Nancy King

William C. Redfield

1789–1857 (age 68)

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William C. Redfield was an American meteorologist and naturalist from Middletown who lived from 1789 to 1857.

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

1829–1869 (age 40)

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Louis Moreau Gottschalk was a Creole pianist and composer who became one of the first American virtuosos.

Leonard Bernstein

1918–1990 (age 72)

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Renowned composer and conductor best known for West Side Story and his tenure with the New York Philharmonic.

Anson Green Phelps

1781–1853 (age 72)

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Anson Green Phelps was a Simsbury resident and prominent businessman who lived from 1781 to 1853 and was buried in Green...

Mary Cheney Greeley

1811–1872 (age 61)

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Mary Cheney Greeley (1811-1872) was the wife of notable editor Horace Greeley.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

1960–1988 (age 28)

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Neo-expressionist painter who rose to fame in the 1980s New York art scene.