Brown, John W. b. October 11, 1796 d. September 6, 1875 US Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1833 to 1837. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA
Carr, Eric b. July 12, 1950 d. November 24, 1991 Rock Musician. Born Paul Charles Caravello in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, he replaced founding member Peter Criss in the rock band "KISS" in 1980, and played drum with the band until his death in 1991. He took up the drums at age 14, inspired legendary drummers Ringo Starr of "The Beatles" and John Bonham of "Led Zeppelins". Before joining KISS, his career saw him play with punk singer Wendy O. Williams and the band "Bionic Boogie". He joined KISS while the band was still in their days...[Read More] (Bio by: Perry Claeys) Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA
Downing, Andrew Jackson b. October 31, 1815 d. July 28, 1852 Architect. One of America's premier landscape architect, he wrote many books on the subject and thus, by reputation was dubbed "The Apostle of Taste." His work included locales in New York State's Hudson River Valley, at Newport,Rhode Island's "cottages" and in The Capitol Mall at Washington, D.C. where a huge urn stands as a memorial to him in the garden of The Smithsonian Castle - the first monument dedicated on The Mall. He traveled to Europe and was responsible for bringing Calvert Vaux...[Read More] (Bio by: John T. Chiarella) Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA
b. October 7, 1897 d. June 5, 1983