Putnam Cemetery
The main entrance of Putnam Cemetery
Putnam Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery located at 35 Parsonage Road in Greenwich, Connecticut. It is affiliated with adjacent Saint Mary's Cemetery at 399 North Street, which is a Catholic cemetery; the two cemeteries share the same office. The cemetery is located in a quiet residential neighborhood and is the final resting place of several notable people. Some of these renowned individuals are:
Weeping European Beech tree in Putnam Cemetery
Putnam division
- George Lauder, (1837 - 1924), Scottish-American Industrialist, Mechanical Engineer, Director, Carnegie Steel Corporation
- Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, (1850–1921), philanthropist[1]
- Victor Borge (1909–2000), pianist, symphony conductor, comedian
- Prescott Bush, (1895–1972), U.S. Senator, and Dorothy Walker Bush, (1901–1992), parents of President George H.W. Bush and grandparents of President George W. Bush
- Bud Collyer, (1908–1969), television show host
- Thomas Hastings, (1860–1929), architect
- William Temple Hornaday, (1854-1937), wildlife conservationist, first director of the N.Y. Zoological Park
- Alden McWilliams, (1916–1993), cartoonist
- Jeremiah Milbank, (1818–1884), co-founder, Borden's Milk Company (1857)
- Martha Moxley, (1960–1975), murder victim
- Ezio Pinza, (1892–1957), opera singer
- Townsend Scudder, (1865–1960), U.S. Congressman from New York
- Anya Seton, (1916–1990), author
- Alec Templeton, (1909–1963), composer, pianist
- Douglass Watson, (1921–1989), actor
Saint Mary's division
- Jack Lescoulie (1912–1987), television show host
- Albert P. Morano (1908–1987), U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- William Ryan (1840–1925), U.S. Representative from New York
- Ann Brannack Skakel (1892–1955), mother of Ethel Kennedy
- George Skakel (1892–1955), American businessman, father of Ethel Kennedy
- William L. Tierney (1876–1958), U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
- Leonard Warren (1911–1960), American baritone
References
- ↑ "Notable American Women 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary" by Edward T. James 1971
Coordinates: 41°03′26″N 73°37′16″W / 41.0571°N 73.6212°W
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