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New London County
Connecticut

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in New London County

Samuel Austin Gager (1803-1846) — also known asSamuel A. Gager — of Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 18,1803.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bozrah, 1839.Died in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 26,1846 (age43 years, 39days).Interment at Johnson Cemetery.

Index to Locations

  • BozrahJohnson Cemetery
  • ColchesterUnknown location
  • ColchesterLinwood Cemetery
  • Westchester, ColchesterWestchesterCemetery
  • Flanders, East LymeEast LymeCemetery
  • FranklinPlains Cemetery
  • GriswoldPachaug Cemetery
  • GriswoldRixtown Cemetery
  • GrotonColonel William LedyardCemetery
  • GrotonCrary Cemetery
  • GrotonStarr Cemetery
  • Noank, GrotonNoank ValleyCemetery
  • Poquonock Bridge, GrotonFort HillCemetery
  • LebanonExeter Cemetery
  • LebanonLiberty Hill Cemetery
  • LebanonNew Lebanon Cemetery
  • LebanonTrumbull Cemetery
  • LedyardAvery Stoddard Cemetery
  • LedyardLedyard Center Cemetery
  • LisbonSt. Mary Cemetery
  • LymeUnknown location
  • LymeNorth Lyme Cemetery
  • LymePleasant View Cemetery
  • Hadlyme, LymeCove Cemetery
  • MontvilleChester Burying Ground
  • MontvilleRaymond Hill Cemetery
  • Uncasville, MontvilleComstockCemetery
  • New LondonUnknown location
  • New LondonAncient Cemetery
  • New LondonCedar Grove Cemetery
  • New LondonSt. Mary's Cemetery
  • New LondonSecond Burial Ground
  • North StoningtonPendleton HillCemetery
  • North StoningtonThompson Cemetery
  • North StoningtonUnion Cemetery
  • North StoningtonWheeler Cemetery
  • NorwichCity Cemetery
  • NorwichMaplewood Cemetery
  • NorwichOld Norwichtown Cemetery
  • NorwichSt. Joseph Cemetery
  • NorwichSt. Mary's Cemetery
  • NorwichYantic Cemetery
  • Old LymeDuck River Cemetery
  • Old LymeGriswold Cemetery at BlackHall
  • Old LymeOld Lyme Town Cemetery
  • PrestonAvery Cemetery
  • PrestonPreston City Cemetery
  • Poquetanuck, PrestonNew PoquetanuckCemetery
  • SalemMosswood Glen Cemetery
  • SalemWoodbridge Cemetery
  • Hanover, SpragueNew HanoverCemetery
  • StoningtonEvergreen Cemetery
  • Mystic, StoningtonElm GroveCemetery
  • Pawcatuck, StoningtonSt. Michael'sNew Cemetery
  • VoluntownGallup Cemetery
  • VoluntownKennedy Cemetery
  • WaterfordJordan Cemetery
  • WaterfordWest Neck Cemetery


    JohnsonCemetery
    Schwartz Road
    Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut
    Founded 1742
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Albert G. Avery (1804-1870) — of Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April 8,1804.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1849.Died in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 20,1870 (age66 years, 42days).Interment at Johnson Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
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     Relatives: SonofSamuelGager and Cynthia Maria (Meech) Gager; married,September28, 1827, to Wealthy Ann Huntington; second cousin ofSamuelR. Gager; second cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,SimeonBaldwin,HowkinBulkley Beardslee andDanielParrish Witter; second cousin thrice removed ofHermanArod Gager andHarryAndrews Gager; third cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington andRogerSherman Baldwin; third cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman,JabezWilliams Huntington andSimeonEben Baldwin; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminLincoln,EbenezerHazard,ThomasGlasby Waterman,JosephLyman Huntington,ClementPhineas Kellogg andHenryde Forest Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andRogerWolcott; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminHazard,NathanielHazard,ErskineHazard andAlfredAvery Burnham.
     Political family:Gagerfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Samuel Gager (1775-1855) — of Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August3, 1775.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bozrah, 1824, 1826.Died in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October4, 1855 (age80 years, 62days).Interment at Johnson Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Gager and Hannah (Calkins) Gager; married,April12, 1798, to Cynthia Maria Meech; father ofSamuelAustin Gager; first cousin once removed ofSamuelR. Gager; first cousin four times removed ofHermanArod Gager andHarryAndrews Gager; second cousin ofJabezHuntington andSimeonBaldwin; second cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington andRogerSherman Baldwin; second cousin twice removed ofDavidWaterman,JabezWilliams Huntington andSimeonEben Baldwin; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasGlasby Waterman,JosephLyman Huntington,ClementPhineas Kellogg andHenryde Forest Baldwin; second cousin four times removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andRogerWolcott; second cousin five times removed ofEdmondOtis Dewey,GeorgeMartin Dewey andFranklinDelano Roosevelt.
     Political family:Gagerfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Elijah Stark Abel (1868-1925) — also known asElijah S. Abel — of Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February2, 1868.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bozrah, 1921-22; defeated,1910.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1925 (age57 years, 50days).Interment at Johnson Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,October10, 1889, to Amorette Eliza Avery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    UnknownLocation
    Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
    William H. Hayward — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1877-81.Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Hayward.


    LinwoodCemetery
    Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Charles Newhall Taintor (1840-1920) — also known asCharles N. Taintor — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November28, 1840.Republican. Map and bookpublisher;New York Commissioner of Emigration, 1881-89; New York City PoliceJustice, 1889-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1888; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1893; president,United States SavingsBank,1910-20.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1920 (age79 years, 105days).Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofRalphSmith Taintor and Phebe Higgins (Lord) Taintor; married toIsabella Comstock; married,April23, 1872, to Georgiana Strang; first cousin twice removed ofJohnTaintor,RogerTaintor andSolomonTaintor; second cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Taintor andHenryG. Taintor; third cousin once removed ofDeGrasseMaltby andHenryTaintor; fourth cousin once removed ofCalvinFrisbie,SamuelLord,SamuelDeWitt Maltby andBenjaminJosiah Maltby.
     Political family:Taintorfamily of Colchester, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Erastus Sheldon Day (1836-1921) — also known asErastus S. Day — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 7,1836.Republican.Lawyer;president, ColchesterRailway;director, Colchester Wheel Company; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1862, 1864, 1874; probate judgein Connecticut, 1880;ConnecticutRepublican state chair, 1886-90; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1888(member,CredentialsCommittee); U.S. Consul inBradford, 1897-1909.Congregationalist.Died in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August30, 1921 (age85 years, 54days).Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elihu M. Day and Jane E. (Buell) Day; married,August29, 1864, to Catherine G. Olmsted; father ofEdwardMarvin Day.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Ralph Smith Taintor (1811-1892) — also known asRalph S. Taintor — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November13, 1811.Republican.Farmer;wool commissionmerchant; member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1857.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Grange.Died in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October22, 1892 (age80 years, 344days).Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,June 2,1834, to Phoebe Higgins Lord; father ofCharlesNewhall Taintor; first cousin once removed ofJohnTaintor,RogerTaintor andSolomonTaintor; second cousin ofJohnAdams Taintor andHenryG. Taintor; third cousin ofDeGrasseMaltby andHenryTaintor; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelDeWitt Maltby andBenjaminJosiah Maltby; fourth cousin ofCalvinFrisbie; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephChurchill Strong,EbenezerStrong andAsa H.Otis.
     Political family:Taintorfamily of Colchester, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel Herbert Kellogg (1861-1933) — also known asSamuel H. Kellogg — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April30, 1861.Republican. Postmaster atColchester,Conn., 1892-95;firstselectman of Colchester, Connecticut, 1907-09, 1915-17.Died in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 4,1933 (age72 years, 65days).Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Kellogg and Jane Elizabeth (Hall) Kellogg; married,October29, 1888, to Alice Standish Kelsey; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelClesson Allen; third cousin thrice removed ofJonathanDickinson Sergeant; fourth cousin ofEdwinW. Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed ofChesterAshley,ElishaHunt Allen andAbrahamLincoln Kellogg.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Edward Marvin Day (1872-1947) — also known asEdward M. Day — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August20, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1897-98.Congregationalist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in1947(ageabout74 years).Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofErastusSheldon Day and Catherine (Olmsted) Day.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    WestchesterCemetery
    Westchester, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
    Henry Champion (1751-1836) — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Westchester, Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March16, 1751.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;banker;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1806-17; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1820.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 13,1836 (age85 years, 119days).Interment at Westchester Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Champion (1724-1797) and Deborah (Brainard) Champion;brother ofEpaphroditusChampion; married,October10, 1781, to Abigail Tinker; father of Harriet Champion (whomarriedJosephTrumbull); second great-grandfather ofFrancisWatkinson Cole; first cousin four times removed ofCharlotteH. McMorran; second cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard; second cousin twice removed ofLeveretBrainard; second cousin four times removed ofAsahelRowland DeWolf,WinthropRoger De Wolf andJohnAnderson De Wolf Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGates Dawes,RufusCutler Dawes,BemanGates Dawes andHenryMay Dawes; third cousin ofDanielUpson; third cousin twice removed ofChesterAckley,CharlesUpson,GadEly Upson,ChristopherColumbus Upson,AndrewSeth Upson andEvelynM. Upson; third cousin thrice removed ofAlmarF. Dickson.
     Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     ThetownofChampion,New York, isnamed forhim.  — ThetownshipofChampion,Ohio,named forhim.
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial


    East LymeCemetery
    Flanders, East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    Frederick Allen Beckwith (1865-1952) — also known asFred A. Beckwith — of Niantic, East Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,January7, 1865.Republican.Coalandwoodyard;liverybusiness;firstselectman of East Lyme, Connecticut, 1901-07, 1909, 1911-19,1921-27; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907-08, 1927-30,1939-42; defeated, 1930; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1925-26.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March24, 1952 (age87 years, 77days).Interment at East Lyme Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofJohnTyler Beckwith and Annie T. (Beckwith) Beckwith; married,January25, 1894, to Marion Standard Mott.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     John Tyler Beckwith (1838-1919) — also known asJohn T. Beckwith — of Niantic, East Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 10,1838.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Lyme, 1905-06.Baptist.DiedFebruary4, 1919 (age80 years, 209days).Interment at East Lyme Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father ofFrederickAllen Beckwith.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    PlainsCemetery
    Franklin, New London County, Connecticut
    Founded 1721
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Ezra Brewster Bailey (1841-1920) — also known asEzra B. Bailey — of Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March29, 1841.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880, 1883; member ofConnecticutstate senate 3rd District, 1887-88;U.S.Collector of Customs at Hartford, Conn., Connecticut, 1891.DiedNovember1, 1920 (age79 years, 217days).Interment at Plains Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Aaron Bailey and Eliza (Brewster) Bailey; married to Katie ElsieHorton.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Clayton Hyde Lathrop (1857-1900) — also known asClayton H. Lathrop — of Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Vernon,TollandCounty, Conn.,July 20,1857.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Franklin, 1895-96.Died in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September24, 1900 (age43 years, 66days).Interment at Plains Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elisha H. Lathrop and Louisa Jane (Adams) Lathrop; married,March31, 1880, to Estella Jane Smith; father ofClaytonHuntington Lathrop; third cousin once removed ofEdwardGreen Bradford; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofCharlesA. Hungerford andEdwardGreen Bradford II; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnHall Brockway,WilliamDean Kellogg,JuliusLevi Strong,AbialLathrop,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr. andElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    PachaugCemetery
    Griswold, New London County, Connecticut
    Albertus Crary Burdick (1877-1958) — also known asAlbertus C. Burdick — of Jewett City, Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December17, 1877.Democrat.Real estateagent; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Griswold, 1902, 1906.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April 4,1958 (age80 years, 108days).Interment at Pachaug Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Orrin Fowler Burdick and Mary Burdick; third cousin thrice removedofEzekielCornell.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    RixtownCemetery
    Griswold, New London County, Connecticut
    Jepthah Greer Bill (1823-1924) — of Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornSeptember7, 1823.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1870.DiedDecember5, 1924 (age101 years,89 days).Interment at Rixtown Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Nephew ofLodowickBill; granduncle ofJamesBard Bill; second great-granduncle ofScottBill Hirst; first cousin ofJamesAlexander Bill.
     Political family:Billfamily of Connecticut.


