Find A Grave - Beverly

Brown, Henry Willis b. July 5, 1816 d. October 25, 1892
Civil War Union Army Officer. Commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry. Served with distinction as a regimental commander in the famed First New Jersey Brigade. He commanded the brigade itself in the Battle of Chancellorsville (in the absence of its normal commander) and the Battle of the Wilderness (where he was wounded). Despite is wholly creditable battle record, his desire to be a General grated against superior officers, and he was discharged after his...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 16
Dane, Nathan b. December 29, 1752 d. February 15, 1835
US Continental Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1778, opened a law practice in Beverly, Massachusetts and was a member of the State House of Representatives, 1782 to 1785. In 1785, he was elected a member of the Second Continental Congress, serving until 1788. He served in the State Senate in 1790, 1791 and 1794 to 1797. He was judge of the court of common pleas for Essex County in 1794 and commissioner to codify the laws of Massachusetts in 1795. Dane County, Wisconsin was named in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dunham Jr., Thomas Harrison b. July 30, 1840 d. November 1, 1925
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A salesman prior to the war, he enlisted June 3, 1861, as a Corporal in the 11th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He rose through the ranks during his service, eventually being commissioned Colonel and commander of the unit in July 1865. On March 13, 1865, he was awarded the brevet rank of Brigadier General, US Volunteers. He mustered out July 14, 1865. During the war he was wounded twice: once at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863. and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
North Beverly Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Francis, Ebenezer [cenotaph] b. December 22, 1743 d. July 7, 1777
Revolutionary War Continental Militia Officer. He was killed while commanding Massachusetts militia at the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont, in 1777, the only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on Vermont soil. After driving the American army under General Arthur St. Clair from Fort Ticonderoga, British commander General John Burgoyne ordered a force under General Simon Fraser and Brunswick troops under Major General Baron von Riedesel to pursue. St. Clair detached a force of about 2,000 men...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
North Beverly Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Rantoul Jr., Robert b. August 13, 1805 d. August 7, 1852
US Congressman, Senator. Elected as a Democrat to represent Massachusetts's 4th District in the Thirty-Second Congress, he served from 1851 until his death. Prior to this he had served for one month in the US Senate. Rantoul was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1826. Three years later he was admitted to the bar in Salem, and his growing success in both the public and private sectors led him to settle in Boston in 1838. He was a member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Vittori, Joseph b. August 1, 1929 d. September 16, 1951
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Vittori served as a Corporal, United States Marine Corps Reserve, Company F, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). He was awarded his medal posthumously for service at Hill 749, Korea, on September 15-16, 1951. His citation reads-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an automatic-rifleman in Company F, in action against enemy aggressor forces. With...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

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