Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York
A National Historic Landmark cemetery founded in 1838, home to over 570,000 graves including many notable figures.
Memorials
DeWitt Clinton
1769–1828 (age 59)
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DeWitt Clinton was a New York politician and governor who championed the Erie Canal.
Henry Clinton Backus
1848–1908 (age 60)
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Henry Clinton Backus was a Utica resident who lived from 1848 to 1908.
Robert Cloughen
1889–1930 (age 41)
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Robert Cloughen (1889-1930) was a Bronx resident whose life ended in his early forties.
Curtis Coe Bean
1828–1904 (age 76)
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Curtis Coe Bean (1828–1904) was a Tamworth-born politician who served New Hampshire before being laid to rest at Green...
Augusta Cole Mayer
1865–1926 (age 61)
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Augusta Cole Mayer (1865–1926) is commemorated among the burials at Green-Wood Cemetery.
William Colford Schermerhorn
1821–1903 (age 82)
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William Colford Schermerhorn was a New York City resident who lived from 1821 to 1903 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemet...
William Colgate
1783–1857 (age 74)
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William Colgate was an English-born businessman who lived from 1783 to 1857 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Edmund Collier
1852–1900 (age 48)
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Edmund Collier (1852-1900) was a late 19th-century New York resident.
Horatio Collins King
1837–1918 (age 81)
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Horatio Collins King was an American postal official and politician who served as Postmaster of Portland, Maine.
Vincent Colyer
1824–1888 (age 64)
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Vincent Colyer (1824-1888) was a Bloomingdale-based individual remembered in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
1848–1933 (age 85)
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Louis Comfort Tiffany was an acclaimed American artist and designer renowned for his innovative glass and decorative art...
Charles Comstock Betts
1808–1882 (age 74)
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Charles Comstock Betts was a 19th-century American businessman from Richmond.
Howard Conkling
1855–1938 (age 83)
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Howard Conkling was a New York-based businessman and civic figure of the late 19th century.
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.
Julia Cooke Kissam
1808–1881 (age 73)
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Julia Cooke Kissam (1808-1881) was a New York resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Edith Cooper
1854–1916 (age 62)
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Edith Cooper (1854-1916) was a woman of the late Victorian period.
Edward Cooper
1824–1905 (age 81)
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Edward Cooper (1824–1905) was a New York City businessman and politician who served as mayor before his burial at Gree...
Peter Cooper
1791–1883 (age 92)
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Peter Cooper was an American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist who founded Cooper Union and made his fortune i...
Sarah Cooper
1793–1869 (age 76)
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Sarah Cooper (1793-1869) was a Hempstead resident who lived into her late seventies.
Peter Cooper Hewitt
1861–1921 (age 60)
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Peter Cooper Hewitt was an American inventor and electrical engineer known for developing the mercury-vapor lamp.
Minor Cooper Keith
1848–1929 (age 81)
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Minor Cooper Keith (1848-1929) was a Brooklyn-born American businessman and railroad magnate who developed banana cultiv...
Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi
1842–1906 (age 64)
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Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi was a pioneering American physician and medical researcher who made significant contributions...
Ambrose Cornelius Kingsland
1804–1878 (age 74)
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Ambrose Cornelius Kingsland was a prominent New York City businessman and civic leader in the 19th century.
William Cornelius Wyckoff
1832–1888 (age 56)
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William Cornelius Wyckoff (1832-1888) was a New York City resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Nestore Corradi
1811–1891 (age 80)
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Nestore Corradi was an Italian artist and sculptor active in the 19th century.
Katherine Corri Harris
1890–1927 (age 37)
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Katherine Corri Harris was a Newport socialite and member of prominent American high society.
Annie Corsina Fox George
1845–1904 (age 59)
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Annie Corsina Fox George (1845-1904) was a woman of the 19th century whose final resting place was Green-Wood Cemetery.
Juliet Corson
1841–1897 (age 56)
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Boston native Juliet Corson (1841–1897) rests in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Peter Cortelyou Cornell
1803–1885 (age 82)
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Peter Cortelyou Cornell (1803-1885) was a New York resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Costelloe
1961–2008 (age 47)
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John Costelloe (1961–2008) was an American actor best known for portraying Johnny Sack on The Sopranos.
Alfred Cotton Bedford
1863–1925 (age 62)
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Alfred Cotton Bedford (1863-1925) was a Brooklyn resident interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Craig
1868–1932 (age 64)
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John Craig was an American professional active during the early 20th century.
Jacob Cram
1783–1869 (age 86)
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Jacob Cram (1783-1869) was a long-lived 19th-century New Yorker buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Bruce Crane
1857–1937 (age 80)
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Bruce Crane was an American landscape painter known for his impressionistic watercolor paintings.
Fred Crane
1840–1925 (age 85)
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Fred Crane was a Connecticut resident and notable figure in Old Saybrook during the 19th century.
William Crary Brownell
1851–1928 (age 77)
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William Crary Brownell was an American literary critic and author known for his cultural commentary.
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.
Thomas Crawford
1813–1857 (age 44)
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Thomas Crawford was a New York City-based sculptor and artist who died in 1857.
George Crawford Clark
1844–1919 (age 75)
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George Crawford Clark (1844-1919) was a St. Louis businessman and civic leader.
James Creelman
1859–1915 (age 56)
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James Creelman was a prominent American journalist and war correspondent who covered major conflicts across the globe.
Jim Creighton
1841–1862 (age 21)
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Jim Creighton was an American baseball pioneer credited as one of the first professional baseball players.
James Cremer
1821–1893 (age 72)
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James Cremer was a 19th-century American businessman or professional.
John Crerar
1827–1889 (age 62)
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John Crerar (1827-1889) was a Chicago industrialist and founder of the Crerar Library.
Sarah Crocker Conway
1834–1875 (age 41)
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Sarah Crocker Conway (1834-1875) was a Connecticut woman of the mid-19th century.
George Crockett Strong
1832–1863 (age 31)
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George Crockett Strong (1832-1863) of Stockbridge was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Oliver Cromwell Morse
1847–1922 (age 75)
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Oliver Cromwell Morse (1847–1922) was an individual whose life concluded with his burial 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.
Mary Crosby
1822–1913 (age 91)
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Mary Crosby (1822-1913) was a 19th-century American woman.
John Crosby Brown
1838–1909 (age 71)
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John Crosby Brown (1838-1909) was an American banker and philanthropist who helped establish the Metropolitan Museum of ...
Catherine Cruger Delafield
1847–1926 (age 79)
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Catherine Cruger Delafield was a member of prominent New York families and a society figure who lived from 1847 to 1926.