    Colonel WilliamLedyard Cemetery
    Groton, New London County, Connecticut
    Albert Latham — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Groton, 1829-30, 1835, 1837;member ofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1845.Interment at Colonel William Ledyard Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof William Latham.


    CraryCemetery
    Groton, New London County, Connecticut
    Elisha Haley (1776-1860) — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January21, 1776.Democrat.Civilengineer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Groton, 1820, 1824, 1826-27,1833-34; member ofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1830;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1835-39 (at-large 1835-37, 4thDistrict 1837-39).Died in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January22, 1860 (age84 years, 1days).Interment at Crary Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article


    StarrCemetery
    Groton, New London County, Connecticut
    Noyes Barber (1781-1844) — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April28, 1781.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1818;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-35; defeated, 1834.Died in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January3, 1844 (age62 years, 250days).Interment at Starr Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Barber and Elizabeth (Denison) Barber; uncle ofEdwinBarber Morgan andChristopherMorgan; second cousin once removed ofWaightstillAvery; second cousin twice removed ofJudsonB. Phelps; second cousin thrice removed ofSpencerGale Frink; second cousin four times removed ofBurdetteBurt Bliss; third cousin once removed ofLorenzoBurrows andWilliamWaigstill Avery; fourth cousin once removed ofJoshuaCoit,NathanBelcher andJoshuaPerkins.
     Political family:Morganfamily of Aurora, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article


    Noank ValleyCemetery
    Noank, Groton, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Robert Palmer Anderson (1906-1978) — of Noank, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Noank, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March27, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940; superiorcourt judge in Connecticut, 1953-54;U.S.District Judge for Connecticut, 1954-64;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1964-71; tooksenior status 1971.Baptist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Elks.Died in Noank, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 2,1978 (age72 years, 36days).Interment at Noank Valley Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Arthur Pickett Anderson and Jessie Palmer (Ashby) Anderson;married,January5, 1935, to Elizabeth Paffard.
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Charles I. Libby (1863-1924) — of Noank, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,March14, 1863.Blacksmith;Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Groton, 1906.Died in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March17, 1924 (age61 years, 3days).Interment at Noank Valley Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Josiah Allen Libby and Mary A. (Terney) Libby; married,November10, 1886, to Calista V. Fitch.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Lyman Hagerty (1907-1981) — also known asThomas L. Hagerty — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August16, 1907.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Groton; elected 1940, 1946,1948.Died in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 15,1981 (age73 years, 303days).Interment at Noank Valley Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Thomas Hagerty and Georgiana Lee (Garde) Hagerty; married1948 to MarthaMaynard.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Fort HillCemetery
    Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Connecticut
    Warren Booth Burrows (1877-1952) — also known asWarren B. Burrows — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Poquonock Bridge, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September14, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1925-26; member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1927-28;U.S.District Judge for Connecticut, 1928-30; resigned 1930;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1931-35; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1932.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Poquonock Bridge, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December8, 1952 (age75 years, 85days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Calvin Burrows and Lucy Agnes (Booth) Burrows; married,January22, 1916, to Emily Avery Copp.


    ExeterCemetery
    Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
    Leverett A. Manwaring (1854-1931) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornNovember29, 1854.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lebanon, 1908, 1910.DiedAugust24, 1931 (age76 years, 268days).Interment at Exeter Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Fannie E. Abell.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Liberty HillCemetery
    Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Stephen Daniel Tilden (1769-1852) — also known asStephen D. Tilden — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 3,1769.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lebanon, 1827; member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1836.Died in Columbia,TollandCounty, Conn.,February2, 1852 (age82 years, 275days).Interment at Liberty Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Tilden and Esther (Mason) Tilden; married,February20, 1798, to Lucretia Pettis; father ofDanielRose Tilden; second great-grandson ofPelegSanford; first cousin once removed ofLucretiaGarfield; first cousin twice removed ofGeorgeGalen Tilden,HarryAugustus Garfield andJamesRudolph Garfield; first cousin thrice removed ofLucienCooper Tilden andJuliusGalen Tilden; third cousin ofMosesYounglove Tilden andSamuelJones Tilden; third cousin once removed ofCalvinTilden Hulburd; third cousin thrice removed ofFredChester Tilden; fourth cousin ofJasonKellogg,AsahelOtis,JeremiahMason,OrsamusCook Merrill andTimothyMerrill; fourth cousin once removed ofSilasDewey Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg andFarrandFassett Merrill.
     Political families:Tildenfamily of New Lebanon, New York;Garfieldfamily of Hiram and Cleveland, Ohio (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    New LebanonCemetery
    Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
    Founded 1891
    Andrew Gilman Littlefield (1871-1941) — also known asAndrew G. Littlefield — of Pembroke,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,May 29,1871.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lebanon; elected 1926.Died in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November1, 1941 (age70 years, 156days).Interment at New Lebanon Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Emery Paine Littlefield and Emily Josephine (Tucker) Littlefield;married,November27, 1895, to Jennie Edmoundson; married,August30, 1906, to Myra L. Trafton.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Clayton Huntington Lathrop (1892-1953) — also known asC. Huntington Lathrop — of North Franklin, Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November11, 1892.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Franklin, 1915-16.Died in1953(ageabout60 years).Interment at New Lebanon Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofClaytonHyde Lathrop and Estella J. (Smith) Lathrop; third cousin twiceremoved ofEdwardGreen Bradford; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesA. Hungerford andEdwardGreen Bradford II.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    TrumbullCemetery
    Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
    Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740-1809) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March26, 1740.U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-95;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1791-93;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1795-96;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1796-97;Governor ofConnecticut, 1797-1809; died in office 1809.Died in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August7, 1809 (age69 years, 134days).Interment at Trumbull Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofJonathanTrumbull and Faith (Robinson) Trumbull; brother ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778) andDavidTrumbull; married to Eunice Backus; father of Harriet Trumbull(who marriedBenjaminSilliman); uncle ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861) andJonathanG. W. Trumbull; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminTrumbull; second cousin twice removed ofLymanTrumbull; second cousin thrice removed ofCarlTrumbull Hayden; third cousin twice removed ofEthanColby; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephLivermore Perley.
     Political families:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut;Silliman#1 family of Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Trumbull County,Ohio is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Williams (1731-1811) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April28, 1731.Merchant;pastor;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1757;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-79, 1784-1802.Congregationalist.DiedAugust2, 1811 (age80 years, 96days).Interment at Trumbull Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
     Relatives:Married,February14, 1771, to Mary Trumbull (daughter ofJonathanTrumbull).
     Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Jonathan Trumbull (1710-1785) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October12, 1710.ColonialGovernor of Connecticut, 1769-76;Governor ofConnecticut, 1776-84.Died in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August17, 1785 (age74 years, 309days).Interment at Trumbull Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Trumbull (1679-1755) and Hannah (Higley) Trumbull; marriedto Faith Robinson; father ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778),JonathanTrumbull Jr., Mary Trumbull (who marriedWilliamWilliams) andDavidTrumbull; grandfather ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861) andJonathanG. W. Trumbull; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminTrumbull; first cousin thrice removed ofLymanTrumbull; first cousin four times removed ofCarlTrumbull Hayden; second cousin thrice removed ofEthanColby; second cousin four times removed ofJosephLivermore Perley.
     Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Joseph Trumbull (1737-1778) — of Connecticut. Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March11, 1737.Merchant;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774; commissarygeneral of the Continental Army, 1775-77.Died in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 23,1778 (age41 years, 134days).Interment at Trumbull Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJonathanTrumbull; brother ofJonathanTrumbull Jr. andDavidTrumbull; uncle ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861) andJonathanG. W. Trumbull; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminTrumbull; second cousin twice removed ofLymanTrumbull; second cousin thrice removed ofCarlTrumbull Hayden; third cousin twice removed ofEthanColby; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephLivermore Perley.
     Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     David Trumbull (1751-1822) — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February5, 1751.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lebanon, 1796.Died in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January17, 1822 (age70 years, 346days).Interment at Trumbull Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJonathanTrumbull and Faith (Robinson) Trumbull; brother ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778) andJonathanTrumbull Jr.; married,December6, 1778, to Sarah Backus; father ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861) andJonathanG. W. Trumbull; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminTrumbull; second cousin twice removed ofLymanTrumbull; second cousin thrice removed ofCarlTrumbull Hayden; third cousin twice removed ofEthanColby; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephLivermore Perley.
     Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Avery StoddardCemetery
    Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Arthur Gilbert Hagen (1894-1975) — also known asA. Gilbert Hagen — of Ledyard,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1894.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ledyard, 1946.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March29, 1975 (age81 years, 53days).Interment at Avery Stoddard Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Mary Gemeasky.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Ledyard CenterCemetery
    Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Israel Allyn (1875-1948) — also known asWilliam I. Allyn — of Ledyard,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Ledyard,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January20, 1875.Republican.Farmer;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ledyard, 1905-08, 1911-12,1917-20; member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1909-10; Ledyard town clerk andtreasurer;NewLondon County Auditor.Congregationalist.Member,Grange;RoyalArcanum.DiedJuly 11,1948 (age73 years, 173days).Interment at Ledyard Center Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Israel Allyn and Mary Ann (Williams) Allyn; married,January20, 1898, to Martha A. Gardner.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Roswell Allyn (1789-1860) — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 11,1789.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Groton, 1820, 1826.Died in Ledyard,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August11, 1860 (age71 years, 31days).Interment at Ledyard Center Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Allyn and Ann (Stanton) Allyn; married,August18, 1811, to Henrietta Morgan; married,June 20,1826, to Harriet Palmer.


