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

William Constantine Beecher
1849–1928 (age 79)
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William Constantine Beecher (1849-1928) was a Brooklyn resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Richard Cary Morse
1841–1926 (age 85)
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Richard Cary Morse (1841-1926) was a Hudson resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Samuel P. Avery Jr.
1847–1920 (age 73)
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Samuel P. Avery Jr. (1847-1920) was a Brooklyn resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Edward Wheeler Hall
1881–1922 (age 41)
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Edward Wheeler Hall (1881-1922) was a Brooklyn resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Forrest Winant
1888–1928 (age 40)
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Forrest Winant was an American artist and illustrator known for his work in the early 20th century.
William Rhinelander Stewart
1852–1929 (age 77)
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William Rhinelander Stewart was an American businessman and member of a prominent New York family.
Cornelia Sherman
1845–1920 (age 75)
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Cornelia Sherman was an American socialite and philanthropist from a prominent Buffalo family.
Edward Bell
1882–1924 (age 42)
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Edward Bell was an American businessman and notable figure in early 20th-century New York society.
Thomas Brownell Burnham
1866–1925 (age 59)
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Thomas Brownell Burnham was an American businessman and financier active in New York during the early 1900s.
Richard Haines Halsted
1854–1925 (age 71)
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Richard Haines Halsted (1854-1925) was a Manhattan-based physician and medical educator.
Seymour L. Cromwell
1871–1925 (age 54)
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Seymour L. Cromwell (1871-1925) was a Brooklyn businessman and member of the prominent Cromwell family.
Edward E. Kidder
1846–1927 (age 81)
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Edward E. Kidder (1846-1927) was a Charlestown-based industrialist and merchant.
William W. Redfield
1844–1921 (age 77)
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William W. Redfield (1844-1921) was a New York City congressman and manufacturing executive.
Charles Austin Needham
1844–1922 (age 78)
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Charles Austin Needham (1844-1922) was a Buffalo businessman and civic leader.
Frederick T. Steinway
1860–1927 (age 67)
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Frederick T. Steinway was a member of the renowned Steinway piano manufacturing family.
Hart Lyman
1851–1927 (age 76)
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Hart Lyman was an American businessman and prominent figure in 19th-century New York society.
James Brown Potter
1853–1922 (age 69)
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James Brown Potter was an American financier and philanthropist known for his business ventures.
Marie Louise Antoinette Hungerford
1843–1928 (age 85)
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Marie Louise Antoinette Hungerford was a prominent American socialite and society figure.
Ann Amelia Wood
1840–1920 (age 80)
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Ann Amelia Wood was a Manhattan resident and member of a prominent American family.
Kate Byron
1846–1920 (age 74)
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Kate Byron was an Irish-born woman who lived in Limerick during the 19th century.
Jonathan Brace Chittenden
1864–1928 (age 64)
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Jonathan Brace Chittenden was an American businessman from Milford.
George A. Green
1876–1923 (age 47)
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George A. Green was an American who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Albert Dodd Blashfield
1860–1920 (age 60)
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Albert Dodd Blashfield was an American artist and muralist known for his decorative paintings and public commissions.
Jessie Johnston
1845–1926 (age 81)
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Jessie Johnston was a Scottish-born individual who emigrated to America during the 19th century.
Grace Duffield Goodwin
1869–1926 (age 57)
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Grace Duffield Goodwin (1869-1926) was an Adrian resident who was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Henry C. Weir
1840–1927 (age 87)
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Henry C. Weir (1840-1927) was a 19th-century individual buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Eliza Whitney Redfield
1851–1928 (age 77)
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Eliza Whitney Redfield (1851-1928) was a woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Amelia Bowman Hewitt
1856–1922 (age 66)
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Amelia Bowman Hewitt (1856-1922) was a resident of the late 1800s and early 1900s interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Alice Gerson Chase
1866–1927 (age 61)
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Alice Gerson Chase (1866-1927) lived during the Gilded Age and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
George Faulkner Wetherbee
1851–1920 (age 69)
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George Faulkner Wetherbee (1851-1920) was a Cincinnati resident who was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
George G. Haven Jr.
1866–1925 (age 59)
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George G. Haven Jr. (1866-1925) was a New York City resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James A. Thompson
1873–1923 (age 50)
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James A. Thompson (1873-1923) was an individual of the early 20th century interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John A. Bensel
1863–1922 (age 59)
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John A. Bensel (1863-1922) was a New York City resident who was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James Crooke McLeer
1872–1926 (age 54)
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James Crooke McLeer (1872-1926) was an individual interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James McLeer
1839–1922 (age 83)
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James McLeer (1839-1922) was a 19th-century resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
McCoskry Butt
1858–1921 (age 63)
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McCoskry Butt (1858-1921) was a New York City resident who was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Elizabeth Hoagland Gates
1858–1927 (age 69)
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Elizabeth Hoagland Gates (1858-1927) was a woman of the late 1800s and early 1900s buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Ira Mallory Remsen
1876–1928 (age 52)
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Ira Mallory Remsen was an American chemist and educator who served as a professor and administrator at Johns Hopkins Uni...
Philip Mesier Lydig
1867–1929 (age 62)
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Philip Mesier Lydig was a New York City-based businessman and member of a prominent merchant family.
Frederic W. Stevens
1839–1928 (age 89)
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Frederic W. Stevens was an American businessman and philanthropist active in the 19th century.
John Duncan Quackenbos
1848–1926 (age 78)
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John Duncan Quackenbos was a New York City educator and author known for his work in pedagogy and literature.
Gladys Roosevelt Dick
1889–1926 (age 37)
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Gladys Roosevelt Dick was an American physician and medical researcher who made significant contributions to immunology.
J. Philip Benkard
1872–1929 (age 57)
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J. Philip Benkard was an American businessman and art collector who maintained residences in New York and Paris.
Phyllis Benkard
1904–1928 (age 24)
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Phyllis Benkard was a member of the prominent Benkard family of New York.
David A. Curtis
1846–1923 (age 77)
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David A. Curtis was an American businessman and prominent figure in 19th-century New York society.
Henry Sayre Van Duzer
1853–1928 (age 75)
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Henry Sayre Van Duzer was an American businessman and member of a notable New York family.
William H. Mathews
1844–1928 (age 84)
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William H. Mathews was an American businessman active during the late 19th century.
Anne Wroe Scollay Curtis Low
1847–1929 (age 82)
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Anne Wroe Scollay Curtis Low was an American socialite and member of prominent New York families.
Cornelia Neilson Harriman
1850–1926 (age 76)
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Cornelia Neilson Harriman was an American socialite connected to the prominent Harriman railroad family.
David A. Boody
1837–1930 (age 93)
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David A. Boody was a prominent New York businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1837 to 1930.