Evergreen Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1848 |
| Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Size | 85 acres (34 ha)[1] |
| Number of graves | 85,000[1] |
| Website | http://www.evergreencem.org/ |
| Find a Grave | http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=103328 |
Evergreen Cemetery is located in the West River neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by some of New Haven's most prominent citizens in 1848.[2] Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that is managed by the Association's board of trustees.
Notable burials
- Hobart B. Bigelow, Governor of Connecticut (1881–1883)
- Edward Bouchet, first PhD recipient of African descent in the United States[1]
- Wilbur L. Cross, Governor of Connecticut (1931–1939) and Professor of English at Yale University
- Edwin S. Greeley, Civil War general[1]
- Bronisław Malinowski, social anthropologist[3]
- William Chester Minor - lexicographer and key contributor to the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Section: Path H, Plot: 13 Front, Grave: 1[4]
- John Addison Porter, chemistry professor at Yale University. Section: Lake Avenue, Plot: 135, Grave: 17[4]
- John Addison Porter, journalist, and first Secretary to the President. Section: Lake Avenue, Plot: 135, Grave: 20[4]
- Ilya Tolstoy, writer and son of Leo Tolstoy[4]
- Oliver Winchester - founder of the Winchester repeating rifle company. Section: Highland Avenue, Plot: 64, Grave: 16[4]
- Sarah Winchester - wife of William Wirt Winchester and builder of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. Section: Highland Avenue, Plot: 52, Grave: 4[4]
- George Weiss - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Executive. Section: Catalpa Avenue, Plot: 39, Grave: 2[4]
- Teresa Wright - Wright won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for "Mrs. Miniver" (1942). Remains donated to Yale medical school, ultimately buried in a small mass grave located in section 14[5]
- One Commonwealth war burial, a Royal Flying Corps Cadet of World War I.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 McDonough, Cara (24 January 2013). "Lives and Times". The Daily Nutmeg. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.evergreencem.org/default.asp
- ↑ Wayne, H. (1995). The Story of a Marriage: The Letters of Bronisław Malinowski and Elsie Masson. London: Routledge. p. 241.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Evergreen Cemetery: Search Burial Records". www.evergreencem.org. Evergreen Cemetery. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Find-a-Grave". www.findagrave.com. www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ CWGC casualty record.
External links
Coordinates: 41°17′58″N 72°56′59″W / 41.29939°N 72.94962°W
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