    St. MaryCemetery
    Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Douglas Pierre Auclair (1871-1914) — also known asDouglas P. Auclair — of Jewett City, Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Saint-Georges-de-Windsor,Quebec,October,1871.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;druggist;candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Griswold, 1904, 1910.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died in Jewett City, Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1914(ageabout42 years).Interment at St. Mary Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Pierre Auclair and Emerence (Thibault) Auclair; married1898 toElizabeth Lapointe.
     Ulderic E. Jodoin (1902-1953) — also known as"Bud" — of Jewett City, Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Jewett City, Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1902.Warden(borough president) of Jewett City, Connecticut, 1950.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,April 7,1953 (ageabout 50years).Interment at St. Mary Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Maxsim H. Pepin Jr. (1908-1965) — of Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August26, 1908.Republican.Gasolinestation manager; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Griswold, 1934, 1940.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September27, 1965 (age57 years, 32days).Interment at St. Mary Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Maxime Pepin and Rosanna (Dugas) Pepin; married to Mabel RowenaSmith.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    UnknownLocations
    Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    James Alexander Bill (1817-1880) — also known asJames A. Bill — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March30, 1817.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1850; member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1852-53.He was pro-Southern in his political sympathies, and named three ofhis sons "Jefferson Davis Bill", "Kansas Nebraska Bill", and"Lecompton Constitution Bill".Died in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1880(ageabout63 years).Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth (Geer) Bill andLodowickBill; married,August26, 1839, to Ann Selden Lord; first cousin ofJepthahGreer Bill.
     Political family:Billfamily of Connecticut.
     Lodowick Bill (1784-1871) — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October9, 1784.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1836.Died in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August17, 1871 (age86 years, 312days).Interment somewhere.
     Relatives: Sonof Benajah Bill and Content (Park) Bill; married,October20, 1805, to Elizabeth Geer; father ofJamesAlexander Bill; uncle ofJepthahGreer Bill; great-granduncle ofJamesBard Bill; third great-granduncle ofScottBill Hirst.
     Political family:Billfamily of Connecticut.


    North LymeCemetery
    Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    Hayden Lord Reynolds (1860-1945) — also known asHayden L. Reynolds — of Brockway, Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornJanuary13, 1860.Republican. Postmaster atBrockway,Conn., 1886-87; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1919-20; defeated, 1902.DiedJanuary21, 1945 (age85 years, 8days).Interment at North Lyme Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Otis Reynolds and Aurelia (Hayden) Reynolds; married toHattie F. Warner.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Pleasant ViewCemetery
    Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.James Laurence Raymond (1874-1937) — also known asJ. Laurence Raymond — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 18,1874.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1917-20.Died in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1937(ageabout62 years).Interment at Pleasant View Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof James Lawrence Raymond and Hester Elizabeth (Wood) Raymond;married,December21, 1895, to Edith May Anderson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    CoveCemetery
    Hadlyme, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    Allen Bartman (1893-1972) — of Hadlyme, Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January1, 1893.Mailcarrier;mechanic;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1939-42; defeated(Democratic), 1926.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 29,1972 (age79 years, 180days).Interment at Cove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Bartman and Amy (Osterberg) Bartman; married,January27, 1916, to Catherine Steward.
     Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) — also known asW. Langdon Kihn;William Langdon Kihn;"Zoi-och-ka-tsai-ya";"Chase-Enemy-in-Water" —of Hadlyme, Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Moodus, East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1898.Democrat.Artist,specializing in paintings of American Indians; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1948.Died, in Lawrence MemorialHospital,New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December12, 1957 (age59 years, 98days).Interment at Cove Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofAlfredCharles Kihn and Carrie Lowe (Peck) Kihn; married,June 3,1920, to Helen Van Tine Butler.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle


    Chester BuryingGround
    Montville, New London County, Connecticut
    Asahel Otis (1768-1837) — of Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 1,1768.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Montville, 1822.Died in Bethany,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1837 (age68 years, 256days).Interment at Chester Burying Ground.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Otis and Amy (Gardner) Otis; married,January15, 1792, to Mary Chester; first cousin once removed ofDayOtis Kellogg andDwightKellogg; second cousin once removed ofJosephOtis,SamuelAllyne Otis andAsa H.Otis; third cousin ofHarrisonGray Otis; third cousin once removed ofBenjaminLincoln,NathanielFreeman Jr. andAbrahamLansing; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAdams,BenjaminFessenden,CharlesBackus Hyde Fessenden,CharlesAugustus Otis, Sr. andJamesOtis; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamBarret Ridgely andAustinEugene Lathrop; fourth cousin ofStephenDaniel Tilden,MosesYounglove Tilden andSamuelJones Tilden; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnQuincy Adams,DanielRose Tilden,CalvinTilden Hulburd,AndrewGould Chatfield andGeorgeBailey Loring.
     Political families:Kellogg#1 family of New York;Otis#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Raymond HillCemetery
    Montville, New London County, Connecticut
    William Hillhouse (1728-1816) — of Connecticut. Born in Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August25, 1728.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1763-85;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1783-86; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1785-1808.Died in Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January12, 1816 (age87 years, 140days).Interment at Raymond Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof James Hillhouse (1687-1740) and Mary (Fitch) Hillhouse; married toSarah Griswold and Delia Hillhouse; father ofJamesHillhouse (1754-1832).
     Political family:Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial


    ComstockCemetery
    Uncasville, Montville, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Luther Kimbell Zabriskie (1879-1921) — also known asLuther K. Zabriskie — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October20, 1879.Republican.Newspaperwork; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston, 1907-08; U.S. DeputyConsul inCallao, 1912-13; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inCallao, 1913-15; U.S. Vice Consul inMoscow, 1915-16;St. Thomas, 1916-17; U.S. Consul inAguascalientes, 1918-21, died in office 1921.Died, fromsmallpox,in Aguascalientes,Aguascalientes,January17, 1921 (age41 years, 89days).Interment at Comstock Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married,May 26,1917, to Helen Eliza Boynton.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Dan D. Home (1861-1940) — of Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut, April,1861.Republican.Farmer;firstselectman of Montville, Connecticut, 1904-08; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Montville, 1909-10; defeated,1910.Scottishancestry.Died in1940(ageabout79 years).Interment at Comstock Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Susan J. (Bradford) Home and William H. Home; married to Ada I.Woodmansee.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    UnknownLocation
    New London, New London County, Connecticut


