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Adams, John Gregory Bishop b. October 6, 1841 d. October 19, 1900
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, rising from Corporal to Captain and commander of Company I. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while a 2nd Lieutenant at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13, 1862. His citation reads "Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Aspen Avenue, Lot 3
Agganis, Harry b. April 20, 1929 d. June 27, 1955
Major League Baseball Player. Known was the "Golden Greek", he was a promising, highly touted, popular multi-sport athlete while attending Boston University. His skills were such that he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and football's Cleveland Browns, opting for baseball and the Red Sox when that team made a better offer. He spent 1953 with the Red Sox's Louisville, Kentucky farm team, where he hit 23 home runs and 109 RBIs, which was good enough to get him promoted to the parent club after...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Plot Z, Lot 75
Alley, John Bassett b. January 7, 1817 d. January 19, 1896
US Congressman. He was educated in the common schools and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. At age fourteen he was apprenticed for five years to a shoemaker. In 1836 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where he freighted merchandise up and down the Mississippi River. Returning to Lynn, Massachusetts in 1838, he entered the shoe manufacturing business. In 1847 he established a hide and leather house business in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the first Board of Aldermen of Lynn...[Read More] (Bio by: Priscilla)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Larch Avenue, Lot 638
Connery, Lawrence J. b. October 17, 1895 d. October 19, 1941
US Congressman. In 1937, he was secretary to his brother, Congressman William P. Connery, Jr. when he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by his brother's death. He was reelected to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses serving until his death in office. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Connery Jr., William Patrick b. August 24, 1888 d. June 15, 1937
US Congressman. He served in the United States Army during World War I. He was a elected to represent Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1923 to 1937.
Saint Marys Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Falls, Benjamin Franklin b. July 1, 1824 d. May 12, 1864
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Color Sergeant of Company A, 19th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during his regiment's attack and repulse of elements of Pickett's Charge on the Third Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 3, 1863). Citation reads simply "Capture of flag". His Medal was posthumously issued on December 1, 1864, due to the fact he had subsequently been killed in action. He was one of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section W, Soldiers Lot 8, Row 1
Lovering, Henry Bacon b. April 8, 1841 d. April 5, 1911
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served in the 8th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and in the 3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry. He was a member of the Massachusetts State house of representatives in 1872 and 1874. In 1879 and 1880, he was city assessor and mayor of Lynn, 1881 and 1882. In 1883, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses serving until 1887. After his term, he was appointed United States marshal for Massachusetts serving 1888 to 1891...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Mack, John b. 1843 d. November 10, 1881
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was Michael Connely. His CMOH citation reads "As seaman on board the USS Hendrick Hudson, St Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865, Mack served with the Army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and, throughout this fierce engagement, made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun. His coolness and determination in courageously standing by his gun while under the fire of the enemy were a credit to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section 6, Row 6, Lot 18
Matzeliger, Jan Earnst b. September 15, 1852 d. August 24, 1889
Inventor. He invented the shoe lasting machine, which reduced the cost of manufacturing shoes by one-half. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 19, eventually settling in Lynn, Massachusetts, one of the centers of shoe manufacuring in the nation. Apprenticed to a cobbler and working in a factory, he channeled a natural inclination for mechanics into discovering a way to mechanize the lasting of shoes. Lasting, the attachment of the upper part of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: 25 Gentian Path
Mudge, Charles Redington b. October 22, 1839 d. July 3, 1863
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. At the Battle of Gettysburg, on the morning of July 3, 1863, he received an order to lead his men down across Spangler's meadow to drive Confederates from captured Union breastworks at the foot of Culp's Hill. At first he questioned the messanger, "Are you sure that is the order?" "yes." "Well it is murder, but it's the order. Up men, over the works! Forward, double quick!" In the charge a...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Churchyard, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Phelan, Michael F. b. October 22, 1875 d. October 12, 1941
US Congressman. A graduate of Harvard University, he was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Lynn, Massachusetts. He served as a member of the Massachusetts State house of representatives in 1905 and 1906. In 1913, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses serving until 1921. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed law practice in Boston and Washington, D.C. In 1937, he was appointed a member of the Massachusetts Labor Relations...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Pinkham, Lydia b. February 9, 1819 d. May 17, 1883
Manufacturer of Home Remedy Medicine. Her motives were somewhat self-serving, but she is admired by many modern-day feminists for distributing information on women's reproductive issues and is considered to be a crusader for women's health issues in a time when women were ill-served by the medical profession. She was born Lydia Estes in Lynn, Massachusetts, to an established Quaker family. Her father, William Estes, had become fairly wealthy in the real estate business at the time of her birth...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Within sight of the Maintenance Garage
Poole, William B. b. 1833 d. August 15, 1904
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. His citation reads "Served as quartermaster on board the USS Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg, France, 19 June 1864. Stationed at the helm, Poole steered the ship during the engagement in a cool and most creditable manner and was highly commended by his divisional officer for his gallantry under fire." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Bignonia Path, Lot 32
Ryan, John Collins 'Blondy' b. January 4, 1906 d. November 28, 1959
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a shortstop for six seasons (1930, 1933 to 1935, 1937 to 1938) with the Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. He was a player full of fire and enthusiasm for the game that never was matched by his playing ability. He started his career with a 28 game stint with the White Sox in 1930, where he hit an meager .207. Released by the Chicago organization, he found his way to the Giants Minor League...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Saint Joseph Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Thomson, Elihu b. March 29, 1853 d. March 13, 1937
Professor Thomson was one of the most prolific inventors of all time, at the time of his death in 1937, he held about 700 electrical patent in his name. Many of the electrical services that we take for granted today are the results of his efforts. Elihu Thomson, along with Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz are among the early founders of the General Electric Company. (Bio by: David George Stuart)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Woodbury, Charles Herbert b. July 14, 1864 d. January 23, 1940
Artist. A well-respected artist and teacher known particularly for his scenes of the New England coast. In paintings, etchings, and drawings, he evoked the power of the sea with clean, gestural lines that suggest rather than reproduce. He showed a talent for art early in his life, winning second prize in a Lynn contest for amateurs in 1880. While carrying a full course load at MIT in mechanical engineering, Woodbury enrolled in a watercolor class taught by Ross Turner. He also took classes at...[Read More] (Bio by: Eric Thomsen)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: 244 Cypress Avenue, Map #9

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