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

Fanny Neilson Beekman
1856–1882 (age 26)
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Fanny Neilson Beekman was a member of the prominent Beekman family who lived from 1856 to 1882.
Lydia Beekman
1811–1883 (age 72)
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Lydia Beekman was a member of the prominent Beekman family who lived from 1811 to 1883.
Mary Beekman
1800–1885 (age 85)
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Mary Beekman was a member of the prominent Beekman family who lived from 1800 to 1885.
Nicholas Wyckoff
1799–1883 (age 84)
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Nicholas Wyckoff was a resident of New York who lived from 1799 to 1883.
Cornelia Milledoler
1805–1885 (age 80)
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Cornelia Milledoler was a resident of New York who lived from 1805 to 1885.
William Retallak Garrison
1834–1882 (age 48)
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William Retallak Garrison (1834-1882) was an American businessman and notable figure of the 19th century.
David Jones
1811–1881 (age 70)
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David Jones (1811-1881) was a prominent merchant and community leader in New York.
Wilhelmine Kloz
1797–1883 (age 86)
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Wilhelmine Kloz (1797-1883) was a German-American resident of New York during the 19th century.
Peter Kemble
1825–1887 (age 62)
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Peter Kemble (1825-1887) was a notable New York resident and member of the prominent Kemble family.
Solomon Eytinge
1793–1882 (age 89)
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Solomon Eytinge (1793-1882) was an American artist and illustrator known for his work in the 19th century.
Richard Montgomery Pell
1822–1882 (age 60)
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Richard Montgomery Pell (1822-1882) was a prominent New York businessman and member of the Pell family.
Elizabeth Woodbridge Hoe
1865–1889 (age 24)
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Elizabeth Woodbridge Hoe (1865-1889) was a member of the prominent Hoe printing machinery family.
Benjamin Richardson
1812–1889 (age 77)
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Benjamin Richardson (1812-1889) was an American merchant and businessman of the 19th century.
Jonathan Young
1826–1885 (age 59)
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Jonathan Young (1826-1885) was an Ohio resident and notable figure of his era.
Joseph Alden
1807–1885 (age 78)
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Joseph Alden (1807-1885) was an American businessman associated with Cairo during the 19th century.
Joshua R. Sands
1795–1883 (age 88)
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Joshua R. Sands (1795-1883) was a Brooklyn-based merchant and community figure.
Nathaniel Currier
1813–1888 (age 75)
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Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) was a renowned American lithographer and co-founder of the famous Currier & Ives print com...
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
1835–1884 (age 49)
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Martha Bulloch Roosevelt (1835-1884) was the mother of President Theodore Roosevelt and a prominent society figure.
Nealy Phelps
1840–1885 (age 45)
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Nealy Phelps (1840-1885) was a New York City resident and notable figure of the late 19th century.
Samuel Hanson Cox
1793–1880 (age 87)
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Samuel Hanson Cox (1793-1880) was an American clergyman and abolitionist minister based in Rahway.
Stephen H. Tyng
1800–1885 (age 85)
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Stephen H. Tyng was an American clergyman and religious leader based in Newburyport during the 19th century.
Theodorus Bailey Myers
1821–1888 (age 67)
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Theodorus Bailey Myers was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist.
Samuel Ward Francis
1835–1886 (age 51)
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Samuel Ward Francis was a 19th-century American merchant and financier.
George Edwin Ewing
1828–1884 (age 56)
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George Edwin Ewing was a 19th-century American businessman and civic leader.
Edward Middleton
1810–1883 (age 73)
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Edward Middleton was a 19th-century American merchant from Charleston.
Robert L. Cutting
1812–1887 (age 75)
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Robert L. Cutting was a prominent 19th-century New York City businessman and philanthropist.
Lloyd Aspinwall
1834–1886 (age 52)
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Lloyd Aspinwall was a 19th-century American businessman and Manhattan resident.
John Swanel Inskip
1816–1884 (age 68)
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John Swanel Inskip was an American Methodist minister and religious leader from Huntingdon.
Charles Comstock Betts
1808–1882 (age 74)
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Charles Comstock Betts was a 19th-century American businessman from Richmond.
Stephen Buttrick Noyes
1833–1885 (age 52)
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Stephen Buttrick Noyes was a 19th-century American businessman from Brookfield.
Ellen Jane Banker
1828–1885 (age 57)
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Ellen Jane Banker was a 19th-century American woman from a prominent family.
Emma Hartley
1858–1881 (age 23)
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Emma Hartley was a 19th-century American woman who died at a young age.
Richard Jessup Morgan
1852–1884 (age 32)
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Richard Jessup Morgan (1852-1884) was a young man who lived during the Gilded Age and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery ...
Henrietta Arnold
1823–1884 (age 61)
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Henrietta Arnold (1823-1884) was a woman who lived through much of the 19th century and found her final resting place at...
Benjamin L. DeForest
1840–1885 (age 45)
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Benjamin L. DeForest (1840-1885) was a 19th-century resident buried at the prominent Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
William Henry Gunther
1826–1887 (age 61)
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William Henry Gunther (1826-1887) was a man of the 19th century whose life spanned six decades before his burial at Gree...
Ellen Bush McComb
1857–1885 (age 28)
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Ellen Bush McComb (1857-1885) was a young woman of the late 19th century interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Frederick Francis Alexandre
1809–1889 (age 80)
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Frederick Francis Alexandre (1809-1889) lived for eight decades during the 1800s and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Gertrude Jerome
1853–1883 (age 30)
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Gertrude Jerome (1853-1883) was a woman of the Gilded Age whose life was cut short at age 30 and buried at Green-Wood Ce...
William Edgar Howland
1813–1885 (age 72)
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William Edgar Howland (1813-1885) was a 19th-century man who lived for over seven decades before his interment at Green-...
Andrew Varick Stout
1812–1883 (age 71)
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Andrew Varick Stout (1812-1883) was a man who lived through most of the 19th century and was buried at Green-Wood Cemete...
George Muirson Totten
1809–1884 (age 75)
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George Muirson Totten (1809-1884) was a long-lived 19th-century figure who spent his final years before burial at Green-...
Mary Esther Hart
1843–1888 (age 45)
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Mary Esther Hart (1843-1888) was a Brooklyn resident who lived during the latter half of the 19th century and was buried...
Albert Salter
1811–1882 (age 71)
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Albert Salter (1811-1882) was a Manhattan native who lived over seven decades in the 19th century before his burial at G...
William Mitchell
1801–1886 (age 85)
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William Mitchell (1801-1886) was a man who lived through most of the 19th century, spanning 85 years, and was buried at ...
William Hayes Fogg
1817–1884 (age 67)
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William Hayes Fogg (1817-1884) was a resident of Berwick who lived during the 19th century and was interred at Green-Woo...
Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
1827–1887 (age 60)
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Joseph Chrisman Hutchison (1827-1887) was a Franklin resident who lived for six decades in the 19th century before his b...
Courtlandt Palmer
1843–1888 (age 45)
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Courtlandt Palmer was a New York City businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1843 to 1888.
Edward Prime
1801–1883 (age 82)
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Edward Prime was a New York City merchant and publisher who lived from 1801 to 1883.
Adam Norrie
1796–1882 (age 86)
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Adam Norrie was a Scottish-born resident of Montrose who lived from 1796 to 1882.