    AncientCemetery
    New London, New London County, Connecticut
    Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,April7,1666.Ordainedminister;ColonialGovernor of Connecticut, 1708-24.Puritan.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October1, 1724 (age58 years, 177days).Interment at Ancient Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Gurdon Saltonstall
     Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Saltonstall and Elizabeth (Ward) Saltonstall; married toJerusha Richards, Elizabeth Rosewell and Mary Whittingham; father ofGurdonSaltonstall (1708-1785); grandfather of Elizabeth SaltonstallEvards (who marriedSilasDeane); great-granduncle ofLeverettSaltonstall (1783-1845); second great-granduncle ofLeverettSaltonstall (1825-1895); third great-grandfather ofJamesRodes Saltonstall; third great-granduncle ofJohnLee Saltonstall; fourth great-grandfather ofJamesCoats Auchincloss,GordonAuchincloss andHughDudley Auchincloss; fourth great-granduncle ofLeverettSaltonstall (1892-1979),RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; fifth great-grandfather ofHughDudley Auchincloss III; fifth great-granduncle ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; seventh great-grandfather ofJacobDaniel Auchincloss.
     Political family:Saltonstallfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York PublicLibrary
     Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December22, 1708.Postmaster atNewLondon, Conn., 1776-85.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September19, 1785 (age76 years, 271days).Interment at Ancient Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofGurdonSaltonstall (1666-1724) and Elizabeth (Rosewell) Saltonstall;second great-granduncle ofJamesRodes Saltonstall; third great-grandfather ofJamesCoats Auchincloss,GordonAuchincloss andHughDudley Auchincloss; fourth great-grandfather ofHughDudley Auchincloss III; sixth great-grandfather ofJacobDaniel Auchincloss; first cousin twice removed ofLeverettSaltonstall (1783-1845); first cousin thrice removed ofLeverettSaltonstall (1825-1895); first cousin four times removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; first cousin five times removed ofLeverettSaltonstall (1892-1979),RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; first cousin six times removed ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall.
     Political family:Saltonstallfamily of Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Cedar GroveCemetery
    New London, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) — also known asFrank B. Brandegee — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 8,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1889, 1899-1900;Speakerof the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1892,1900(alternate); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1901;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924.Member,UnionLeague.Killedhimself byinhaling froma gaslight, inWashington,D.C.,October14, 1924 (age60 years, 98days). Five years later, U.S. Sen.ColeBlease of South Carolina received a letter from a woman allegingthat Brandegee had beenmurdered;the letter was turned over to a Senate committee to investigate themystery,but nothing came of it.Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofAugustusBrandegee and Nancy Christine (Bosworth) Brandegee; first cousinseven times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin five times removed ofMatthewGriswold; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHenderson Packwood; fourth cousin once removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andOtisLarry Packwood.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Richard Law (1733-1806) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Milford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March 7,1733.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-85;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1778, 1783-84;mayorof New London, Conn., 1784; superior court judge in Connecticut,1784-89;U.S.District Judge for Connecticut, 1789-1806; died in office 1806.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January26, 1806 (age72 years, 325days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father ofLymanLaw; grandfather ofJohnLaw.
     Political family:Lawfamily of New London, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas McDonald Waller (1839-1924) — also known asThomas M. Waller;ThomasArmstrong —of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1839.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1867-68, 1872,1876;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1876;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1870-71;mayorof New London, Conn., 1873; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1876;Governor ofConnecticut, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1884;U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1885-89; delegate to Gold Democrat National Conventionfrom Connecticut, 1896;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.DiedJanuary24, 1924 (ageabout 84years).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Adoptive son of Robert K. Waller; son of Thomas C. Armstrong and MaryArmstrong; father ofCharlesB. Waller.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Gustavus Woodson Smith (1822-1896) — also known asGustavus W. Smith — Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,January1, 1822.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1862; Kentucky State Insurance Commissioner,1870-76.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1896 (age74 years, 175days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Byrd Smith and Sarah (Hatcher) Smith.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Stark (1820-1898) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 26,1820.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;lawyer;member ofOregonterritorial House of Representatives, 1852; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1860;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1861-62; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oregon,1864;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1868;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1874.On June 6, 1862, aresolutionto expel him from the U.S. Senate for allegeddisloyaltyto the Union, requiring two-thirds to pass, failed on a vote of21 in favor to 16 opposed.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October10, 1898 (age78 years, 106days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Richard Patrick Freeman (1869-1944) — also known asRichard P. Freeman — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April24, 1869.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1912;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1915-33.Died in a veteran'shospitalat Newington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,July 8,1944 (age75 years, 75days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Joshua Coit (1758-1798) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October7, 1758.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1784-85, 1789-90, 1792-93;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1793;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1793-98; died in office1798.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September5, 1798 (age39 years, 333days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Coit and Lydia (Lathrop) Coit; married,January2, 1785, to Ann Boradell Hallam; grandfather ofRobertCoit Jr.; great-grandfather ofWilliamBrainard Coit; third great-granduncle ofJohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; first cousin five times removed ofJamesGillespie Blaine III; second cousin ofJabezHuntington; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington,JedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; second cousin twice removed ofJabezWilliams Huntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesWentworth Upham andHenryTitus Backus; second cousin four times removed ofRogerWolcott,WilliamBarret Ridgely,EdmondOtis Dewey,AustinEugene Lathrop,GeorgeMartin Dewey andSchuylerCarl Wells; second cousin five times removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall,FranklinDelano Roosevelt andThomasEdmund Dewey; third cousin ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofHenryScudder,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,NathanielHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,JamesHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofThomasChandler,WilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,SamuelGeorge Andrews,WaitmanThomas Willey,StephenArnold Douglas,SamuelTownsend Douglass,SilasHamilton Douglas,UlyssesSimpson Grant,CollinsDwight Huntington,SamuelLathrop Bronson,GeorgeMilo Huntington,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin thrice removed ofThomasHenry Seymour,ZachariahChandler,CharlesH. Eastman,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,CarlisleStewart Abbott,MatthewGriswold,CharlesA. Hungerford,WilliamPatrick Willey,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,ThomasTheodore Prentis,AlmarF. Dickson,RobertMartin Douglas,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,GeorgeHarrison Hall,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClaytonHyde Lathrop,HermanArod Gager,ArthurEugene Parmelee,HenryWoolsey Douglas,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,HiramBingham,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin once removed ofNoyesBarber,EliThacher Hoyt,CalebScudder,CharlesPhelps Huntington,AlansonPike,BaileyFrye Adams andHenryJoel Scudder.
     Political family:Coitfamily of New London, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Lyman Law (1770-1842) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August19, 1770.Lawyer;postmaster atNewLondon, Conn., 1794-97; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1801-02, 1806,1809-10, 1819, 1826;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1806, 1809-10;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1811-17.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February3, 1842 (age71 years, 168days).Original interment atSecond Burial Ground;reinterment in 1851 at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofRichardLaw; father ofJohnLaw.
     Political family:Lawfamily of New London, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Elias Perkins (1767-1845) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Newent Society (now Lisbon),New LondonCounty, Conn.,April 5,1767.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1795-1800, 1814-15;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1798, 1815;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1801-03; county judgein Connecticut, 1807-25; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1817-18; member ofConnecticutstate senate at-large, 1819-22;mayorof New London, Conn., 1829-33.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September27, 1845 (age78 years, 175days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Lucretia Shaw Woodbridge and Mary Mumford.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Babock Thurston (1804-1886) — also known asBenjamin B. Thurston — of Hopkinton,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Rhode Island,1804.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1836(voted forMartinVan Buren andRichardM. Johnson);LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1837-38;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1847-49, 1851-57;member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860.Died in1886(ageabout82 years).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJeremiahThurston.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Hayward (1877-1944) — of Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Nebraska City,OtoeCounty, Neb.,April29, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;OtoeCounty Judge, 1901-02;NebraskaRepublican state chair, 1907-09;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1908-12;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1921-25; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Sons ofthe Revolution;AmericanLegion;UnionLeague.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1944 (age67 years, 167days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofMonroeLeland Hayward and Jennie (Pelton) Hayward; married,June 21,1919, to Mae C. Plant; grandson ofEdwinA. Pelton; third cousin twice removed ofGuyRay Pelton andFredericWilliam Pelton; fourth cousin once removed ofGeorgePelton Lawrence.
     Political family:Pelton-Haywardfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Amasa Learned (1750-1825) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November15, 1750.Minister;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1779;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1791;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1791-95;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.Slaveowner. Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 4,1825 (age74 years, 170days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Grace Hallam; grandfather ofJohnLaw.
     Political family:Lawfamily of New London, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Augustus Brandegee (1828-1904) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 15,1828.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1854, 1858-61;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1861; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1856,1864,1880,1884;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1863-67.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November10, 1904 (age76 years, 118days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Brandegee and Mary Ann (Deshon) Brandegee; married,September5, 1854, to Nancy Christine Bosworth; father ofFrankBosworth Brandegee; first cousin six times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewGriswold; second cousin five times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin ofWilliamHenderson Packwood; third cousin twice removed ofOtisLarry Packwood; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesHillhouse,RogerGriswold andRobertWilliam Packwood; fourth cousin ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Wheeler Williams (1789-1874) — also known asThomas W. Williams — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September28, 1789.Whig.U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1839-43; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1846-47; president, New London,Willimantic, and PalmerRailroad.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December31, 1874 (age85 years, 94days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Lucretia W. Perkins and Nancy L. Allyn.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Nicoll Fosdick (1785-1868) — of Norway,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.; New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November9, 1785.Presidential Elector for New York,1816;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1817-19;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1825-27;U.S.Collector of Customs at New London, Conn., Connecticut, 1849-53.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 7,1868 (age82 years, 180days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Nathan Belcher (1813-1891) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 23,1813.Democrat.Lawyer;manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1846-47; memberofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1850;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1853-55.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 2,1891 (age77 years, 344days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Belcher and Sally (Wilson) Belcher; married,October20, 1841, to Ann Peck Wilson; fourth great-grandnephew ofRobertTreat; first cousin once removed ofHenryBrewster Stanton; third cousin once removed ofJohnBaldwin; third cousin twice removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin thrice removed ofRobertTreat Paine; fourth cousin ofLorenzoBurrows; fourth cousin once removed ofNoyesBarber andChaunceyC. Pendleton.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
    Theodore BodenweinTheodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (nowGermany),January25, 1864.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1908(alternate),1932,1936(alternate); member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1930.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Died, from aheartailment, in Lawrence and Memorial AssociatedHospitals,New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January12, 1939 (age74 years, 352days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein; married,February21, 1889, to Jennie Muir; married to Edna G.Simpson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Legislative History andSouvenir of Connecticut 1907-08
    Robert CoitRobert Coit Jr. (1830-1904) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April26, 1830.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in Connecticut, 1860; president and treasurer, NewLondon and NorthernRailroad;mayorof New London, Conn., 1879; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1880-83 (7th District 1880-81, 9th District1882-83); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1880;president, UnionBank ofNew London, 1893-1904; vice-president, SavingsBank ofNew London; prsident, New LondonGas &Electric Company; president, New LondonSteamboatCompany; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1897-98.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 19,1904 (age74 years, 54days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Coit and Charlotte Elizabeth (Coit) Coit; married,August1, 1854, to Lucretia Brainard; father ofWilliamBrainard Coit; grandson ofJoshuaCoit; second cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington andDavidHough; second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,JeremiahMason,GurdonHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter andJamesGillespie Blaine III; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeChamplin andHenryScudder; fourth cousin ofJabezWilliams Huntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesWentworth Upham,HenryTitus Backus,DavidEdgerton andHenryWoolsey Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnTaintor,RogerTaintor,SolomonTaintor,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,NathanielHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,JamesHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andPeterAugustus Porter.
     Political family:Coitfamily of New London, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Men of Mark inConnecticut (1908)
     Leo Edwin Jackson (1925-2009) — also known asLeo E. Jackson — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December20, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof New London, Conn., 1979-80.Africanancestry. Member,Elks.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 24,2009 (age83 years, 155days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Andrew J. Jackson and Ethel L. (Williams) Jackson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     William Brainard Coit (1862-1920) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 23,1862.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1901-04.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September16, 1920 (age58 years, 55days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofRobertCoit Jr. and Lucretia (Brainard) Coit; married,October20, 1886, to Anna Blanchard Bancroft; great-grandson ofJoshuaCoit; second cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington andDavidHough; second cousin four times removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelTownsend Douglass,SilasHamilton Douglas,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,JeremiahMason,GurdonHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin once removed ofJabezWilliams Huntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesWentworth Upham,HenryTitus Backus,DavidEdgerton,HenryWoolsey Douglas andJamesGillespie Blaine III.
     Political family:Coitfamily of New London, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Coleby Chew (1802-1850) — also known asColby Chew — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,November17, 1802.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1838.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October26, 1850 (age47 years, 343days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Coleby Chew (1773-1802) and Frances (Learned) Chew; married toMary Cecilia Law; first cousin thrice removed ofEdmundPendleton; second cousin once removed ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison andZacharyTaylor; second cousin twice removed ofJohnPenn,JohnPendleton Jr.,NathanielPendleton,ElliotWoolfolk Major andEdgarBailey Woolfolk; second cousin thrice removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); third cousin once removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton,EdmundHenry Pendleton,NathanaelGreene Pendleton,St.Clair Ballard andLewisBallard; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminChew,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph,GeorgeCassety Pendleton,HubbardT. Smith,CharlesM. Pendleton andDanielMicajah Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesSumner Pendleton,OscarHampton Ballard,JohnReginald Ballard andShermanHart Ballard; fourth cousin ofHenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton,GeorgeHunt Pendleton andJosephHenry Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamByrd III,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),WilliamBarret Pendleton,FrancisKey Pendleton,CharlesRittenhouse Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston.
     Political family:Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Andrew Clark Lippitt (1812-1884) — also known asAndrew C. Lippitt — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornMay 21,1812.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1854, 1878;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1860.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August8, 1884 (age72 years, 79days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Christopher Lippitt and Marcy Gooding (Wilbur) Lippitt; married1842 to LoisEmeline Cobb; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamGreene; second cousin ofHenryLippitt; second cousin once removed ofCostelloLippitt,CharlesWarren Lippitt andHenryFrederick Lippitt; second cousin twice removed ofFrederickLippitt; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamGreene Jr. andJohnLester Hubbard Chafee; second cousin four times removed ofLincolnDavenport Chafee; third cousin twice removed ofRayGreene; fourth cousin ofDennisonFranklin Holden; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminEarl Bowen andOssianRay.
     Political family:Taftfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    St. Mary'sCemetery
    New London, New London County, Connecticut
    Bryan Francis Mahan (1856-1923) — also known asBryan F. Mahan — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 1,1856.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1882-83; postmaster atNewLondon, Conn., 1894-98, 1915-23; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1920;mayorof New London, Conn., 1903-06, 1909-12; member ofConnecticutstate senate 18th District, 1911-12;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated,1914.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November16, 1923 (age67 years, 199days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Charles John Satti (1895-1968) — also known asC. John Satti — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornDecember4, 1895.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1960;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.Died in1968(ageabout72 years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

    Second BurialGround
    New London, New London County, Connecticut
    Lyman Law (1770-1842) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August19, 1770.Lawyer;postmaster atNewLondon, Conn., 1794-97; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from New London, 1801-02, 1806,1809-10, 1819, 1826;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1806, 1809-10;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1811-17.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February3, 1842 (age71 years, 168days).Original interment at Second Burial Ground; reinterment in 1851 atCedar Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
     Relatives: SonofRichardLaw; father ofJohnLaw.
     Political family:Lawfamily of New London, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Pendleton HillCemetery
    North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Malcolm Everett Thompson (1882-1944) — also known asMalcolm E. Thompson — of North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February10, 1882.Republican.Lumberdealer;farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from North Stonington, 1919-20;defeated, 1912.DiedMarch 8,1944 (age62 years, 27days).Interment at Pendleton Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Arlena Arzamarski.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    ThompsonCemetery
    North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) — also known asErnest O. Maine — of Rhode Island. Born in North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1913.Republican.Auctioneer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1947-49; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1949-57.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Freemasons;Grange.Interment at Thompson Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    UnionCemetery
    North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    Charles P. White — of North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1870; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1881-82 (8th District 1881, 10th District 1882).Interment at Union Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Second great-granduncle ofScottBill Hirst.
     Political family:Billfamily of Connecticut.


