Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, New York

Est. 1838 478 acres 1,700+ memorials
A National Historic Landmark cemetery founded in 1838, home to over 570,000 graves including many notable figures.

Memorials

Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988 (age 28)
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Neo-expressionist painter who rose to fame in the 1980s New York art scene.
Leonard Bernstein
1918–1990 (age 72)
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Renowned composer and conductor best known for West Side Story and his tenure with the New York Philharmonic.
DeWitt Clinton
1769–1828 (age 59)
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DeWitt Clinton was a New York politician and governor who championed the Erie Canal.
Samuel Osgood
1748–1813 (age 65)
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Samuel Osgood was an American statesman and diplomat who served as the first Postmaster General of the United States.
Henry Brockholst Livingston
1757–1823 (age 66)
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Henry Brockholst Livingston was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United...
Catharine Keteltas
1761–1804 (age 43)
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Catharine Keteltas was a New York resident of the early 19th century.
Ebenezer Stevens
1751–1823 (age 72)
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Ebenezer Stevens was an American Revolutionary War officer and artillery expert.
Nicholas Low
1739–1826 (age 87)
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Nicholas Low was a New York merchant and financier involved in early American commerce.
Solomon Allen
1751–1821 (age 70)
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Solomon Allen was a Massachusetts resident and contemporary of the early American republic.
Bezaleel Howe
1750–1825 (age 75)
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Bezaleel Howe was an American of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
William Peter Van Ness
1778–1826 (age 48)
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William Peter Van Ness was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Leffert Lefferts
1727–1804 (age 77)
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Leffert Lefferts was a New York resident who lived from 1727 to 1804 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Samuel Stranahan
1778–1816 (age 38)
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Samuel Stranahan was a merchant or businessman who lived from 1778 to 1816 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Cornelia Marie Livingston
1776–1825 (age 49)
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Cornelia Marie Livingston was a member of the prominent Livingston family who lived from 1776 to 1825 and was buried at ...
Joseph Gilman
1738–1806 (age 68)
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Joseph Gilman was an Exeter resident who lived from 1738 to 1806 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Lefferts
1785–1829 (age 44)
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John Lefferts was a Brooklyn resident who lived from 1785 to 1829 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Peter Schermerhorn
1749–1826 (age 77)
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Peter Schermerhorn was a New York City resident who lived from 1749 to 1826 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Mary Roberdeau Swift
1804–1827 (age 23)
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Mary Roberdeau Swift was a woman of the early 19th century who died in 1827 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Julia Rush Cutler Ward
1796–1824 (age 28)
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Julia Rush Cutler Ward was a Boston woman who lived from 1796 to 1824.
Samuel L. Mitchill
1764–1831 (age 67)
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Samuel L. Mitchill was a Hempstead resident and naturalist who lived from 1764 to 1831 and was buried in Green-Wood Ceme...
Dixon Hall Lewis
1802–1848 (age 46)
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Dixon Hall Lewis was a Dinwiddie County resident and politician who lived from 1802 to 1848 and was buried in Green-Wood...
Theodore Dwight
1764–1846 (age 82)
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Theodore Dwight was a Northampton resident and educator who lived from 1764 to 1846 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemeter...
Joshua Sands
1757–1835 (age 78)
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Joshua Sands was a Queens resident who lived from 1757 to 1835 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Daniel Appleton
1785–1849 (age 64)
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Daniel Appleton was a Haverhill resident who lived from 1785 to 1849 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
David Bates Douglass
1790–1849 (age 59)
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David Bates Douglass was a Pompton Township resident and engineer who lived from 1790 to 1849 and was buried in Green-Wo...
Do-Hum-Me
1825–1843 (age 18)
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Do-Hum-Me was a Native American who lived from 1825 to 1843 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
John M. Gamble
1791–1836 (age 45)
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John M. Gamble was a Brooklyn resident who lived from 1791 to 1836 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
McDonald Clarke
1798–1842 (age 44)
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McDonald Clarke was a Bath resident and poet who lived from 1798 to 1842 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Robert Troup
1757–1832 (age 75)
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Robert Troup was an American lawyer and politician from Elizabeth Township who lived from 1757 to 1832.
Samuel Ward
1786–1839 (age 53)
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Samuel Ward was a New York City merchant and civic leader who lived from 1786 to 1839.
William Sampson
1764–1836 (age 72)
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William Sampson was an Irish-born lawyer and legal reformer from Derry who lived from 1764 to 1836.
Henry Rutgers
1745–1830 (age 85)
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Henry Rutgers was a New York City merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1745 to 1830.
James Milnor
1773–1844 (age 71)
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James Milnor was a Philadelphia-based clergyman and educator who lived from 1773 to 1844.
Charlotte Canda
1828–1845 (age 17)
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Charlotte Canda was a New York City resident who lived a brief life from 1828 to 1845.
Catherine Floyd
1767–1832 (age 65)
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Catherine Floyd was an American woman who lived from 1767 to 1832.
Leffert Lefferts
1774–1847 (age 73)
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Leffert Lefferts was an American landowner and civic figure who lived from 1774 to 1847.
Archibald Robertson
1765–1835 (age 70)
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Archibald Robertson was a Scottish-born artist and engraver from Monymusk who lived from 1765 to 1835.
Matilda Tone
1769–1849 (age 80)
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Matilda Tone was an Irish woman from Dublin who lived from 1769 to 1849.
Mary Oldrin
1813–1849 (age 36)
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Mary Oldrin was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1813 to 1849.
Joel Thompson
1760–1843 (age 83)
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Joel Thompson was an American clergyman from Stanford who lived from 1760 to 1843.
James Porter
1787–1839 (age 52)
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James Porter was an American educator from Williamstown who lived from 1787 to 1839.
Thomas Freeborn
1774–1846 (age 72)
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Thomas Freeborn was a Nantucket County resident who lived from 1774 to 1846.
Peter Wyckoff
1768–1842 (age 74)
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Peter Wyckoff was an American landowner who lived from 1768 to 1842.
Nathan Burr Graham
1767–1832 (age 65)
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Nathan Burr Graham (1767-1832) was a New York resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Jordan Mott
1768–1840 (age 72)
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Jordan Mott (1768-1840) was an American inventor and industrialist known for his stove manufacturing business.
Farrand Stewart Stranahan
1812–1845 (age 33)
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Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1812-1845) was a merchant and businessman active in early 19th-century New York.
Jacob Clinch
1769–1836 (age 67)
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Jacob Clinch (1769-1836) was a New York resident of the early American period.
Francis Fauvel Gouraud
1808–1847 (age 39)
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Francis Fauvel Gouraud (1808-1847) was a French-born resident of Martinique who later settled in New York.
Eleonora Eliza Lorillard
1801–1843 (age 42)
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Eleonora Eliza Lorillard (1801-1843) was a member of the prominent Lorillard tobacco family.
James Maury
1746–1840 (age 94)
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James Maury (1746-1840) was a Virginia-born resident of Albemarle County with a long life spanning the Revolutionary era...