06; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1800-05.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 31,1812 (age49 years, 49days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof David Alling and Esther (Colton) Alling; married,July 29,1801, to Ursala McCurdy; father ofJohnWilliam Allen; second cousin once removed ofLutherWalter Badger andDanielKellogg (1791-1875); second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeBradley Kellogg andDanielKellogg (1835-1918); third cousin ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer andEliElmer; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821),AmaziahBrainard andLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed ofOliverOwen Forward,WalterForward,ChaunceyForward,AnsonLevi Holcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,HenryWard Beecher,PhilemonBliss,JosephH. Elmer,LeveretBrainard,GeorgeFrederick Stone andAllenJacob Holcomb; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; fourth cousin ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,WilliamWhiting Boardman,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway,JohnPutnam Chapin andJohnMilton Thayer.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Edward Woodruff Seymour (1832-1892) — also known asEdward W. Seymour — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August30, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Litchfield, 1859-60, 1870-71;member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1876;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1883-87;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1889.Episcopalian.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1892 (age60 years, 47days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofOrigenStorrs Seymour and Lucy Morris (Woodruff) Seymour; brother ofMorrisWoodruff Seymour; married,May 12,1864, to Mary Floyd Tallmadge (daughter ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge); nephew ofGeorgeCatlin Woodruff andLewisBartholomew Woodruff; grandson ofMorrisWoodruff; grandnephew ofHoratioSeymour (1778-1857) andHenrySeymour; great-grandson ofMosesSeymour; first cousin once removed ofHoratioSeymour (1810-1886) andGeorgeSeymour; second cousin ofJosephBattell andHoratioSeymour Jr.; second cousin once removed ofMcNeilSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasSeymour; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofNormanAlexander Seymour; third cousin once removed ofHezekiahCook Seymour; third cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles andDanielPitkin; fourth cousin ofSilasSeymour,WilliamChapman Williston andAugustusSherrill Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidLowrey Seymour,ThomasHenry Seymour andOrloErland Wadhams.
     Political families:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut;Tallmadge-Floydfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Henry Hubbard (1804-1872) — also known asJohn H. Hubbard — of Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March24, 1804.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1847, 1850;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1863-67; defeated,1866.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 30,1872 (age68 years, 128days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Abby Jane Wells; father ofJohnTomlinson Hubbard.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Frederick Augustus Tallmadge (1792-1869) — also known asFrederick A. Tallmadge — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August29, 1792.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1837-40;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1847-49.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September17, 1869 (age77 years, 19days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofBenjaminTallmadge and Mary (Floyd) Tallmadge; married,May 22,1815, to Elizabeth Hannah Canfield; father of Mary FloydTallmadge (who marriedEdwardWoodruff Seymour); nephew ofNicollFloyd; grandson ofWilliamAnson Floyd; fourth great-grandson ofThomasWillett andWilliamLeete; first cousin ofDavidGelston Floyd andJohnGelston Floyd; first cousin once removed ofJamesTallmadge; second cousin ofMatthiasBurnett Tallmadge,JamesTallmadge Jr.,JoelTallmadge Jr.,CharlesAlbert Floyd andNathanielPitcher Tallmadge; second cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston,MaturinLivingston,JohnJames Tallmadge,IsaacSmith Tallmadge andDanielWebster Tallmadge; second cousin twice removed ofPierpontEdwards,MillardEllsworth Lane andCharlesDunsmore Millard; third cousin once removed ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight andHenryWaggaman Edwards; third cousin twice removed ofEnochWoodbridge,JosephSilliman (1756-1829),GeorgeLandon Ingraham,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesH. Chittenden andDanielPhoenix Ingraham; fourth cousin once removed ofNoahPhelps,OliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,WilliamWoodbridge,MartinKeeler andJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850).
     Political families:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut;Tallmadge-Floydfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     George Catlin Woodruff (1805-1885) — also known asGeorge C. Woodruff — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December1, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atLitchfield,Conn., 1832-42, 1842-46; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1851, 1866, 1874;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1861-63.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November21, 1885 (age79 years, 355days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofMorrisWoodruff and Candace (Catlin) Woodruff; brother of Lucy MorrisWoodruff (who marriedOrigenStorrs Seymour (1804-1881)) andLewisBartholomew Woodruff; married,September28, 1829, to Henrietta Sophronia Seymour (sister ofOrigenStorrs Seymour (1804-1881)); uncle ofEdwardWoodruff Seymour andMorrisWoodruff Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofOrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,SilasWright Jr.,MarshallChapin,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,JohnWoodruff andFranklinWoodruff.
     Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Uriel Holmes (1764-1827) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,August26, 1764.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1803-05;LitchfieldCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1807-14;LitchfieldCounty Judge, 1814-17;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-18.Died in Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 18,1827 (age62 years, 265days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Phineas Miner (1777-1839) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Winchester,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November27, 1777.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1809, 1811, 1813-14, 1816, 1827,1829, 1835; member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1830-31;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1834-35; probate judgein Connecticut, 1838.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September15, 1839 (age61 years, 292days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Tapping Reeve (1744-1823) — Born in Brookhaven,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October1, 1744.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1792; superior court judge in Connecticut,1798-1815.Founderof the Litchfield Law School, the first law school in the U.S.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December13, 1823 (age79 years, 73days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Abner Reeve and Deborah (Topping) Reeve; married to Sarah Burr(sister ofAaronBurr) and Elizabeth Thompson.
     Political family:Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Frederick Wolcott (1767-1837) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November2, 1767.Postmaster atLitchfield,Conn., 1801-02; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1810-18; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1819-22.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 28,1837 (age69 years, 207days).Interment at East Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofOliverWolcott Sr. and Laura (Collins) Wolcott; brother ofOliverWolcott Jr. and Mary Ann Wolcott (who marriedChaunceyGoodrich); married,October12, 1800, to Elizabeth 'Betsey' Huntington; married,June 21,1815, to Sarah Worthington 'Sally' Goodrich; nephew ofErastusWolcott; grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); grandfather ofRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; first cousin ofRogerGriswold; first cousin twice removed ofJohnWilliam Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); first cousin thrice removed ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; first cousin four times removed ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; first cousin five times removed ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth andFredericLincoln Chapin; first cousin six times removed ofJamesWadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed ofWilliamPitkin,GaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; second cousin twice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEdmundHolcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington andFrederickHobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed ofJudsonH. Warner,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andHenryAugustus Wolcott; second cousin five times removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; third cousin ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799) andDanielPitkin; third cousin once removed ofThomasChittenden,EnochWoodbridge,JamesHillhouse,JosephSilliman (1756-1829) andTimothyPitkin; third cousin twice removed ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,HenryWard Beecher,LeveretBrainard,RogerCalvin Leete,EdwinCarpenter Pinney andJohnRobert Graham Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root,GeorgeGriswold Sill,FrederickWalker Pitkin,GeorgeBuckingham Beecher,LutherS. Pitkin andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; fourth cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge,ElizurGoodrich,MartinChittenden,WilliamWoodbridge andJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); fourth cousin once removed ofChittendenLyon,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,JosiahC. Chittenden,ClarkS. Chittenden,AbelMadison Scranton,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJosephFitch Silliman.