    WheelerCemetery
    North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    Devere Allen (1891-1955) — of Wilton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,June 24,1891.Editor for variouspublications,includingThe Nation; overseas correspondent fornewspapersandmagazines;author;Socialist candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934; Labor candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1938, 1940.Member,WarResisters League;Leaguefor Industrial Democracy;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanFederation of Teachers;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in ahospitalat Westerly,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,August27, 1955 (age64 years, 64days).Interment at Wheeler Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Henry L. Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Champlin) Allen; married,August22, 1917, to Marie Hollister.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle


    CityCemetery
    Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
    James Lanman (1767-1841) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 14,1767.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1817, 1833; memberofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1818;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1819-25; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1826-29;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1831.DiedAugust7, 1841 (age74 years, 54days).Interment at City Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married,May 18,1794, to Marian Chandler; married,October26, 1826, to Mary Judith (Gall) Benjamin.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Calvin Goddard (1768-1842) — of Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.; Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 17,1768.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1795-1801, 1807;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1801-05 (at-large 1801-05, 3rdDistrict 1805); member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1808-15; Presidential Elector forConnecticut,1812;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1814; superior court judge in Connecticut,1815-18.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 2,1842 (age73 years, 289days).Interment at City Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Mary (Willard) Goddard and Daniel Goddard; married,November27, 1794, to Alice Cogswell Hart; grandfather ofCalvinGoddard Child.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Andrew Jackson Bentley (1827-1895) — also known asAndrew J. Bentley — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January10, 1827.Sailor;shipbroker;lumberbusiness; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880;mayorof New London, Conn., 1894.Died, ofpneumonia,March18, 1895 (age68 years, 67days).Interment at City Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson
     Relatives: Son of Leticia (Gardiner)Bentley and Rev. David Niles Bentley; married to AbbyKinney.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    MaplewoodCemetery
    Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Edwin Werter Higgins (1874-1954) — also known asEdwin W. Higgins — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Clinton,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,July 2,1874.Republican.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1899-1900; member ofConnecticutRepublican State Central Committee, 1900-06; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1904(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1916;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1905-13.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiSigma Kappa.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September24, 1954 (age80 years, 84days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Werter Chapin Higgins and Grace Agnes (Taintor) Higgins; married,September21, 1904, to Alice May Neff.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Dacher McWilliams (1891-1975) — also known asJohn D. McWilliams — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 23,1891.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1943-45; defeated,1944.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March30, 1975 (age83 years, 250days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Haskell Gallup (1846-1932) — also known asHenry H. Gallup — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 2,1846.Republican.Leather beltmanufacturer;bankdirector;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1901-05.Died in1932(ageabout86 years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Isaac Gallup and Maria Theresa (Davis) Gallup.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Old NorwichtownCemetery
    Old Cemetery Lane
    Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.,July 16,1731.Lawyer;superior court judge in Connecticut, 1773-85;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776-84;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-83;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1784-86;Governor ofConnecticut, 1786-96; died in office 1796; received 2 electoralvotes,1789.Congregationalist.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January5, 1796 (age64 years, 173days).Interment at Old Norwichtown Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Huntington (1691-1767) and Mehetabel (Thurston)Huntington; married,January5, 1761, to Martha Devotion; uncle and adoptive father ofSamuelH. Huntington; granduncle ofNathanielHuntington (1793-1828),JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington andElishaMills Huntington; great-granduncle ofCollinsDwight Huntington andGeorgeMilo Huntington; second great-granduncle ofWilliamBarret Ridgely; third great-granduncle ofHelenHuntington Hull; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofJabezHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; second cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,JohnDavenport,EbenezerHuntington,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,AbelHuntington andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,ZinaHyde Jr.,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,TheodoreDavenport,CharlesPhelps Huntington andHenryTitus Backus; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnHall Brockway,RobertCoit Jr.,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andWilliamClark Huntington; second cousin four times removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,CharlesEdward Hyde,HermanArod Gager,JosiahQuincy,WilliamBrainard Coit,HenryArthur Huntington,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,ArthurEvarts Lord andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,EdmondOtis Dewey,AustinEugene Lathrop,GeorgeMartin Dewey,SchuylerCarl Wells,FranklinDelano Roosevelt,JohnFoster Dulles,JamesGillespie Blaine III,AllenWelsh Dulles,RandolphAppleton Kidder andArthurGayton Postlethwaite; third cousin ofSamuelAdams andBenjaminLincoln; third cousin once removed ofJosephAllen,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelNicholls Smallwood andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelLathrop,BelaEdgerton,WillardJ. Chapin,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,AlansonPike andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHard,CharlesRobert Sherman,HemanTicknor,GideonHard,NormanA. Phelps,AlphonsoTaft,AlfredPeck Edgerton,EmersonWight,JosephKetchum Edgerton,WilliamHenry Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant,WilliamVincent Wells,AugustusFrank,EdwardM. Chapin,ElizurStillman Goodrich,RhamanthusMenville Stocker andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); fourth cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler andThaddeusBetts.
     Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     HuntingtonCounty, Ind. is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipedia article
     Benjamin Huntington (1736-1800) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April19, 1736.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1771-80;Delegateto Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1780-84, 1787-88;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1781-89, 1791-92;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1784-96;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91; superior courtjudge in Connecticut, 1793-98.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1800 (age64 years, 180days).Interment at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Huntington and Rachel (Wolcott) Huntington; married,May 5,1765, to Anne Huntington; father ofHenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; grandfather ofBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth great-grandfather ofRandolphAppleton Kidder; first cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington andSamuelHuntington; first cousin twice removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington andAbelHuntington; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington andHenryTitus Backus; first cousin four times removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andWilliamClark Huntington; first cousin five times removed ofRogerWolcott,WilliamBarret Ridgely,JosiahQuincy,HenryArthur Huntington andArthurEvarts Lord; first cousin six times removed ofAustinEugene Lathrop,FranklinDelano Roosevelt,JohnFoster Dulles,AllenWelsh Dulles andHelenHuntington Hull; first cousin seven times removed ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson,JamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; second cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelLathrop,BelaEdgerton,TheodoreDavenport,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin four times removed ofHemanTicknor,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,WilliamHenry Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant,AugustusFrank,RhamanthusMenville Stocker andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin five times removed ofSamuelLathrop Bronson,FrederickDent Grant,CharlesWilliam Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HerbertVinton Beardsley,HiramBingham,FrancisWatkinson Cole andClarenceElmer Sargent.
     Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Jabez Williams Huntington (1788-1847) — also known asJabez W. Huntington — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November7, 1788.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Litchfield, 1828;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1829-34; resigned 1834;superior court judge in Connecticut, 1834-40;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1840-47; died in office 1847.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November1, 1847 (age58 years, 359days).Interment at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Zachariah Huntington and Hannah (Mumford) Huntington; married,May 22,1833, to Sally Ann Huntington; nephew ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; grandson ofJabezHuntington; fourth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; first cousin twice removed ofRogerWolcott; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; second cousin thrice removed ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt; second cousin four times removed ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson,JamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelR. Gager,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,SamuelAustin Gager andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andSchuylerCarl Wells; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryScudder; fourth cousin ofDavidWaterman,WilliamWoodbridge,DanielPacker,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JohnAppleton,AsaPacker,JanePierce,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus,JoshuaPerkins andRobertCoit Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofEdwardBiddle,CharlesBiddle,ThomasGlasby Waterman,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),EnochC. Chapman,HenryBrewster Stanton,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,PeterAugustus Porter,BushrodEbenezer Hoppin,JohnRansom Buck,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,RobertAsa Packer,WilliamClark Huntington,AlbertLemando Bingham andWilliamBrainard Coit.
     Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Ebenezer Huntington (1754-1834) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December26, 1754.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1810-11, 1817-19 (2nd District1810-11, at-large 1817-19).Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 17,1834 (age79 years, 173days).Interment at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJabezHuntington and Hannah (Williams) Huntington; half-brother ofJedediahHuntington; married,December10, 1791, to Sarah Isham; married,October7, 1795, to Lucretia Mary McClellan; uncle ofJabezWilliams Huntington; great-granduncle ofRogerWolcott; third great-grandson ofThomasWelles; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; first cousin four times removed ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt; first cousin five times removed ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson,JamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; second cousin twice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington; second cousin thrice removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andSchuylerCarl Wells; third cousin ofSamuelR. Gager,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,SamuelAustin Gager andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman,JohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,WilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JohnAppleton,JanePierce,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus,JoshuaPerkins andRobertCoit Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofHenryScudder,ThomasGlasby Waterman,BushrodEbenezer Hoppin,JohnRansom Buck,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,WilliamClark Huntington,AlbertLemando Bingham andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,DanielParrish Witter,WilliamBarret Ridgely,HermanArod Gager,JosiahQuincy,EdmondOtis Dewey,AustinEugene Lathrop,HenryArthur Huntington,GeorgeMartin Dewey,HarryAndrews Gager,ArthurEvarts Lord,ArthurTaggard Appleton,JohnFoster Dulles,JamesGillespie Blaine III andAllenWelsh Dulles; fourth cousin ofEdwardBiddle,CharlesBiddle,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,OrsamusCook Merrill,GershomBirdsey,BenjaminHard,TimothyMerrill,JamesBiddle,BelaEdgerton,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,JohnBiddle,SamuelGeorge Andrews,RichardBiddle,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,WaitmanThomas Willey,BarzillaiBulkeley Kellogg,DavidMunson Osborne,UlyssesSimpson Grant,SamuelLathrop Bronson,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925).
     Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Jabez Huntington (1719-1786) — Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August7, 1719.Member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1776-80.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October5, 1786 (age67 years, 59days).Interment at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joshua Huntington and Hannah (Perkins) Huntington; married1742 toElizabeth Backus; married,July 10,1746, to Hannah Williams; father ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; grandfather ofJabezWilliams Huntington; second great-grandfather ofRogerWolcott; third great-granduncle ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt; fourth great-granduncle ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson,JamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminHuntington; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington; first cousin four times removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andSchuylerCarl Wells; second cousin ofSamuelHuntington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; second cousin once removed ofSamuelR. Gager,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,SamuelAustin Gager andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; second cousin twice removed ofDavidWaterman,WilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JohnAppleton,JanePierce,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus,JoshuaPerkins andRobertCoit Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasGlasby Waterman,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,WilliamClark Huntington,AlbertLemando Bingham andWilliamBrainard Coit; second cousin four times removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,DanielParrish Witter,WilliamBarret Ridgely,JosiahQuincy,HermanArod Gager,EdmondOtis Dewey,AustinEugene Lathrop,HenryArthur Huntington,GeorgeMartin Dewey,ArthurEvarts Lord,HarryAndrews Gager,ArthurTaggard Appleton,JamesGillespie Blaine III,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofHelenHuntington Hull,ThomasEdmund Dewey andRandolphAppleton Kidder; third cousin ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofEdwardBiddle,HenryScudder,CharlesBiddle,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofJamesBiddle,BelaEdgerton,JohnBiddle,SamuelGeorge Andrews,RichardBiddle,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,WaitmanThomas Willey,UlyssesSimpson Grant,SamuelLathrop Bronson,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin thrice removed ofHemanTicknor,CharlesBingham Penrose,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland,JohnCadwalader,EdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesShepard Pike,AlfredPeck Edgerton,BenjaminFranklin Flanders,FrederickAugustus Pike,JamesStokes Biddle,JosephKetchum Edgerton,WilliamHenry Barnum,CharlesJohn Biddle,AugustusFrank,ThomasBiddle,MatthewGriswold,WilliamPatrick Willey,CharlesA. Hungerford,RhamanthusMenville Stocker,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,GeorgeHarrison Hall,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClaytonHyde Lathrop,ArthurEugene Parmelee,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,HiramBingham,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andFrancisWatkinson Cole; also third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin once removed ofEliThacher Hoyt,CalebScudder,AlansonPike,BaileyFrye Adams andHenryJoel Scudder.
     Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwichtown, Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August4, 1743.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1789-90;U.S.Collector of Customs at New London, Conn., Connecticut, 1789-1815.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September25, 1818 (age75 years, 52days).Interment at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJabezHuntington and Elizabeth (Backus) Huntington; half-brother ofEbenezerHuntington; uncle ofJabezWilliams Huntington; great-granduncle ofRogerWolcott; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; first cousin four times removed ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt; first cousin five times removed ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson,JamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andFrancisHolden Aspinwall; second cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andSamuelGager; second cousin twice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington; second cousin thrice removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andSchuylerCarl Wells; third cousin ofSamuelR. Gager,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,SamuelAustin Gager andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman,JohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,WilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JohnHall Brockway,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JohnAppleton,JanePierce,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus,JoshuaPerkins andRobertCoit Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofHenryScudder,ThomasGlasby Waterman,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,WilliamClark Huntington,AlbertLemando Bingham andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderHamilton Waterman,DanielParrish Witter,WilliamBarret Ridgely,HermanArod Gager,JosiahQuincy,EdmondOtis Dewey,AustinEugene Lathrop,HenryArthur Huntington,GeorgeMartin Dewey,ArthurEvarts Lord,HarryAndrews Gager,ArthurTaggard Appleton,JamesGillespie Blaine III,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; fourth cousin ofEdwardBiddle,CharlesBiddle,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,JamesBiddle,BelaEdgerton,JohnBiddle,SamuelGeorge Andrews,RichardBiddle,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,WaitmanThomas Willey,UlyssesSimpson Grant,SamuelLathrop Bronson,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925).
     Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    St. JosephCemetery
    Boswell Avenue
    Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Joseph Fitzgerald (1887-1947) — also known asWilliam J. Fitzgerald — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March 2,1887.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1931-35;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-43;defeated, 1938, 1942;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1940-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1940.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 6,1947 (age60 years, 65days).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Joseph B. Downes (1906-1955) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August30, 1906.Democrat.Accountant;organist;pianoteacher; member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1944.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December20, 1955 (age49 years, 112days).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery. Nicholas J. Spellman (1893-1961) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 26,1893.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1935-36; member ofConnecticutstate senate 19th District, 1943-46.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.DiedSeptember8, 1961 (age68 years, 105days).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Nicholas J. Spellman (1856-1930) and Ann Jane (Shea) Spellman;married,October1, 1923, to Esther Marion Shea.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    St. Mary'sCemetery
    Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
    Thomas J. Dodd (1870-1953) — of West Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1870.Democrat.Buildingcontractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1936.Died in1953(ageabout83 years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Father ofThomasJoseph Dodd; grandfather ofChristopherJohn Dodd.
     Political family:Doddfamily of Norwich, Connecticut.


