Bailey, Goldsmith Fox b. July 17, 1823 d. May 8, 1862 US Congressman. Elected as a Republican to represent Massachusetts' 9th District in the Thirty-Seventh Congress, he served from 1861 until his death. Bailey was born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. After the death of his father in 1826 he moved with his mother to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, which he called home for the rest of his life. At age 17 he was sent to Vermont to apprentice at the Bellows Falls Gazette and in 1844 became that newspaper's editor and publisher, while studying law in his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: North Path, Lot 79
Boss, Orlando Phidelio b. July 30, 1844 d. December 28, 1931 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Corporal in Company F, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 3, 1864. His citation reads “Rescued his lieutenant, who was lying between the lines mortally wounded; this under a heavy fire of the enemy”. Prior to rescuing Lieutenant Daly of his regiment, he had dragged another wounded comrade to safety among the enemy fire. He had...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Laurel Avenue, Lot 322
Crocker, Alvah b. 1801 d. 1874 US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 9th and 10th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1872 until his death in 1874. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K) Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Kimball, John White b. February 27, 1828 d. July 15, 1910 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 53rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war". (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Spruce Avenue, Lot 100
Norcross, Amasa b. 1824 d. 1898 US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1883. Also served as Mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Wallace, Rodney b. 1823 d. 1903 US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1891. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K) Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
b. July 17, 1823 d. May 8, 1862