     Political families:Kidder-Wolcottfamily;Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    WestCemetery
    Whites Wood Road
    Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Jedediah Strong (1738-1802) — of Connecticut. Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November7, 1738.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1771-1801, 1779-88; county judgein Connecticut, 1780-91;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1782-84;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1789-90.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August21, 1802 (age63 years, 287days).Interment at West Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     George Clinton Rowe (1853-1903) — also known asGeorge C. Rowe — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 1,1853.Minister;Consulfor Liberia inCharleston,S.C., 1899-1903.Congregationalist.Africanancestry.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October3, 1903 (age50 years, 155days).Interment at West Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Solomon Rowe and Adeline Starr (Ferguson) Rowe; married,July 8,1874, to Miranda Jackson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Pine GroveCemetery
    New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Edward M. Chapin (1833-1896) — of New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September5, 1833.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 15th District, 1872.Died in New Hartford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December19, 1896 (age63 years, 105days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Hermon Chapin and Catherine (Merrill) Chapin; married,June 16,1856, to Mary E. Pike; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnAdams; second cousin once removed ofArthurChapin; second cousin twice removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1767-1848); second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelAdams andDenwoodLynn Chapin; third cousin once removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,GeorgeWashington Adams andCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886); third cousin twice removed ofJosephAllen; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andDanielChapin; fourth cousin ofAlphonsoTaft,AlexanderWheelock Thayer,JohnQuincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; fourth cousin once removed ofGreeneCarrier Bronson,EliThayer,JohnMilton Thayer,CharlesPhelps Taft,WilliamHoward Taft,HenryWaters Taft,AlexanderCook Thayer andCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954).
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    CenterCemetery
    Poplar Street
    New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 7,1760.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1803-05, 1816; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1818; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1819-20;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1821-23; died in office 1823.Slaveowner. Died in Boardman,MahoningCounty, Ohio,August18, 1823 (age63 years, 164days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Sherman Boardman and Sarah (Bostwick) Boardman; married,September25, 1792, to Mary Anna Whiting; father ofWilliamWhiting Boardman; great-grandfather ofMabelThorp Boardman; first cousin ofWilliamBostwick andDanielWarner Bostwick; first cousin twice removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick; second cousin once removed ofJabezBostwick; second cousin twice removed ofEzraBostwick; second cousin thrice removed ofEliasWilliam Bostwick,EdwardEverett Bostwick,AbelArthur Bostwick andCharlesFrancis Bostwick; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); fourth cousin ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,JohnAllen,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,WillardJ. Chapin,DanielKellogg,EliThacher Hoyt,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway,JohnWilliam Allen,JohnPutnam Chapin,JohnMilton Thayer,HenryPurdy Day andEdmundDay.
     Political family:Boardman-Bostwick-Phelps-Sheffieldfamily of Connecticut and Ohio (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Perry Smith (1783-1852) — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 12,1783.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1822-23,1835-36;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1837-43.Died in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 8,1852 (age69 years, 27days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Orange Merwin (1777-1853) — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 7,1777.Democrat.Farmer;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1820, 1838;member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1821-24;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1825-29; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1831.Died in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September4, 1853 (age76 years, 150days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Elliott Stewart (1824-1904) — also known asThomas E. Stewart — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1824.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 7th District, 1865-66;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1867-69.DiedJanuary9, 1904 (age79 years, 109days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Stanley Addis (1889-1937) — also known asJohn S. Addis — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 4,1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1911-16;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 32nd District,1933;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1935-37; died in office 1937.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in the town clerk'soffice,New MilfordTownHall, New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September29, 1937 (age48 years, 178days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnFrederick Addis and Harriet (Warner) Addis; married to DorothyCrowell; third great-grandnephew ofRogerSherman; second cousin thrice removed ofRogerSherman Baldwin,ShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts andGeorgeFrisbie Hoar; third cousin twice removed ofSimeonEben Baldwin,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts andArthurOutram Sherman; fourth cousin once removed ofChaunceyMitchell Depew,Henryde Forest Baldwin andRogerSherman Hoar.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Nicholas Staub (1841-1907) — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born inFrance,January1, 1841.Democrat.Merchant;farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1876, 1884-85,1903-04; defeated, 1904; member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1886-88;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1891-95.DiedJanuary5, 1907 (age66 years, 4days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Nancy J. Peck.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Andrew B. Mygatt (1820-1901) — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.BornOctober31, 1820.Merchant;banker;member ofConnecticutstate senate 16th District, 1860-61.DiedMarch30, 1901 (age80 years, 150days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Caroline Canfield.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     John Frederick Addis (1860-1931) — also known asJohn F. Addis — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October31, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1920; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1922-30; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1924.Died in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January31, 1931 (age70 years, 92days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jane E. (Turrill) Addis and John W. Addis; married1899 toHarriet Warner; father ofJohnStanley Addis; second great-grandnephew ofRogerSherman; second cousin twice removed ofRogerSherman Baldwin,ShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts andGeorgeFrisbie Hoar; third cousin once removed ofSimeonEben Baldwin,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts andArthurOutram Sherman; fourth cousin ofChaunceyMitchell Depew,Henryde Forest Baldwin andRogerSherman Hoar; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Dix andArchibaldCox.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     Myron B. Disbrow (1868-1950) — of Bridgewater,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,1868.Democrat.Travelingsalesman; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgewater, 1915-16.Died in1950(ageabout82 years).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Sylvia P. Beach.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    UnknownLocation
    Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Sidney E. O'Donoghue — U.S. Vice Consul inAthens, as of 1922;Prague, as of 1924; U.S. Consul inMalta, as of 1926-29.Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     