    YanticCemetery
    Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
    William Alfred Buckingham (1804-1875) — also known asWilliam A. Buckingham — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 28,1804.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; ingrainwoolcarpetmanufacturer, and later ofrubbergoods;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1849-50, 1856-57;Governor ofConnecticut, 1858-66;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1869-75; died in office 1875.Congregationalist.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February5, 1875 (age70 years, 253days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    William A. Buckingham
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Andrew Buckingham and Joanna (Matson) Buckingham; married,September27, 1830, to Eliza Ripley; second cousin thrice removed ofAllanPercy Sill; third cousin ofTheodoreDavenport; third cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen; third cousin thrice removed ofRichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; fourth cousin ofGreeneCarrier Bronson andElishaHunt Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanBrace,JamesKilbourne,WilliamFessenden Allen,SelahMerrill andFrederickHobbes Allen.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     Cross-reference:LewisC. Carpenter
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipedia article
     Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
     Lafayette Sabine Foster (1806-1880) — also known asLafayette S. Foster — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Franklin,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November22, 1806.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1839, 1846-48, 1854, 1870;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1847-48, 1854,1870; resigned 1854, 1870; candidate forGovernor ofConnecticut, 1850, 1851;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1851-52;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1855-67;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1870-76; Republican candidateforU.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1874.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September19, 1880 (age73 years, 302days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle
     John Turner Wait (1811-1899) — also known asJohn T. Wait — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August27, 1811.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1865-66;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1867;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1876-87.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April21, 1899 (age87 years, 237days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Firstcousin ofMorrisonRemick Waite.
     Political family:Waite-Waitfamily of Lyme, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Henry Howard Starkweather (1826-1876) — also known asHenry H. Starkweather — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April29, 1826.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1856; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1860;postmaster atNorwich,Conn., 1861-66; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Connecticut, 1866-72;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1867-76; died inoffice 1876.DiedJanuary28, 1876 (age49 years, 274days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Starkweather and Lydia (Button) Starkweather; nephew ofGeorgeAnson Starkweather andDavidAustin Starkweather; uncle ofCharlesHenry Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; first cousin once removed ofChaunceyC. Pendleton; second cousin once removed ofSamuelStarkweather; third cousin once removed ofElijahBabbitt andIrvingHall Chase; third cousin twice removed ofAugustusSabin Chase; third cousin thrice removed ofSethChase Taft.
     Political family:Pendleton#2 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     John Arnold Rockwell (1803-1861) — also known asJohn A. Rockwell — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August27, 1803.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1839;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1845-49.Died inWashington,D.C.,February10, 1861 (age57 years, 167days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Rockwell and Sally (Arnold) Rockwell; married to MaryWatkinson Perkins; third cousin once removed ofElijahAbel,JosephChurchill Strong,EbenezerStrong andBelaEdgerton; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold,ErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; fourth cousin ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,JohnTaintor,DanielChapin,HenryHuntington,RogerTaintor,GurdonHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter,SolomonTaintor,PeterBuell Porter,CalvinFillmore,OrsamusCook Merrill,AbelHuntington,TimothyMerrill,DanielUpson,PhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,Asa H.Otis,TheodoreSill,OliverMorgan Hungerford,JuliusLevi Strong andLutherS. Pitkin.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877) — also known asHenry T. Backus;Harry T.Backus —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April 4,1809.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member ofMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1861-62;justice ofArizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69.Member,Freemasons.Died in Greenwood,MohaveCounty, Ariz.,July 13,1877 (age68 years, 100days).Original intermentsomewherein Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Backus and Dorothy Church (Chandler) Backus; married,December7, 1835, to Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (daughter ofWilliamWoodbridge (1780-1861); fourth great-granddaughter ofWilliamLeete); grandnephew ofRogerGriswold; great-grandson ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge (1780-1861); first cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse; first cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr. andFrederickWolcott; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofIsaacBackus,JohnWilliam Allen andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); second cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,GeorgeFrederick Stone andSeldenChapin; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin andFredericLincoln Chapin; third cousin ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,CharlesWentworth Upham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,ThomasWorcester Hyde andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,GaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,AbelHuntington,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,GeorgeGriswold Sill,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott,CharlesEdward Hyde,AlfredWolcott,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,DanielPitkin,ErastusClark Scranton,SerenoHamilton Scranton,SamuelLord (1831-1880) andJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephAugustine Scranton,SamuelLord (1859-1925),JohnLee Saltonstall,JosephBuell Ely,JohnFoster Dulles,AllenWelsh Dulles andJamesJermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin ofHenryMeigs,ThomasHale Sill,BelaEdgerton,JabezWilliams Huntington,HemanTicknor,NathanielHuntington,WilliamWhiting Boardman,JamesHuntington,MartinOlds,JosephLyman Huntington,FrederickWilliam Lord,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen,ElishaMills Huntington,TheodoreSill,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,RobertCoit Jr. andAlonzoMark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,NathanielMerriam,AugustusSeymour Porter,PeterB. Garnsey,SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,JamesDoolittle Wooster,TheodoreDavenport,EdmundHolcomb,HenryMeigs Jr.,JohnForsyth Jr.,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington,JudsonB. Phelps,WilliamClark Huntington,HenryStark Culver,FrederickHobbes Allen,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,HiramBingham,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed.
     Political family:Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Costello Lippitt (1842-1924) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in East Killingly, Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,December12, 1842.Republican.Banker;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1908-10;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1911-13.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Societyof Colonial Wars.DiedAugust21, 1924 (age81 years, 253days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. Norris G. Lippitt and Eliza M. (Leffingwell) Lippitt; married1864 toEmily Hyde Standish; married,June 4,1890, to Gertrude Hopkins Lamphere; first cousin five timesremoved ofWilliamGreene; second cousin once removed ofAndrewClark Lippitt andHenryLippitt; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamGreene Jr.; third cousin ofCharlesWarren Lippitt andHenryFrederick Lippitt; third cousin once removed ofFrederickLippitt; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Bowen andJohnLester Hubbard Chafee; third cousin thrice removed ofRayGreene andLincolnDavenport Chafee; fourth cousin once removed ofDennisonFranklin Holden.
     Political family:Taftfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Marsh Pendleton (1818-1887) — also known asCharles M. Pendleton — of Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October15, 1818.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bozrah, 1877.Died in Bozrah,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August24, 1887 (age68 years, 313days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Adam Pendleton and Hannah (Marsh) Pendleton; brother ofCyrusHenry Pendleton; married to Susan Eliza Bingham; grandfather ofClaudiusVictor Pendleton; grandnephew ofNathanPendleton (1754-1841); first cousin once removed ofNathanPendleton (1779-1827),EdwardWheeler Pendleton,CharlesHenry Pendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; second cousin ofJamesMonroe Pendleton; second cousin once removed ofDanielBurrows,CalvinCrane Pendleton,JosephPalmer Dyer,HarrisPendleton,NathanWilliam Pendleton andJamesPendleton; second cousin twice removed ofCorneliusWelles Pendleton; third cousin ofLorenzoBurrows; third cousin once removed ofEnochC. Chapman; fourth cousin once removed ofCalvinTilden Hulburd.
     Political family:Pendleton#2 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Herbert W. Hale (1872-1912) — of Norwichtown, Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in1872.Republican. Postmaster atNorwichtown,Conn., 1901; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1905-06.Died in1912(ageabout40 years).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Prentice Bushnell (1859-1932) — also known asCharles P. Bushnell — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December1, 1859.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1909-10.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February12, 1932 (age72 years, 73days).Interment at Yantic Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jane Gray (Prentice) Bushnell and William Henry Bushnell; married,February20, 1884, to Helen Emogene Ladd.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Duck RiverCemetery
    Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Matthew Griswold (1714-1799) — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March25, 1714.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutcouncil of assistants, 1759-69;DeputyGovernor of Connecticut, 1769-84;Governor ofConnecticut, 1784-86;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.Died in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April28, 1799 (age85 years, 34days).Interment at Duck River Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Griswold and Hannah (Lee) Griswold; married,November10, 1743, to Ursula Wolcott (daughter ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); sister ofOliverWolcott Sr.; aunt ofOliverWolcott Jr.); father ofRogerGriswold; uncle ofSamuelHolden Parsons andJamesHillhouse; great-grandfather ofJohnWilliam Allen,HenryTitus Backus andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); second great-granduncle ofGeorgeFrederick Stone; third great-grandfather ofSeldenChapin; fourth great-grandfather ofFredericLincoln Chapin; first cousin twice removed ofPhineasLyman Tracy andAlbertHaller Tracy; first cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeGriswold Sill; first cousin four times removed ofErastusClark Scranton,SerenoHamilton Scranton andSamuelLord (1831-1880); first cousin five times removed ofJosephAugustine Scranton,SamuelLord (1859-1925) andJosephBuell Ely; first cousin six times removed ofHarryAndrews Gager; second cousin once removed ofErastusWolcott andZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofThomasHale Sill,FrederickWilliam Lord,TheodoreSill andThomasWorcester Hyde; second cousin thrice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,CharlesEdward Hyde,HermanArod Gager,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; second cousin four times removed ofAugustusBrandegee,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,ArthurEvarts Lord andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; second cousin five times removed ofThomasTheodore Prentis,FrankBosworth Brandegee,HenryArthur Huntington andAllanPercy Sill; third cousin ofFrederickWolcott; third cousin once removed ofNathanielMerriam,PeterB. Garnsey,SamuelClesson Allen,JamesDoolittle Wooster,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; third cousin twice removed ofElijahAbel,CalvinFillmore,DanielGreene Garnsey,BelaEdgerton,SamuelGeorge Andrews,RosciusR. Kennedy,ElishaHunt Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin thrice removed ofGideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,MillardFillmore,HarrisonBlodget,EdmundHolcomb,JohnArnold Rockwell,JohnLeslie Russell,IraChandler Backus,JuliusHotchkiss,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,AlfredPeck Edgerton,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,JosephKetchum Edgerton,GilbertEzra Read,WilliamJudson Clark,WilliamFessenden Allen,CharlesHull Clark,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,RushGreen Leaming,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott,CharlesM. Hotchkiss,AlfredWolcott,FrederickHobbes Allen andHiramBingham.
     Political family:Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) — also known asThomas R. Ball — of Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;architect;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,1940.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanInstitute of Architects;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Grange;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, of aheartattack, in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 16,1943 (age47 years, 124days).Interment at Duck River Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball; married,December18, 1934, to Elvira Urisarri=de=Polo.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Winthrop Roger De Wolf (1863-1931) — also known asWinthrop R. De Wolf — of Blackhall, Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn., October,1863.Merchant;postmaster atBlackhall,Conn., 1887-1907.Died in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September8, 1931 (age67 years, 0days).Interment at Duck River Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Roger William DeWolf and Julia M. (Smith) DeWolf; married to CoraF. Ackerman; first cousin ofAsahelRowland DeWolf andJohnAnderson De Wolf Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofHenryChampion andEpaphroditusChampion.
     Political family:DeWolffamily of Old Lyme, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Asahel Rowland DeWolf (1857-1936) — also known asAsahel R. DeWolf — of East Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Blackhall, Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 16,1857.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Lyme, 1917-18.Died in Connecticut,May 17,1936 (age78 years, 336days).Interment at Duck River Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Anderson DeWolf and Mary Abigail (Rowland) DeWolf;half-brother ofJohnAnderson De Wolf Jr.; married to Mary Elizabeth Moley; married1921 toAngeline Rowland Burns; first cousin ofWinthropRoger De Wolf; second cousin four times removed ofHenryChampion andEpaphroditusChampion.
     Political family:DeWolffamily of Old Lyme, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     John Anderson De Wolf Jr. (1877-1967) — also known asJohn A. De Wolf — of Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November30, 1877.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1904.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November6, 1967 (age89 years, 341days).Interment at Duck River Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Anderson De Wolf and Irene (Pratt) De Wolf; half-brother ofAsahelRowland DeWolf; first cousin ofWinthropRoger De Wolf; second cousin four times removed ofHenryChampion andEpaphroditusChampion.
     Political family:DeWolffamily of Old Lyme, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Griswold Cemeteryat Black Hall
    Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    Roger Griswold (1762-1812) — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 21,1762.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1795-1805 (at-large 1795-1805,4th District 1805); superior court judge in Connecticut, 1807-09;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1809-11;Governor ofConnecticut, 1811-12; died in office 1812.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October25, 1812 (age50 years, 157days).Interment at Griswold Cemetery at Black Hall.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799) and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold; married toFanny Rogers; nephew ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); grandfather ofMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); granduncle ofJohnWilliam Allen andHenryTitus Backus; second great-grandfather ofSeldenChapin; third great-grandfather ofFredericLincoln Chapin; first cousin ofJamesHillhouse,OliverWolcott Jr. andFrederickWolcott; first cousin twice removed ofJamesSamuel Wadsworth,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); first cousin thrice removed ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,GeorgeFrederick Stone,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; first cousin four times removed ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth; first cousin six times removed ofJamesWadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed ofWilliamPitkin,GaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,PhineasLyman Tracy,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andAlbertHaller Tracy; second cousin twice removed ofElishaHunt Allen,GeorgeWashington Wolcott andGeorgeGriswold Sill; second cousin thrice removed ofEdmundHolcomb,ErastusClark Scranton,SerenoHamilton Scranton,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,WilliamFessenden Allen,SamuelLord (1831-1880) andFrederickHobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed ofJudsonH. Warner,JosephAugustine Scranton,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler,SamuelLord (1859-1925),HenryAugustus Wolcott andJosephBuell Ely; second cousin five times removed ofHarryAndrews Gager andAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; third cousin ofDanielPitkin andZinaHyde Jr.; third cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,ThomasHale Sill,FrederickWilliam Lord,TheodoreSill andThomasWorcester Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,HenryWard Beecher,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,LeveretBrainard,EdwinCarpenter Pinney,JohnRobert Graham Pitkin,CharlesEdward Hyde,HermanArod Gager,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root,AugustusBrandegee,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,FrederickWalker Pitkin,GeorgeBuckingham Beecher,LutherS. Pitkin,ClaudeCarpenter Pinney,ArthurEvarts Lord andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; fourth cousin ofNathanielMerriam,PeterB. Garnsey andJamesDoolittle Wooster; fourth cousin once removed ofElijahAbel,CalvinFillmore,DanielGreene Garnsey,BelaEdgerton,SamuelGeorge Andrews andRosciusR. Kennedy.
     Political family:Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     ThetownofGriswold,Connecticut, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle


    Old Lyme TownCemetery
    Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    Charles Johnson McCurdy (1797-1891) — also known asCharles J. McCurdy — of Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in1797.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lyme, 1827-29, 1833-34, 1838;Speakerof the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1840-41, 1844;member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1832;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1847-49; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toAustria, 1850-52.Died in1891(ageabout94 years).Interment at Old Lyme Town Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary


    AveryCemetery
    Lynn Drive
    Preston, New London County, Connecticut
    Founded 1691
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Erasmus D. Avery (1822-1902) — of Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornMay 6,1822.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1862, 1869; defeated, 1867.DiedSeptember16, 1902 (age80 years, 133days).Interment at Avery Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Eunice S. Williams.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Preston CityCemetery
    Route 165
    Preston, New London County, Connecticut
    Founded 1690
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.David Baldwin (c.1799-1848) — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born about 1799. Whig.Merchant;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston, 1834, 1837; memberofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1847-48; died in office 1848.DiedApril17, 1848 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Preston City Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Austin A. Chapman (1828-1915) — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 28,1828.Democrat.Mason;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1874.Died in1915(ageabout87 years).Interment at Preston City Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Margaret B. Phillips.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Chauncey C. Pendleton (1846-1929) — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 14,1846.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston, 1902.Died in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 20,1929 (age83 years, 67days).Interment at Preston City Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Ansel Pendleton and Ann Witter (Button) Pendleton; married toCynthia E. Main; great-grandnephew ofNathanPendleton (1754-1841); first cousin ofCharlesHenry Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; first cousin once removed ofCharlesMarsh Pendleton,HenryHoward Starkweather andCyrusHenry Pendleton; first cousin twice removed ofNathanPendleton (1779-1827); second cousin ofEdwardWheeler Pendleton; second cousin once removed ofJamesMonroe Pendleton andClaudiusVictor Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofDanielBurrows; third cousin ofCalvinCrane Pendleton,JosephPalmer Dyer,HarrisPendleton,NathanWilliam Pendleton andJamesPendleton; third cousin once removed ofCalvinFillmore,LorenzoBurrows andCorneliusWelles Pendleton; third cousin twice removed ofElijahBabbitt; third cousin thrice removed ofWaightstillAvery; fourth cousin ofMillardFillmore,EnochC. Chapman,GeorgeMortimer Beakes,CorneliaCole Fairbanks,DanielParrish Witter andLlewellynJames Barden; fourth cousin once removed ofDanielPutnam Tyler,NathanBelcher,JoshuaPerkins andSamuelWillard Beakes.
     Political family:Pendleton#2 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Eckford Gustavus Pendleton (1861-1939) — also known asEckford G. Pendleton — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April26, 1861.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston; elected 1920.Died in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 17,1939 (age78 years, 82days).Interment at Preston City Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Solomon Story Pendleton and Marcia Averill (Starkweather)Pendleton; brother ofCharlesHenry Pendleton; married,June 20,1889, to Charity Alice Norman; nephew ofHenryHoward Starkweather; grandnephew ofGeorgeAnson Starkweather andDavidAustin Starkweather; great-grandnephew ofNathanPendleton (1754-1841); first cousin ofChaunceyC. Pendleton; first cousin once removed ofCharlesMarsh Pendleton andCyrusHenry Pendleton; first cousin twice removed ofNathanPendleton (1779-1827); second cousin ofEdwardWheeler Pendleton; second cousin once removed ofJamesMonroe Pendleton andClaudiusVictor Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofDanielBurrows andSamuelStarkweather; third cousin ofCalvinCrane Pendleton,JosephPalmer Dyer,HarrisPendleton,NathanWilliam Pendleton andJamesPendleton; third cousin once removed ofCalvinFillmore,LorenzoBurrows andCorneliusWelles Pendleton; third cousin twice removed ofElijahBabbitt; fourth cousin ofMillardFillmore,EnochC. Chapman andIrvingHall Chase; fourth cousin once removed ofAugustusSabin Chase.
     Political family:Pendleton#2 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Stephen E. Peckham (1874-1941) — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1874.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1908.Died in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1941(ageabout67 years).Interment at Preston City Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Alden Peckham and Fanny Esther (Brown) Peckham; married,March31, 1897, to Lucy M. Spicer; first cousin thrice removed ofRufusWheeler Peckham; first cousin four times removed ofNathanielHazard; second cousin twice removed ofRufusWheeler Peckham Jr..
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..


