Find A Grave - Green-Wood Cemetery

Bennett Sr., James Gordon b. September 1, 1795 d. June 1, 1872
Journalist. He founded the "New York Herald" newspaper in 1835.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 107, Lot 865
Bergen, Teunis Garrett b. October 6, 1806 d. April 24, 1881
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent New York's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1867.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 79, Lot 267
Berger, Stuart M. b. 1953 d. February 23, 1994
Medical Pioneer, Author. After received a medical degree from Tufts University and graduating from Harvard University's School of Public Health, he became a health book writer and columnist who emphasized healing and dieting aimed at improving the immune system. "Dr. Berger's Immune Power Diet"(1985), a #1 best seller, described how the 6'7" Berger reduced his weight to 210 lbs from 420. He also wrote "How To Be Your Own Nutritionist (1987)", "Forever Young-20 Years Younger in 20 Weeks: Dr...[Read More]
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 114, Lot 41318
Bergh, Henry b. August 29, 1811 d. March 12, 1888
Social Reformer, US Diplomat. He was a philanthropist and diplomat who founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the co-founder of the Child Protective Society in the United States. He championed the rights of animals and children and was known for beating the owners of horse-carts with the very whips they used to beat their horses. Prior to creating these organizations, he was Abraham Lincoln's ambassador to Russia. He is buried in one of the three...[Read More]
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 140, Lot 26120
Bernstein, Leonard b. August 25, 1918 d. October 14, 1990
Composer, Orchestra Conductor. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he studied music at both Harvard University and Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. He first rose to prominence as an interim conductor of the New York Philharmonic in 1943, and would later direct that orchestra from 1958 to 1969, becoming the first American-born conductor to hold that position. On leaving the Philharmonic, he was named Laureate Conductor for life. His compositions were diverse and appealed to people from...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 43642
Biddle, George H. b. October 1, 1802 d. June 11, 1884
Civil War Union Army Officer. A veteran of the Mexican war, he served during the Civil war as Colonel and commander of the 95th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded in the right breast during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1, 1863).
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 106/107, Lot 10499
Blatchford, Samuel b. March 9, 1820 d. July 7, 1893
United States Supreme Court Justice. Born to a prominent lawyer and Ambassador to the Vatican, he graduated from Columbia College at the age of 17. In 1840 he served as private secretary to Governor William Henry Seward (future Secretary of State in the Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Presidential Administrations). While working for the governor he studied law and entered practice in his fathers law firm. In 1854 he moved to New York City and with his partners opened "Blatchford, Seward and...[Read More] (Bio by: Matthew Fatale)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 100, Lot 5643
Blunt, Orison b. July 27, 1815 d. April 21, 1879
Inventor, Businessman. He went to sea at 14, made several voyages, and settled in New York City, New York. Within a few years he and a fellow gunsmith's apprentice started their own business as firearms dealers, which made Blunt one of New York's wealthiest men, enabling him to expand his interests to real estate, insurance and banking. In 1853 he was elected to the city's Board of Aldermen, and reelected in 1857. In 1858 he was elected to a three year term on the New York County Board of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 36, Lot 11462-5
Boerum, Simon b. February 29, 1724 d. July 11, 1775
Continental Congressman. He was elected to serve as a Delegate in the Continental Congress from New York from 1774 to his death in 1775. He was originally interred in the Dutch Burying Ground that was once located at Fulton and Hoyt Streets, but in 1868 his and his wife's remains were reinterred in Green-Wood Cemetery. (Bio by: K)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 53, Lot 12512
Bogardus, James b. March 14, 1800 d. April 13, 1874
Architect. Initially a watch engraver, he was largely self-taught in architecture. He became a prominent designer and promoter of cast-iron architecture as fireproof, efficient, and transportable. He built structures in New York City, where several survive, as well as in Charleston, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. Four of his five surviving buildings are in New York City and have landmark status. (Bio by: Bob Collins)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 161, Lot 13438
Bokee, David Alexander b. October 6, 1805 d. March 15, 1860
US Congressman. After serving as a member of the New York State Senate from 1846 to 1849, he was elected as a Whig represent New York's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1851. After his Congressional term President Millard Fillmore appointed him as Naval Officer of Customs of the port of New York, which he did from 1851 to 1853.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 119, Lot 133 [unmarked]
Bonard, Louis b. 1809 d. February 20, 1871
American Folk Figure. A native of France, he lived there until coming to the United States in 1851, though little is known about his life there. From that time until his death, he purposely lived in squalor and poor conditions in a tiny, decrepit apartment, seeing very few people, and gaining a reputation for being reclusively eccentric. Just before his death he contacted Henry Bergh (who he never met) and his American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and bequeathed to them a...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 19935
Bonner, Charles b. October 14, 1896 d. March 21, 1965
Author. Writer of many short stories, serials and articles for periodicals and motion pictures. Some of works include "Adam Had Four Sons," "Invitation to Marriage," and "Act of Faith."
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 165, Lot 25874
Boody, David Augustus b. August 13, 1837 d. January 20, 1930
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent New York's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1891 until is resignation on October 13, 1891. He later served as Mayor of Brooklyn, New York, and was known as "The Grand Old Man of Wall Street".
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 139, Lot 31390
Bradstreet, John M. b. 1815 d. May 11, 1863
Businessman. He founded the John M. Bradstreet financial company in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1849 In 1933 it merged with Dunn and Company, forming what is now the Dun and Bradstreet Company.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 150, Lot 11861
Braine, Daniel Lawrence b. May 18, 1829 d. January 30, 1898
United States Navy Rear Admiral. He attended the Newburg Seminary in New York, but soon left and went to live with his sister in Galveston, then in the Republic of Texas. He had appealed to the Secretary of the Navy for a midshipman appointment, but there wasn't a appointment available in New York, but was told by the Secretary that one should be available shortly in Texas. He moved to Texas and a short time later received his appointment as a midshipman on July 4, 1846. He was assigned to the "...[Read More] (Bio by: Saratoga)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 192, Lot 23839
Brewster, William Root b. July 29, 1828 d. December 13, 1869
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Army of the Potomac and was commissioned Colonel of the 73rd New York Volunteer Infantry in September 1861. At the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, he was in command of the brigade that included the 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd and 120th New York Infantries. On July 2, 1863, in support of the 1st Union Brigade, he placed his brigade in a field near Emmettsburg Road close to the first battle line of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 43, Lot 806
Briggs, George b. May 6, 1805 d. June 1, 1869
US Congressman. He was elected to represent two different New York Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives on two separate occasions. He was first elected as a Whig to represent 5th District from 1849 to 1853, then as a Republican to represent the 7th District from 1859 to 1861.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 44, Lot 5254
Bristow, Henry b. June 5, 1840 d. October 11, 1906
US Congressman. He enlisted in the 7th New York State Militia when the Civil War began, serving from April 26, 1861 until his muster out on June 3, 1861. He was elected as a Republican to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1901 to 1903.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 148, Lot 19908
Brooklyn Theater Fire Monument
Erected by the City of Brooklyn, the memorial is dedicated to the memory of the 278 people who died in the Brooklyn Theatre fire on December 5, 1876. The remains of 103 unidentified victims are interred beneath this momument. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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