    CenterCemetery
    Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Frederic Collin Walcott (1869-1949) — also known asFrederic C. Walcott — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1869.Republican.Manufacturer;banker;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1925-27; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.Presbyterian.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April27, 1949 (age80 years, 67days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Wickham Welch (1818-1892) — also known asWilliam W. Welch — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December10, 1818.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1848-50, 1869, 1881; member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1851-52;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1855-57; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1864.Died in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 30,1892 (age73 years, 233days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Augustus Pettibone (1766-1847) — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February12, 1766.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk, 1820, 1822-25, 1828;member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1830-31.Died in Connecticut,October4, 1847 (age81 years, 234days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Giles Pettibone and Daziah (Humphrey) Pettibone; half-brother ofRufusPettibone; married,August14, 1826, to Susan Lawrence; first cousin four times removed ofBanksonTaylor Holcomb andThomasHolcomb Jr.; second cousin ofAmosPettibone; second cousin once removed ofNoahPhelps andAugustusHerman Pettibone; third cousin ofHezekiahCase andElishaPhelps; third cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,NormanA. Phelps andJohnSmith Phelps; third cousin twice removed ofAsahelPierson Case,HiramBidwell Case,SelahMerrill andWilliamWalter Phelps; third cousin thrice removed ofNelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler,JosephWells Holcomb,WilliamLucius Case,ArthurBurnham Woodford,SheffieldPhelps andBurtonEverett Hoskins.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Amos Pettibone (1786-1864) — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February19, 1786.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk, 1826-27, 1829-30.Died in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August29, 1864 (age78 years, 192days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Pettibone and Martha (Phelps) Pettibone; married,June 30,1811, to Nancy Grant; married to Julia Pettibone; first cousinonce removed ofAugustusHerman Pettibone; first cousin twice removed ofNoahPhelps; second cousin ofAugustusPettibone andRufusPettibone; second cousin once removed ofElishaPhelps andAsahelPierson Case; second cousin twice removed ofNelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andArthurBurnham Woodford; second cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler andDonaldBarr Chidsey; second cousin four times removed ofBanksonTaylor Holcomb andThomasHolcomb Jr.; third cousin ofHezekiahCase,NormanA. Phelps andJohnSmith Phelps; third cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams andWilliamWalter Phelps; third cousin twice removed ofHiramBidwell Case,SelahMerrill,AllenJacob Holcomb andSheffieldPhelps; third cousin thrice removed ofPierpontEdwards,JosephWells Holcomb,WilliamLucius Case,BurtonEverett Hoskins andPhelpsPhelps; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminTrumbull andLancelotPhelps.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles E. Hotchkiss (1859-1944) — of Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 30,1859.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norfolk, 1912.Died in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September7, 1944 (age85 years, 39days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Martin Luther Hotchkiss and Jennette Croswell (Smith) Hotchkiss;married1881 to AdaLucy R. Curtiss; third cousin ofJamesLevi Hotchkiss; third cousin once removed ofHomerFranklin Aspinwall; fourth cousin once removed ofAmbroseTuttle.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    AdamCemetery
    North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Samuel Forbes Adam (1783-1854) — also known asSamuel F. Adam — of Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 1,1783.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Canaan, 1825, 1827-28.Died in Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 2,1854 (age70 years, 335days).Interment at Adam Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Adam and Abigail (Forbes) Adam; married,April17, 1805, to Mary Sampson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    LowerCemetery
    North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Miles Tobey Granger (1817-1895) — also known asMiles T. Granger — of Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New Marlborough,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August12, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1849-67; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1857; member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1866-67; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1867-76;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1876-87; resigned 1887;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1887-89.Died in North Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October21, 1895 (age78 years, 70days).Interment at Lower Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