    New PoquetanuckCemetery
    Poquetanuck, Preston, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Georgana C. Miller (1888-1983) — also known asGeorgana Church — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October16, 1888.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Preston, 1941-50.Female.DiedApril19, 1983 (age94 years, 185days).Interment at New Poquetanuck Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Daughter of Oliver A. Church and Josephine Church.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Claudius Victor Pendleton (1885-1968) — also known asC. V. Pendleton — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 11,1885.Republican.Automotivesupplies merchant; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1921-22.Died inVolusiaCounty, Fla.,February23, 1968 (age82 years, 257days).Interment at New Poquetanuck Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Claudius Victor Pendleton (1850-1917) and Phoebe Jane (Bailey)Pendleton; married1911 toBlanche Wilson Hall; grandson ofCharlesMarsh Pendleton; grandnephew ofCyrusHenry Pendleton; second great-grandnephew ofDavidHough andNathanPendleton (1754-1841); first cousin thrice removed ofNathanPendleton (1779-1827); second cousin once removed ofEdwardWheeler Pendleton,CharlesHenry Pendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofJamesMonroe Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed ofDanielBurrows; second cousin four times removed ofDavidWaterman andElijahAbel; second cousin five times removed ofLutherWaterman; third cousin once removed ofCalvinCrane Pendleton,JosephPalmer Dyer,HarrisPendleton,NathanWilliam Pendleton andJamesPendleton; third cousin twice removed ofLorenzoBurrows andDavidEdgerton; third cousin thrice removed ofBelaEdgerton,ThomasGlasby Waterman,HemanTicknor,SamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas; fourth cousin ofCorneliusWelles Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofEnochC. Chapman andEdwardFranklin Bingham.
     Political family:Pendleton#2 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Mosswood GlenCemetery
    Salem, New London County, Connecticut
    Oramel Whittlesey (born c.1802) — of Salem,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born about 1802. Whig.Pianofortemaker; member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1847.Interment at Mosswood Glen Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    WoodbridgeCemetery
    Salem, New London County, Connecticut
    Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986) — also known asJonathan B. Bingham;JackBingham —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April24, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary to New YorkGovernorW.Averell Harriman, 1955-59; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1958;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-83 (23rd District 1965-73,22nd District 1973-83); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1968.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Americansfor Democratic Action;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1986 (age72 years, 70days).Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Alfreda (Mitchell) Bingham andHiramBingham; brother ofHiramBingham Jr. andAlfredMitchell Bingham; married1939 to JuneRossbach; third cousin twice removed ofBelaEdgerton andHemanTicknor; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton.
     Political family:Binghamfamily of Salem, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Alfred Mitchell Bingham (1905-1998) — also known asAlfred M. Bingham — of Salem,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February20, 1905.Democrat.Magazineeditor;lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate senate 29th District, 1941-42; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1952.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1998 (age93 years, 255days).Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Alfreda (Mitchell) Bingham andHiramBingham; brother ofHiramBingham Jr. andJonathanBrewster Bingham; married,November9, 1934, to Sylvia Doughty Knox; married1982 toKatherine Stryker Dunn; third cousin twice removed ofBelaEdgerton andHemanTicknor; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton.
     Political family:Binghamfamily of Salem, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Hiram Bingham Jr. (1903-1988) — also known asHarry Bingham — of Salem,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 17,1903.U.S. Vice Consul inMarseille, 1939-41;Buenos Aires, 1941-43; helped about 2,500 Jews escape the Nazisin 1940-41.A U.S. postage stamp was issued in his honor in 2006. Died in Salem,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January12, 1988 (age84 years, 179days).Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Alfreda (Mitchell) Bingham andHiramBingham; brother ofAlfredMitchell Bingham andJonathanBrewster Bingham; married,September8, 1934, to Rose Lawton Morrison; third cousin twice removed ofBelaEdgerton andHemanTicknor; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton.
     Political family:Binghamfamily of Salem, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial


    New HanoverCemetery
    Potash Hill Road
    Hanover, Sprague, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Angus Park (1859-1929) — of Hanover, Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Galashiels,Scotland,January26, 1859.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sprague, 1905-06; defeated,1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1908;member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1911-12.Scottishancestry.Died in Hanover, Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 17,1929 (age70 years, 172days).Interment at New Hanover Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof William C. Park and Catherine (Campbell) Park; married toElizabeth Barlow Eadie; father ofWilliamGeorge Park.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas H. Allen (1862-1912) — of Hanover, Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September4, 1862.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1885-86; member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1887-88; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1888,1896.DiedJanuary28, 1912 (age49 years, 146days).Interment at New Hanover Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    EvergreenCemetery
    345 North Main Street
    Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    Founded 1849
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Coert du Bois (1881-1960) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1881.Forester;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul inParis, 1919-20;Naples, 1920-21;Port Said, 1922; U.S. Consul General inBatavia, 1927-30;Genoa, 1931;Naples, 1931-35;Havana, as of 1938.Episcopalian.His two daughters, Jane and Betty, ages 20 and 23, in grief over thedeaths of two RAF airmen they had fallen in love with, killedthemselves by jumping together from a British plane in 1935.Died, in WesterlyHospital,Westerly,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,March 6,1960 (age78 years, 117days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Dr. John Coert du Bois and Evelyn 'Eva' (Kimball) du Bois;married,August1, 1910, to Margaret Beauvais Mendell; great-grandson ofCoertDubois.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Fred R. ZellerFred Richard Zeller (1899-1978) — also known asFred R. Zeller — of Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September5, 1899.Republican. Secretary-treasurer, Park City Binding Company,manufacturers ofnarrowfabrics andbiastapes; member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1937-38;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1939-41, 1943-45, 1947-49, 1951-59; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1948.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.DiedMarch 7,1978 (age78 years, 183days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953
     Erskine Mason Phelps (1839-1910) — also known asErskine M. Phelps — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March31, 1839.Democrat.Boot and shoebusiness; president, HahnemannHospital;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1888;IllinoisDemocratic state chair, 1888;Consulfor Colombia inChicago,Ill., 1893-1907.Donated his collection of Napoleon memorabilia to the University ofChicago Library.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 22,1910 (age71 years, 52days).Entombed at Evergreen Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles H. Phelps and Ann (Hammond) Phelps; married,October26, 1865, to Anna Wilder; second cousin ofJamesHammond Trumbull; second cousin once removed ofHenryBrewster Stanton; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeChamplin; second cousin four times removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin twice removed ofChristopherGrant Champlin,JeremiahMason,BenjaminTrumbull andLancelotPhelps; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnAdams,NoahPhelps,AugustusSeymour Porter,DanielCady andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofCalvinTilden Hulburd,JudsonB. Phelps,NathanWilliam Pendleton andGilesRussell Taggart; fourth cousin once removed ofAlbertGallup,GeorgeSmith Catlin,LymanTrumbull,JamesPhelps andIrvingDilley Tillman.
     Political family:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Elm GroveCemetery
    Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    John Parnell Thomas (1895-1970) — also known asJ. Parnell Thomas — of Allendale,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January16, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor ofAllendale, N.J., 1926-30; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1935-36;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1937-50; defeated,1954.Pleadedno contest topayrollpadding;resignedfrom Congress andsentencedtoprison,1950.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November19, 1970 (age75 years, 307days).Cremated;ashes interred at Elm Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
     Daniel Burrows (1766-1858) — of Hebron,TollandCounty, Conn.; Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Fort Hill, Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October26, 1766.Democrat.Carriage andwagon manufacturer;Methodistminister; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1816-20, 1826 (Hebron 1816-20,Middletown 1826);delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818;U.S.Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-23.Died in Mystic, Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January23, 1858 (age91 years, 89days).Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Silas Burrows and Mary (Smith) Burrows; married,December16, 1787, to Mary Avery; uncle ofLorenzoBurrows; first cousin ofDanielPacker; first cousin once removed ofAsaPacker; first cousin twice removed ofRobertAsa Packer; second cousin ofJaredLewis Rathbone; second cousin once removed ofCharlesMarsh Pendleton,CyrusHenry Pendleton,HenryReed Rathbone andJaredLawrence Rathbone; second cousin twice removed ofEzekielCornell,CalvinCrane Pendleton,EdwardWheeler Pendleton,JosephPalmer Dyer,CharlesHenry Pendleton,HarrisPendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton,NathanWilliam Pendleton,JamesPendleton,EckfordGustavus Pendleton andHenryRiggs Rathbone; second cousin thrice removed ofCorneliusWelles Pendleton andClaudiusVictor Pendleton; third cousin twice removed ofCalvinTilden Hulburd; fourth cousin ofEzraCornell; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredHenry Littlefield,AlonzoBarton Cornell andHenryStark Culver.
     Political family:Packer-Burrowsfamily of Mystic, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Clark Greenman — of Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1854.Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery. Charles F. Champlin (b. 1857) — of Pawcatuck, Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Clarks Falls, North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January24, 1857.Republican.Farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stonington; elected 1902,1904;firstselectman of Stonington, Connecticut, 1921-22.Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles William Champlin and Harriet Lucinda (Caswell) Champlin;married to Leonora Estella Ayers; second great-grandnephew ofGeorgeChamplin; first cousin thrice removed ofChristopherGrant Champlin.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..


    St. Michael's NewCemetery
    Pawcatuck, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Thomas J. DoddThomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) — also known asThomas J. Dodd — of Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.; West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 15,1907.Democrat.FBIspecial agent;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1948,1952,1956,1960,1968;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956, 1970 (DoddIndependent).Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Censuredby the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, havingdivertedsome $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use.Died of aheartattack, in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 24,1971 (age64 years, 9days).Interment at St. Michael's New Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofThomasJ. Dodd and Abigail (O'Sullivan) Dodd; married,May 19,1934, to Mary Grace Murphy; father ofChristopherJohn Dodd.
     Political family:Doddfamily of Norwich, Connecticut.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
     Image source: Connecticut Register &Manual 1953


    GallupCemetery
    Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut
    Benjamin Gallup — of Voluntown,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1880.Interment at Gallup Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Second great-granduncle ofScottBill Hirst.
     Political family:Billfamily of Connecticut.


    KennedyCemetery
    Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut
    Harvey Campbell (1792-1877) — of Voluntown,New LondonCounty, Conn.BornSeptember30, 1792.Physician;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Voluntown, 1831, 1838; memberofConnecticutstate senate 13th District, 1861.DiedSeptember16, 1877 (age84 years, 351days).Interment at Kennedy Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    JordanCemetery
    Waterford, New London County, Connecticut
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) — also known asWilliam J. Miller — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,March12, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45,1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary.Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 andlost bothlegs.Died in Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November22, 1950 (age51 years, 255days).Interment at Jordan Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Marguerite Parrish.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Giles Ambrose Beckwith (1863-1940) — also known asGiles A. Beckwith — of Waterford,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Waterford,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 24,1863.Democrat.Carpenter;candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Waterford, 1926, 1932.Died in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September8, 1940 (age77 years, 107days).Interment at Jordan Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Frances E. (Holdridge) Beckwith and Jason B.Beckwith.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Monroe Latimer Beckwith (1884-1966) — also known asMonroe L. Beckwith — of Waterford,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March16, 1884.Dairyfarmer;brickmason;firstselectman of Waterford, Connecticut, 1947.Died in Waterford,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 12,1966 (age82 years, 88days).Interment at Jordan Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Clement Beckwith and Ellen Beckwith.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    West NeckCemetery
    Waterford, New London County, Connecticut
    Thomas Ostrom Enders (1932-1996) — also known asThomas O. Enders — of Connecticut. BornNovember28, 1932.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toCanada, 1975-79;Spain, 1983-86.DiedMarch17, 1996 (age63 years, 110days).Interment at West Neck Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier


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