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Ames, Robert b. March 23, 1889 d. November 27, 1931
Actor. He has garnered acclaim for his roles on both stage and screen. Most remembered as 'Jack Merrick' in the "The Trespasser," with Gloria Swanson and Wally Albright. Other film credits include: "...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Athanson, George A. b. 1927 d. January 9, 2000
Hartford Mayor. Served as the Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, from 1971 to 1981.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Batterson, James Goodwin b. February 23, 1823 d. September 18, 1901
Architect. He was head of the New England Granite Works in Hartford, Connecticut when the Civil War began. Because of his position as chairman of the State War Committee he chose not to serve in the Army but sought to be a construction consultant for the Union. With strong political support in the General Assembly, President Lincoln appointed him contractor for the Library of Congress building in Washington D.C. Being the leading supplier of monument stone, he traveled to Italy to find talented...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Brownwell, Thomas Church b. October 19, 1799 d. January 13, 1865
Religious Figure. He was a leader in the Episcopal Church, the Presiding Bishop of the United States and the founder of Trinity College.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Buck, John Ransom b. December 6, 1835 d. February 6, 1917
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1881 to 1883. Also served as a Member of the Connecticut State Senate in 1880. (Bio by: K)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Bulkeley, Morgan b. December 26, 1837 d. November 6, 1922
Baseball Hall of Fame Figure, Politician. Born Morgan Gardner Bulkeley in East Haddam, Connecticut, in the early days of professional baseball, he formed the Hartford Dark Blues of the National Association in 1874. In 1876, the NAPBBP was replaced by the National League and Bulkeley was named the new league's first president. While in office, he enhanced Baseball's image by reducing illegal gambling, drinking and fan rowdiness. In 1880, he was elected as a Republican the Mayor of Hartford...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 1
Bunce, Adm. Francis Marvin b. December 25, 1836 d. October 19, 1901
US Navy Rear Admiral. Bunce was appointed an Acting Midshipman in 1852 and was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1857. He became a Passed Midshipman on June 23, 1860, and reached the grade of Master on November 24, 1860. On April 11, 1861, he was commissioned a Lieutenant and in 1862 he was made the chief executive officer of the Penobscot. His service in the Civil War from that time on was continuous until the end of the war. While he was on the Penobscot the vessel took part...[Read More] (Bio by: Saratoga)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: 116 Section V.
Chapman, Charles Clarke b. June 21, 1799 d. August 7, 1869
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1853. Also served as a Member of the Connecticut State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Colt, Samuel b. July 19, 1814 d. January 10, 1862
Inventor, Industrialist. He is best remembered for developing the legendary Colt .45 caliber Peacemaker six shooter single action revolver, which became synonymous with America's Frontier West. His marketing techniques transformed the firearm from a utilitarian object into a central symbol of American identity. He was the founder of Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now known as Colt's Manufacturing Company), becoming one of the first industrialists to successfully mass-produce the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
GPS coordinates: 41.7220612, -72.6992416 (hddd.dddd)
Dixon, James b. July 5, 1814 d. March 27, 1873
U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1845-49; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1849, 1854; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1857-69. (Bio by: Don Connelly)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Ellis, Theodore Grenville b. September 25, 1829 d. January 8, 1883
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. At the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, his unit advanced into open field prior to Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, and harrassed the Confederates from the Bliss Farm. During the attack they were along the stonewall at the Bryan Farm and helped repel the Confederate attack. (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins b. December 10, 1787 d. September 10, 1851
Educator, Social Reformer. He started the first School for the Deaf in United States. Educated at Yale College (now Yale University) and Andover Theological Seminary, he became interested in the teach of the deaf and went to Europe to learn the methods, including sign language, used there. After studying at the Institut Royal des Sourd-Muets in Paris, he returned to the United States in 1816 with a French teacher, Laurent Clerc. Helped by a land grant from Congress, the two founded the first...[Read More]
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 3
Glackens, William b. March 13, 1870 d. May 22, 1938
Artist.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hawley, Joseph Roswell b. October 31, 1826 d. March 18, 1905
Civil War Union Brevet Major General, Connecticut Governor, US Congressman, US Senator. He admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced law practice in Hartford, Connecticut. At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 1st Connecticut Infantry and was commissioned Captain. He served with distinction throughout the war and was brevetted Major General of US Volunteers in September 1865. After the war, he was elected Governor of Connecticut, serving 1866 to 1867. In 1872, he was elected as a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
GPS coordinates: 41.7205086, -72.6989288 (hddd.dddd)
Hepburn, Katharine b. May 12, 1907 d. June 29, 2003
Actress, Hollywood legend. Born into an affluent yet unconventional family in Hartford, Connecticut, her parents, Dr. Thomas Norval and Katharine Martha Hepburn, were liberal, outspoken, and politically active. Their four children were raised in an atmosphere where no topic of discussion was taboo. Dr. Hepburn encouraged athletics, and young Kate excelled in golf, swimming, and figure skating. She attended Bryn Mawr College, and received a degree in history and philosophy in 1928, the same year...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 10
Heublein, Gilbert b. December 28, 1849 d. March 21, 1937
Cocktail, Vodka, and Steaksauce Magnate.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Holt, Nicholas Hudson 'Nick' b. April 3, 1933 d. October 6, 1979
Actor. He appeared in the film, "Invasion From Inner Earth" (1974). He also made several television guest appearances including, "Battlestar Galactica" (1978 to 1979), "Barnaby Jones" (1973 to 1980), "Starsky And Hutch" (1975), and "Barney Miller" (1975 to 1982). He died from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident. (Bio by: K)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hooker, Isabella b. February 22, 1822 d. January 23, 1907
Suffragist. The daughter of Lyman Beecher, and half-sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, she organized the New England Woman's Suffrage Association in 1868 and the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association in 1869. She authored the work "Mother's Letters to a Daughter on Woman's Suffrage."
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Howard, Mark b. May 27, 1817 d. January 24, 1887
Businessman. Insurance Magnate. (Bio by: Don Connelly)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hubbard, Richard Dudley b. September 7, 1818 d. February 28, 1884
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1867 to 1869. Also served as a Member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1842, 1855, 1858, Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Connecticut in 1876, Governor of Connecticut from 1877 to 1879. He was defeated in 1878. (Bio by: K)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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