    Mountain ViewCemetery
    North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    John Henry Roraback (1870-1937) — also known asJ. Henry Roraback — of North Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April 5,1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924(speaker),1928,1932,1936(member,ArrangementsCommittee);ConnecticutRepublican state chair, 1912-37; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Connecticut, 1920-32; president,ConnecticutLight andPower Co., 1925-37;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1932-36.With his health compromised and activities limited by a severestreptococcusinfection, hekilledhimself bygunshot,while sittingin hiscar near his hunting lodge, in Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 19,1937 (age67 years, 44days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    J. Henry Roraback
     Relatives: Sonof John Christian Roraback and Maria L. (Hoysdradt) Roraback; brotherofAlbertoT. Roraback; married1896 to MaryLouise Parsons; first cousin ofWillardAndrew Roraback; first cousin thrice removed ofAndrewW. Roraback; fourth cousin once removed ofEmoryRasmussen Roraback.
     Political family:Rorabackfamily of Connecticut.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Official Report of the21st Republican National Convention (1936)

    HillsideCemetery
    East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Edward Spellman Roberts (1842-1923) — also known asEdward S. Roberts — of East Canaan, North Canaan,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April15, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;creamerybusiness;bankdirector; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1875, 1889; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1901;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1913-15; defeated, 1906.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Grange.DiedApril 9,1923 (age80 years, 359days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Edward S. Roberts
     Relatives: Sonof Frederick Roberts and Hannah (Spellman) Roberts; married,September4, 1867, to Lois Jane Briggs.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Hartford Courant,September 13, 1906

    WestCemetery
    Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Wilbert Nelson Austin (1859-1943) — also known asWilbert N. Austin — of Torrington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Plymouth,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 23,1859.Democrat.Liverybusiness;truckingbusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plymouth, 1891, 1899-1900,1931-36, 1941-42; defeated, 1906, 1910.Episcopalian.Died in Plymouth,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 20,1943 (age83 years, 331days).Interment at West Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married,December20, 1882, to Minnie Ida Mattoon.

    OldCemetery
    Terryville, Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    John Calhoun Lewis (1800-1849) — also known asJohn C. Lewis — of Plymouth,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December29, 1800.Whig.Drygoods merchant;lawyer;lockmanufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plymouth, 1849; died inoffice 1849;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1849; died inoffice 1849.DiedNovember21, 1849 (age48 years, 327days).Interment at Old Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof William Lewis and Sarah Ann (Calhoun) Lewis; brother ofHenryGould Lewis; married,September15, 1824, to Anna P. Hopkins; married,July 4,1844, to Mary (Warner) Lord; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanBrace; third cousin once removed ofThomasKimberly Brace; fourth cousin ofDanielKellogg (1791-1875),LeviYale andDanielFiske Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed ofAlbertGallatin Kellogg,JamesRood Doolittle,RussellSage,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),LeviBacon Yale,CharlesKellogg,RobertCleveland Usher andCharlesM. Hotchkiss.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Great OakCemetery
    Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Arthur Asher Miller (1915-2005) — also known asArthur Miller — of Roxbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1915.Democrat.Playwright;author of such plays as "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible";received thePulitzerPrize for Drama in 1949; because he wassuspectedof ties toCommunistorganizations, hispassport wasdenied in 1954; compelled to testify before the House Un-AmericanActivities Committee in 1956; he refused to name his politicalcolleagues, and wasfoundguilty ofcontemptof Congress in 1957; the conviction was overturned on appeal;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1968.Agnostic.Jewishancestry.Died in Roxbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February10, 2005 (age89 years, 116days).Interment at Great Oak Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Isidore Miller and Augusta (Barnett) Miller; brother of JoanCopeland; married,August5, 1940, to Mary Grace Slattery; married,January29, 1956, to Marilyn Monroe; married,February17, 1962, to Inge Morath.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial

    SalisburyCemetery
    Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Jonathan Scoville (1830-1891) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 14,1830.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1880-83;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1884-85.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1891 (age60 years, 233days).Interment at Salisbury Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Alexander Hamilton Holley (1804-1887) — also known asAlexander H. Holley — of Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Lakeville, Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August12, 1804.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1854-55;Governor ofConnecticut, 1857-58; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1860.Died in Lakeville, Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October2, 1887 (age83 years, 51days).Interment at Salisbury Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AlexanderHamilton
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Frederick Miles (1815-1896) — of Chapinville, Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December19, 1815.Republican.Merchant;ironmanufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1878-79;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1879-83, 1889-91;defeated, 1886, 1890, 1892; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1880(alternate),1884,1888(alternate).Died in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November20, 1896 (age80 years, 337days).Interment at Salisbury Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel Church (1785-1854) — of Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1785.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Salisbury, 1820-21, 1823-24,1829, 1831; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1825-27; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1833-54; died in office 1854.Died in Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September15, 1854 (age69 years, 223days).Interment at Salisbury Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     MacNeil Mitchell (1905-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1905.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1938-46 (New York County 10th District 1938-44,New York County 1st District 1945-46); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1947-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1960,1964.Member,PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died ofpneumoniaatNew YorkHospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1996 (age91 years, 152days).Interment at Salisbury Cemetery. Albert Barton Landon (1863-1933) — also known asAlbert B. Landon — of Lakeville, Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September6, 1863.Republican.Cattledealer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Salisbury, 1901-04, 1921-26.Died inLitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February12, 1933 (age69 years, 159days).Interment at Salisbury Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Heath Landon and Mary (Barton) Landon; married to CarrieLouise Bissell; first cousin once removed ofJudsonStuart Landon.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    ChapinvilleCemetery
    Chapinville, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    John Whittlesey (1741-1812) — of New Preston, Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Newington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December23, 1741.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1788; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1790.Died in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March22, 1812 (age70 years, 90days).Interment at Chapinville Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Eliphalet Whittlesey and Dorothy (Kellogg) Whittlesey; married,November14, 1765, to Mary Beale; father ofMatthewBeale Whittlesey andElishaWhittlesey; grandfather ofWilliamAugustus Whittlesey.
     Political family:Whittleseyfamily of Connecticut.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Lime RockCemetery
    Lime Rock, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    William Henry Barnum (1818-1889) — also known asWilliam H. Barnum;"Seven MuleBarnum" —of Lime Rock, Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Boston Corner, Berkshire County, Mass. (nowColumbiaCounty, N.Y.),September17, 1818.Democrat.Pigiron manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1851; postmaster atLimeRock, Conn., 1851-67;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1867-76; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Connecticut, 1876-88;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1877-89; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1876,1880(speaker),1884,1888(speaker);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1876-79.Died in Lime Rock, Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April30, 1889 (age70 years, 225days).Interment at Lime Rock Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Milo Barnum and Laura (Tibbals) Barnum; married,December7, 1847, to Charlotte Anne Burrall; father ofCharlesWilliam Barnum; second cousin once removed ofBarzillaiBulkeley Kellogg; second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin once removed ofPhiloFairchild Barnum andPhineasTaylor Barnum; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; fourth cousin once removed ofLutherHotchkiss,JonathanStratton,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland andJohnGreenleaf Whittier.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

