Joshua Sands

Biography

Joshua Sands, whose final resting place is Green-Wood Cemetery, was a figure whose life spoke to a quiet devotion to duties both public and private, guiding those around him with sound judgment and a calm perseverance. He contributed to the civic fabric of his time through dependable service and the integrity of a steady companion in community affairs.

He died in 1835, yet the respect he earned lived on among acquaintances who remembered a principled presence, now honored among Green-Wood’s cherished memorials.