Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsHaverstrawMt. Repose CemeteryNanuetNanuet CemeteryNanuetNanuet True Reformed ChurchCemeteryNanuetSt. Anthony's CemeteryNew CityWood Blauvelt Stephens BurialGroundNew HempsteadCoe Family FarmCemeteryNew HempsteadJewish CommunityCemeteryNyackOak Hill CemeteryNyackRockland CemeteryRamapoRamapo CemeterySpring ValleyBrick ChurchCemeteryTappanTappan Church CemeteryWest NyackNyack Rural Cemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John William Ferdon (1826-1884) — also known asJohn W. Ferdon — of Piermont,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Piermont,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1826.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1855; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1856-57; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1864,1876;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1879-81.Died in Monmouth Beach,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,August5, 1884 (age57 years, 236days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Isaac B. Van Houten (1776-1850) — of New York. Born in New York,1776.Democrat. Member of New York state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1833-35.Died in1850(ageabout74 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
Mt. ReposeCemetery
Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) — also known asReuben L. Haskell — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1878.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908,1920;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1921.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;RoyalArcanum;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;DeltaChi.Died in Westwood,BergenCounty, N.J.,October2, 1971 (age92 years, 362days).Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery. | | Peter Denoyelles (1766-1829) — ofRocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,1766.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1801-03;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1813-15.Slaveowner. Died in Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1829 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery. | | Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1970) — also known asHenry V. Poor — of New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Chapman,DickinsonCounty, Kan.,September30, 1888.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;sculptor;muralist;architect;member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1941-45.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1970 (age82 years, 69days).Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery. | | Ira M. Hedges (1839-1902) — of Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 31,1839.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1894.DiedApril 9,1902 (age62 years, 252days).Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery.
NanuetCemetery
Nanuet, Rockland County, New York
Nanuet TrueReformed Church Cemetery
Nanuet, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cornelius M. Demarest (1803-1899) — of Nanuet,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Nanuet,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1803.Democrat.Tanner;currier;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1843.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1899 (age95 years, 174days).Interment at Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery.
St. Anthony'sCemetery
Nanuet, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Kenneth P. Zebrowski (1945-2007) — also known asKen Zebrowski — of New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1945.Lawyer;RocklandCounty Legislator, 1973-2003; board chairman and actingpresident, NyackHospital;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1999, 2000; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 94th District, 2005-07; died in office 2007.Catholic.Died, ofhepatitisC, in NyackHospital,Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March18, 2007 (age61 years, 126days).Interment at St. Anthony's Cemetery.
Wood BlauveltStephens Burial Ground
New City, Rockland County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Jacob Wood (1784-1874) — also known asJohn J. Wood — of New York. Born in Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1784.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1827-29;RocklandCounty Surrogate, 1837;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1846.Slaveowner. Died in New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1874 (age90 years, 81days).Interment at Wood Blauvelt Stephens Burial Ground.
Coe Family FarmCemetery
New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Daniel Coe (1755-1824) — also known asJohn D. Coe — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Ramapo,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1755.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1778-80, 1789-92, 1793-94;member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1794-98.Died in Ramapo,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1824 (age68 years, 343days).Interment at Coe Family Farm Cemetery.