    HillsideCemetery
    Cemetery Hill Road
    Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.John Cotton Smith (1765-1845) — of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February12, 1765.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1800, 1806-09;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1800, 1806-09;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1800-06 (at-large 1800-05, 6thDistrict 1805-06); member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1809; superior court judge in Connecticut,1809-11;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1811-13;Governor ofConnecticut, 1812-17.Died in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December7, 1845 (age80 years, 298days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Cotton Mather; married to Margaret Evertson (daughter ofJacobEvertson).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Isaac N. Bartram (1838-1913) — of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Redding,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1838.Democrat.Builder;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1886-87; memberofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1889-90.DiedNovember18, 1913 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Asahel Augustus Hotchkiss (1799-1885) — also known asAsahel A. Hotchkiss — of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 30,1799.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 17th District, 1863-64.Died in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April21, 1885 (age85 years, 295days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Phebe (Merriman) Hotchkiss and Asahel Hotchkiss; married,October3, 1821, to Althea Guernsey; first cousin ofGideonHotchkiss; second cousin ofJuliusHotchkiss andGilesWaldo Hotchkiss; second cousin once removed ofHobartL. Hotchkiss; third cousin ofMartinStoddard Brackett; third cousin once removed ofHarleyD. Hotchkiss; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipFrisbee andHarryD. Brackett; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold; fourth cousin once removed ofElijahAbel,CalvinFillmore,LutherHotchkiss,AmbroseTuttle,BelaEdgerton,ThaddeusBetts,HenryWard Beecher,PhiloBeecher Buckingham andArthurH. Doolittle.
     Political family:Hotchkissfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel R. Gager (1763-1835) — of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 28,1763.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sharon, 1821-22, 1829.Died in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August4, 1835 (age72 years, 68days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jason Gager and Zervia (Roberts) Gager; married,May 4,1804, to Lucretia Gay; first cousin once removed ofSamuelGager; first cousin thrice removed ofHermanArod Gager andHarryAndrews Gager; second cousin ofSamuelAustin Gager; second cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington andSimeonBaldwin; third cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington andRogerSherman Baldwin; third cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman,JabezWilliams Huntington andSimeonEben Baldwin; third cousin twice removed ofThomasGlasby Waterman,JosephLyman Huntington,ClementPhineas Kellogg andHenryde Forest Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andRogerWolcott.
     Political family:Gagerfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    St. BernardCemetery
    Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) — also known asWilliam F. Buckley, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1925.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 2nd District, 1966.Catholic.IrishandSwissancestry. Member,Skulland Bones.Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor ofNational Reviewmagazine;authorand lecturer; host oftelevisionnews show "Firing Line"; recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on November 18, 1991.Died, probably ofdiabetesandemphysema,in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February27, 2008 (age82 years, 95days).Cremated;ashes interred at St. Bernard Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brotherofJamesLane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who marriedLeoBrent Bozell); married1950 toPatricia Alden Austin Taylor.
     Political family:Buckleyfamily of New York and Connecticut.
     Cross-reference:FredericR. Coudert, Jr.
     See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.:GettingIt Right (2003) —Godand Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'(1951) —Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) —Nearer,My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) —TheLexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive WordLover (1998) —Airborne: A Sentimental Journey (1984) —InSearch of Anti-Semitism (1992) —BrothersNo More (1995) —UpFrom Liberalism (1959) —TheCommittee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee onUn-American Activities (1962) —Elvisin the Morning (2001) —Executioneve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) —Fourreforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) —Gratitude: reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) —Nuremberg: the reckoning (2002) —Overdrive: a personal documentary (1983) —UnitedNations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) —Theunmaking of a mayor (1966) —RonaldReagan: An American Hero (2001) —TheReagan I Knew (2008)
     Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.:StainedGlass : A Blackford Oakes Novel —MarcoPolo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Savingthe Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —SeeYou Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Tucker'sLast Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Mongoose,R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —AVery Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —HighJinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —Who'son First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery —TheRedhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator JoeMcCarthy
     Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.:John B. Judis,WilliamF. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives —Lee Edwards,WilliamF. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T.Bogus,Buckley:William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of AmericanConservatism
     Critical books about William F. Buckley,Jr.: David Miller,ChairmanBill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr.
     Edward August Pequigney (1859-1941) — also known asE. August Pequigney — of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,1859.Democrat.Dairyfarmer;firstselectman of Sharon, Connecticut, 1901; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sharon, 1904, 1906, 1920.Frenchancestry.Died in Connecticut,1941(ageabout82 years).Interment at St. Bernard Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Henriette (Devaux) Pequigney and August Pequigney; married toCatherine 'Kate' Griffin.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Sharon BuryingGround
    Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Ansel Sterling (1782-1853) — of Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February3, 1782.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sharon, 1820-21, 1825-26,1829, 1835-37;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-25.Died in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November6, 1853 (age71 years, 276days).Interment at Sharon Burying Ground.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Brother ofMicahSterling.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

    HillsideCemetery
    Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Daniel Frederick Webster (1853-1896) — also known asDaniel F. Webster — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March14, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Waterbury, Conn., 1892-94; member ofConnecticutstate senate 5th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.Died, fromperitonitis,in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October31, 1896 (age43 years, 231days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Cornelia Clarissa (Loomis) Webster and Frederick Buel Webster;married,June 26,1879, to Elizabeth Rogers Fox; second cousin thrice removed ofJonathanBrace; second cousin four times removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin twice removed ofThomasKimberly Brace; third cousin thrice removed ofLutherHotchkiss,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter; fourth cousin ofTheronEphron Catlin; fourth cousin once removed ofAsa H.Otis,RussellSage andHenryDeWitt Hotchkiss.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Thomas D. BradstreetThomas Dudley Bradstreet (1841-1915) — also known asThomas D. Bradstreet — of Thomaston,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Thomaston,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August1, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;vice-president and general manager, Seth ThomasClockCompany; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1886; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1892;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1903-05;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1907-13; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1912.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe Revolution;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Thomaston,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,August15, 1915 (age74 years, 14days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. Thomas Jefferson Bradstreet and Amanda (Thomas) Bradstreet;brother ofAlbertPorter Bradstreet andGeorgeParker Bradstreet; married,March23, 1864, to Sarah M. Perry; sixth great-grandnephew ofThomasWelles; second cousin twice removed ofJamesDoolittle Wooster; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAppleton (1758-1829),ThomasAppleton,LeonardWhite andBlakeC. Fisk; third cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles,JohnAdams andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnJames Appleton,JohnAppleton (1804-1891) andJanePierce.
     Political family:Bradstreetfamily of Thomaston, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Legislative History andSouvenir of Connecticut 1907-08
     Albert Porter Bradstreet (1845-1923) — also known asAlbert P. Bradstreet — of Thomaston,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Thomaston,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 9,1845.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Thomaston, 1877-78; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1880;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1881-82 (16th District 1881, 20th District 1882).Died in1923(ageabout78 years).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. Thomas Jefferson Bradstreet and Amanda (Thomas) Bradstreet;brother ofThomasDudley Bradstreet andGeorgeParker Bradstreet; married1875 to MaryJane Parker; sixth great-grandnephew ofThomasWelles; second cousin twice removed ofJamesDoolittle Wooster; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAppleton (1758-1829),ThomasAppleton,LeonardWhite andBlakeC. Fisk; third cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles,JohnAdams andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnJames Appleton,JohnAppleton (1804-1891) andJanePierce.
     Political family:Bradstreetfamily of Thomaston, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     George Parker Bradstreet (1848-1929) — also known asGeorge P. Bradstreet — of Thomaston,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Plymouth,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January10, 1848.Firstselectman of Thomaston, Connecticut, 1904-09.DiedMay 13,1929 (age81 years, 123days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. Thomas Jefferson Bradstreet and Amanda (Thomas) Bradstreet;brother ofThomasDudley Bradstreet andAlbertPorter Bradstreet; married1881 to HattieMelchor Blackman; sixth great-grandnephew ofThomasWelles; second cousin twice removed ofJamesDoolittle Wooster; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAppleton (1758-1829),ThomasAppleton,LeonardWhite andBlakeC. Fisk; third cousin thrice removed ofJosiahCowles,JohnAdams andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnJames Appleton,JohnAppleton (1804-1891) andJanePierce.
     Political family:Bradstreetfamily of Thomaston, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    HillsideCemetery
    76 Walnut Street
    Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Mason TurnerMason Turner (1891-1978) — of Torrington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1891.Hardwarestore clerk; U.S. Vice Consul inColombo, as of 1926; U.S. Consul inColombo, as of 1927-28;Paris, as of 1929-30;Malta, as of 1932;Callao-Lima, as of 1938-40;Perth, 1941-46.Died inPolkCounty, Fla.,December20, 1978 (age87 years, 206days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Luther Guiteau Turner and Mary Louise (Stearns) Turner; married,April7, 1928, to Decea Isabel Annie Cates; third cousin thrice removedofEdwinDenison Morgan.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     Image source: The West Australian,September 18, 1941

