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

Sarah Cooper
1793–1869 (age 76)
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Sarah Cooper (1793-1869) was a Hempstead resident who lived into her late seventies.
Edwin Pearce Christy
1815–1862 (age 47)
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Edwin Pearce Christy (1815-1862) was a Philadelphia-born entertainer known for his minstrel performances.
Francis R. Tillou
1795–1865 (age 70)
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Francis R. Tillou (1795-1865) was a 19th-century New York resident of considerable longevity.
Greene C. Bronson
1789–1863 (age 74)
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Greene C. Bronson (1789-1863) was a Simsbury native who lived through the early American republic.
Samuel Gouverneur Ogden
1779–1860 (age 81)
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Samuel Gouverneur Ogden (1779-1860) was a long-lived New York resident of the early 19th century.
Henry B. Hidden
1839–1862 (age 23)
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Henry B. Hidden (1839-1862) was a young New York resident who died in his early twenties.
Charles Henry Marshall
1792–1865 (age 73)
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Charles Henry Marshall (1792-1865) was an Easton resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James Lyman Van Buren
1837–1866 (age 29)
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James Lyman Van Buren (1837-1866) was a New York resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Theophilus Beebe
1800–1867 (age 67)
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Theophilus Beebe (1800-1867) was a New London resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John W. Francis
1789–1861 (age 72)
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John W. Francis (1789-1861) was a New York City physician and medical writer.
J. Howard Kitching
1838–1865 (age 27)
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J. Howard Kitching (1838-1865) was a New York City resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James Renwick
1790–1863 (age 73)
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James Renwick (1790-1863) was a Liverpool-born engineer and inventor buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James William Wallack
1794–1864 (age 70)
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James William Wallack (1794-1864) was a prominent English-American actor and theatrical manager.
John G. Bergen
1814–1867 (age 53)
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John G. Bergen (1814-1867) was a South Brooklyn resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John James Speed
1803–1867 (age 64)
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John James Speed (1803-1867) was a resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Lafayette Riker
1824–1862 (age 38)
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John Lafayette Riker (1824-1862) was a Manhattan resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Lot Clark
1788–1862 (age 74)
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Lot Clark (1788-1862) was a Hillsdale resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Park Benjamin, Sr.
1809–1864 (age 55)
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Park Benjamin, Sr. (1809-1864) was an American editor, poet, and inventor.
D. T. Valentine
1801–1869 (age 68)
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D. T. Valentine was a Westchester County resident who lived from 1801 to 1869 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Charles Kelsey
1821–1866 (age 45)
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Charles Kelsey lived from 1821 to 1866 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Cyrus Mason
1798–1865 (age 67)
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Cyrus Mason lived from 1798 to 1865 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Harriet Truesdell
1786–1862 (age 76)
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Harriet Truesdell was a Providence resident who lived from 1786 to 1862 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Thomas G. Talmage
1801–1863 (age 62)
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Thomas G. Talmage lived from 1801 to 1863 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Jacob Lindauer
1847–1869 (age 22)
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Jacob Lindauer was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1847 to 1869 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Mary Allen Auchmuty
1800–1865 (age 65)
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Mary Allen Auchmuty (1800-1865) was a woman of the early 19th century buried in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Hopper
1815–1864 (age 49)
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John Hopper (1815-1864) was a 19th-century individual interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Lucy Maria Tappan
1825–1863 (age 38)
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Lucy Maria Tappan (1825-1863) was a woman of the mid-19th century with connections to the prominent Tappan family.
Charles Burdett
1815–1862 (age 47)
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Charles Burdett (1815-1862) was a 19th-century figure buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Charles August Heckscher
1806–1866 (age 60)
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Charles August Heckscher (1806-1866) was a Paris-connected individual who died in the mid-19th century.
Nancy King
1802–1869 (age 67)
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Nancy King (1802-1869) was a Long Island resident of the 19th century buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Whitehead
1797–1864 (age 67)
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John Whitehead (1797-1864) was a 19th-century man interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Abigail Spicer Furman
1779–1864 (age 85)
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Abigail Spicer Furman (1779-1864) was a woman who lived through the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
John Henderson
1835–1864 (age 29)
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John Henderson (1835-1864) was an Irish-born individual who died at age 29 in the mid-19th century.
John M. Bradstreet
1815–1863 (age 48)
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John M. Bradstreet (1815-1863) was a 19th-century resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Tunis Craven
1781–1866 (age 85)
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Tunis Craven (1781-1866) was a long-lived 19th-century individual who reached 85 years of age.
Humphrey Bland
1811–1869 (age 58)
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Humphrey Bland was an English mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1811 to 1869.
Abigail Preston Decker
1783–1862 (age 79)
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Abigail Preston Decker was a New York resident who lived from 1783 to 1862.
Mary Rebecca Avery
1830–1861 (age 31)
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Mary Rebecca Avery was a New York resident who lived from 1830 to 1861.
Richard S. Kissam
1808–1861 (age 53)
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Richard S. Kissam was a New York City resident who lived from 1808 to 1861.
Daniel Embury
1795–1864 (age 69)
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Daniel Embury was a New York architect known for his ecclesiastical designs who lived from 1795 to 1864.
Catherine Wolfe
1785–1861 (age 76)
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Catherine Wolfe was a prominent New York philanthropist and art collector who lived from 1785 to 1861.
Francis Brockholst Cutting
1834–1869 (age 35)
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Francis Brockholst Cutting was a New York lawyer and politician who lived from 1834 to 1869.
Louisa Charlotte Cutler
1801–1869 (age 68)
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Louisa Charlotte Cutler was a New York resident who lived from 1801 to 1869.
Sibyl Wright
1788–1866 (age 78)
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Sibyl Wright was a New York resident who lived from 1788 to 1866.
Elizabeth H. Brinckerhoff
1817–1869 (age 52)
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Elizabeth H. Brinckerhoff was a New York resident who lived from 1817 to 1869.
Louisa Stewart Trevor
1836–1867 (age 31)
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Louisa Stewart Trevor was a New York resident who lived from 1836 to 1867.
Sidney Mason
1799–1871 (age 72)
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Sidney Mason (1799-1871) was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Ogden Haggerty
1810–1875 (age 65)
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Ogden Haggerty (1810-1875) was laid to rest at Green-Wood Cemetery.
William Fellowes
1801–1875 (age 74)
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William Fellowes (1801-1875) was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
William Little Brown
1845–1874 (age 29)
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William Little Brown (1845-1874) was a Brooklyn resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.