John Kruesi

1843–1899 (age 56)

Engineer/Inventor

Biography

John Kruesi, born in 1843, emigrated from Switzerland and lent his extraordinary mechanical talents to the laboratories of Thomas Edison.

As Edison's chief machinist he translated bold concepts into tangible machines, shaping the development of the telegraph, the electric lamp, and the phonograph itself.

Also buried at Vale Cemetery and Vale Park

William Grosvenor Ely
1869–1936 (age 67)
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
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James Chatham Duane
1824–1897 (age 73)
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
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Judson S. Landon
1832–1905 (age 73)
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
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Rose Perkins Hale
1866–1963 (age 97)
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
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Charles Proteus Steinmetz
1865–1923 (age 58)
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
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William Densmore Maxon
1857–1940 (age 83)
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
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