    St. FrancisCemetery
    Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Morris B. Hogan (1902-1989) — of Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February22, 1902.Republican.Farmer;cidermill owner; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Burlington, 1937-40, 1955-64;defeated, 1930, 1940.DiedSeptember27, 1989 (age87 years, 217days).Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Mabel Casson.

    AverillCemetery
    Kinney Hill Road
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Heman O. Averill (1856-1923) — of Washington Depot, Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,1856.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1891; member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1895-96.Died in1923(ageabout67 years).Interment at Averill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    WashingtonCemetery on the Green
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Orville Hitchcock Platt (1827-1905) — also known asOrville H. Platt — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 19,1827.Republican.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1857-58; member ofConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1861-62; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1864, 1869;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1869; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1864,1868;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1879-1905; died in office 1905.Died, frompneumonia,in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April21, 1905 (age77 years, 276days).Interment at Washington Cemetery on the Green.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Gould Platt and Almyra (Hitchcock) Platt; married,May 15,1850, to Ann Bull; married,April29, 1897, to Jeannie P. (Smith) Hoyt; nephew ofSamuelJohnson Hitchcock.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     John Chapin Brinsmade (1852-1930) — also known asJohn C. Brinsmade — of Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,August24, 1852.Republican.Schoolprincipal; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Washington, 1893-94, 1909-10;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; member ofConnecticutstate senate 32nd District, 1911-12.DiedAugust21, 1930 (age77 years, 362days).Interment at Washington Cemetery on the Green.
     Relatives: Sonof William Bartlett Brinsmade and Charlotte Blake (Chapin) Brinsmade;married to Mary Gold Gunn.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    New PrestonVillage Cemetery
    New Preston, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Myron E. Cable (1852-1931) — of Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in1852.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Washington; elected 1926.Died in1931(ageabout79 years).Interment at New Preston Village Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Frederick Whittlesey (1799-1851) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in New Preston, Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 12,1799.Lawyer;MonroeCounty Treasurer, 1829-30;U.S.Representative from New York, 1831-35 (27th District 1831-33,28th District 1833-35);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1847-48;lawprofessor.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1851 (age52 years, 99days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; cenotaph at New Preston VillageCemetery.

     Relatives:Father ofWilliamSeward Whittlesey; cousin *** ofElishaWhittlesey andThomasTucker Whittlesey.
     Political family:Whittleseyfamily of Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