Jewish CommunityCemetery
Route 306 at Brick Church Road
New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) — also known asLucy Maurer;Lucille ShirleyDarvin —of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born, in BushwickHospital,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1922.Democrat.Economist;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1970;Marylandstate treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1988.Female.Jewish. Member,League of WomenVoters;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;AmericanAssociation of University Women;NationalOrganization for Women.Elected to Maryland Women'sHall ofFame, 1990.Died of abraintumor, in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 17,1996 (age73 years, 209days).Interment at Jewish Community Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Nyack, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur Sidney Tompkins (1865-1938) — also known asArthur S. Tompkins — of Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Middleburgh,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofRockland County Republican Party, 1888; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1890;RocklandCounty Surrogate, 1893-98; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1896,1904;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1899-1903;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 9th District, 1907-36; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1933.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1938 (age72 years, 147days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Abraham P. Stephens (1796-1859) — of New York. Born in New York,1796.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1851-53.Died in1859(ageabout63 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Moses Gage Leonard (1809-1899) — of New York. Born in Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.,July 10,1809.Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1840;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1843-45.DiedMarch20, 1899 (age89 years, 253days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Johnson Hart (1859-1926) — also known asJoseph J. Hart — of Milford,PikeCounty, Pa.Born in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1859.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1895-97.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1926 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Clarence Lexow (1852-1910) — of South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1852.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofT.Tileston Wells; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1890; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1892;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1894-98 (16th District 1894-95, 23rd District1896-98); chaired joint legislative committee which drafted the billcreating New York City in its present boundaries, including thethen-separate city of Brooklyn; Republican Presidential Elector forNew York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Died, frompneumonia,in South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1910 (age58 years, 106days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt (1814-1899) — also known asNicholas C. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1814.Democrat.Schoolteacher;merchant;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1846; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1853.Died, fromheartfailure, in Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1899 (age85 years, 100days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John Dewitt Blauvelt (1840-1917) — also known asJohn D. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1840.Democrat. Postmaster atSpringValley, N.Y., 1885-89; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1900.DiedOctober1, 1917 (age77 years, 4days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Abraham J. Demarest (1799-1863) — also known asAbram J. Demarest — of Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1799.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1837.Died inRocklandCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1863 (age64 years, 39days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
RocklandCemetery
Nyack, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) — also known asJohn C. Frémont;"ThePathfinder";"The Champion ofFreedom" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January21, 1813.Republican.Explorer;MilitaryGovernor of California, 1847;arrestedformutiny,1847;court-martialed;foundguilty ofmutiny,disobedience,andconductprejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres.JamesK. Polk;U.S.Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1878-81;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888.Episcopalian.Frenchancestry.Died, ofperitonitis,in ahotelroom at New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1890 (age77 years, 173days).Original interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 at RocklandCemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor)Frémont; married,October19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter ofThomasHart Benton). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:SelahHill | | | | Fremont County,Colo.,Fremont County,Idaho,Fremont County,Iowa andFremont County,Wyo. are named for him. | | | | FremontPeak,inMontereyCounty andSan BenitoCounty, California, isnamed forhim. — FremontPeak,inCoconinoCounty, Arizona, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFremont,California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFremont,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFremont,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Fremont (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, California; mined and wrecked inManilaBay, Philippines, 1945) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnF. Hill—JohnC. F. Slayton—JohnFremont Cox | | | | Campaign slogan (1856): "Free Soil,Free Men, Fremont." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by John C. Fremont:Memoirsof My Life and Times | | | | Books about John C. Fremont: TomChaffin,Pathfinder:John Charles Fremont and the Course of AmericanEmpire — David Roberts,ANewer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of theAmerican West — Andrew Rolle,JohnCharles Fremont: Character As Destiny — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893) |
RamapoCemetery
Ramapo, Rockland County, New York
Brick ChurchCemetery
Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Beveridge C. Dunlop (1879-1961) — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,April28, 1879.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;textileexecutive;bankdirector; Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1912;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1914; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1917.ChristianReformed. Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Freemasons.Died in Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1961 (age82 years, 65days).Interment at Brick Church Cemetery. | | Morton King Lexow (1885-1976) — also known asMorton Lexow — of Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1885.Lawyer;RocklandCounty District Attorney, 1922-32.Died in Allendale,BergenCounty, N.J.,February3, 1976 (age90 years, 128days).Interment at Brick Church Cemetery.
Tappan ChurchCemetery
Tappan, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Haring (1739-1809) — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.;RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Tappan,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1739.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1774; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1781-89; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1782;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from OrangeCounty, 1788; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1805-06.DiedApril 1,1809 (age69 years, 185days).Interment at Tappan Church Cemetery.
Nyack RuralCemetery
West Nyack, Rockland County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Arthur Emil Kerwien (1873-1939) — also known asArthur E. Kerwien — of Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Rockland Lake,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1873.Republican.Mayorof Fort Lee, N.J., 1912-13, 1934-39; died in office 1939.Member,Freemasons.Killed when he wasstruck bya car while crossing East Columbia Avenue, in Palisades Park,BergenCounty, N.J.,August5, 1939 (age66 years, 131days).Interment at Nyack Rural Cemetery.
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