    EvergreenCemetery
    Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    William Edmond Curtis (1823-1880) — also known asWilliam E. Curtis — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September29, 1823.Lawyer;New York City superior court judge, 1872-80; died in office 1880.Died in Watertown,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 6,1880 (age56 years, 281days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Holbrook Curtis and Elizabeth (Edmond) Curtis; married to Mary AnnScovill.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     William C. Hungerford (1867-1943) — of Oakville, Watertown,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Watertown,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,1867.Republican.Dairyfarmer;postmaster;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Watertown, 1923-34, 1937-40;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1935-36.Died in1943(ageabout76 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George F. Hungerford and Angeline C. (Dains) Hungerford; marriedto Ida M. Boentgen; second cousin thrice removed ofOrvilleHungerford; third cousin thrice removed ofAmaziahBrainard; fourth cousin once removed ofOliverMorgan Hungerford.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    WinchesterCemetery
    Winchester Center, Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Alvah Nash (1793-1880) — of Winchester,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Winchester,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September26, 1793.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Winchester, 1829-30.Died in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November30, 1880 (age87 years, 65days).Interment at Winchester Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Nash and Esther (Whiting) Nash; married,March16, 1819, to Rebecca Sage; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnWinthrop (1606-1676); fifth great-grandson ofJohnWinthrop (1588-1649); first cousin five times removed ofFitz-JohnWinthrop; second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,IsraelCoe,DanielFiske Kellogg andRussellSage; third cousin twice removed ofLymanWetmore Coe,RobertCleveland Usher,EdgarJared Doolittle,ArthurNewton Holden andAllenClarence Wilcox; fourth cousin ofJeremiahMason,LutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,JohnAdams Taintor,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,HenryG. Taintor,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofMartinChittenden,SmithThompson,DavidParmalee Kelsey,OrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,BushrodEbenezer Hoppin,WilliamPitt Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ArthurTappan Kellogg,SelahMerrill andArthurEugene Parmelee.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    CenterCemetery
    Park Place & Grove Street
    Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Lancelot Phelps (1784-1866) — of Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November9, 1784.Democrat.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colebrook, 1820-21, 1824,1827-28, 1830;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 5thDistrict 1837-39).Died in Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September1, 1866 (age81 years, 296days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Lancelot Phelps (1750-1836) and Jerusha (Pinney) Phelps; married,July6, 1809, to Elizabeth Loveland Sage; father ofJamesPhelps; third cousin ofBenjaminTrumbull; third cousin once removed ofNoahPhelps,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter,GeorgeSmith Catlin andLymanTrumbull; third cousin twice removed ofCalvinTilden Hulburd,BushrodEbenezer Hoppin,JudsonB. Phelps,EdwinCarpenter Pinney andErskineMason Phelps; third cousin thrice removed ofClaudeCarpenter Pinney; fourth cousin ofGaylordGriswold,ElishaPhelps,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmosPettibone,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,AlmonCase andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925).
     Political family:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Elbert Grant Manchester (1906-1995) — also known asElbert G. Manchester — of Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.BornOctober12, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Winchester, 1939-40.Died in Maryland,August21, 1995 (age88 years, 313days).Interment at Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George E. Manchester and Cassie (Haigh) Manchester; nephew ofWilburGrant Manchester; grandson ofEdwardWilbur Manchester; third cousin thrice removed ofDavidB. Dennis.
     Political family:Manchesterfamily of Winsted, Connecticut.

    Forest ViewCemetery
    Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Wilbur Grant Manchester (1860-1947) — also known asWilbur G. Manchester — of Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 29,1860.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1908; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1916.Died in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December24, 1947 (age87 years, 148days).Interment at Forest View Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofEdwardWilbur Manchester and Mary Jennie (Grant) Manchester; married,November24, 1885, to Emma Elizabeth Meecham; uncle ofElbertGrant Manchester; third cousin twice removed ofDavidB. Dennis.
     Political family:Manchesterfamily of Winsted, Connecticut.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Edward Benton Gaylord (1861-1942) — also known asEdward B. Gaylord — of Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August27, 1861.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 31st District, 1913-14.Died in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,1942(ageabout80 years).Interment at Forest View Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Ira Gaylord and Cloe Gaylord; married to Belle R.Robinson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Chester Wentworth (1790-1885) — of Barkhamsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Winchester,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Sandisfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January8, 1790.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1835.Died in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February4, 1885 (age95 years, 27days).Interment at Forest View Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Wentworth and Anna (Ingraham) Wentworth; married,March17, 1814, to Margarete Waite; second cousin twice removed ofJohnWentworth; third cousin once removed ofJohnWentworth Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamChapman Williston; fourth cousin ofTappanWentworth; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardHenry Rollins andEliWentworth.
     Political families:Appleton#2 family of New Hampshire;Wentworth-Gilmanfamily of New Hampshire (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    New St. Joseph'sCemetery
    Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    James Peter Glynn (1867-1930) — also known asJames P. Glynn — of Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November12, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1915-23, 1925-30;defeated, 1922; died in office 1930.While traveling back to Washington from the funeral of Rep.J. A.Hughes in Huntington, W.Va., suffered aheartattack in the smoking caron thetrain, and died, near Brandy Station,CulpeperCounty, Va.,March 6,1930 (age62 years, 114days).Interment at New St. Joseph's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

    Episcopal ChurchCemetery
    Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Nathaniel Smith (1762-1822) — of Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January6, 1762.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1789;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1795-99; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1799-1804; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1806-19.Died in Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March 9,1822 (age60 years, 62days).Interment at Episcopal Church Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Brother ofNathanSmith; uncle ofTrumanSmith.
     Political family:Smith #4family of Woodbury, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle

    New NorthCemetery
    Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) — also known asMalcolm Baldrige;MacBaldrige —of Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,October4, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;businessexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1964,1968,1972;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,1965;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987.Congregationalist.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1988.Died afterfallingoff ahorsewhile practicing rodeo,July 25,1987 (age64 years, 294days).Interment at New North Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofHowardMalcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) and Regina (Connell) Baldrige;married,March31, 1951, to Margaret Trowbridge Murray; grandson ofHowardHammond Baldrige; grandnephew ofThomasJackson Baldrige; great-grandnephew ofEdwinRockefeller Baldrige; second great-grandson ofJosephBaldrige; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamLovell Baldrige; second cousin thrice removed ofCarlClifford Baldrige.
     Political family:Baldrigefamily of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

    Woodbury SouthCemetery
    Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    George Richard Sturges (d. 1967) — also known asGeorge R. Sturges — of Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Woodbury; elected 1926;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1932,1936.DiedJuly 7,1967.Interment at Woodbury South Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Eula Curtiss Sturges.

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