Find A Grave - Trenton

Antheil, George b. July 8, 1900 d. February 12, 1959
Composer. The son of German immigrants, he gained fame as pianist and composer in the avant-garde genre. His trademark work was the 1924 work "Le Ballet Mecanique", which incorporated sounds from machines like airplane propellers and car horns. He also wrote film scores for numerous movies in the 1930s. At a dinner party given by Janet Gaynor, George Antheil met Hedy Lamarr. Shortly after this meeting, Lamarr and Antheil invented and patented a secret communications system, U.S. Patent 2,292...[Read More]
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 542
Archinal, William J. b. June 3, 1840 d. May 10, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1860, and was 21 years old when he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1861 at Canal Dover, Ohio. Mustered in as a Private in Company I on August 31, 1861, he would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section W, Lot 126
Arnold, George b. June 24, 1834 d. November 9, 1865
Author, Poet. He contributed stories, poetry and articles to the magazine "Vanity Fair" as well as to "The Leader". He authored what was known as the "McArone Papers", which brought him prominence as a humorist. His most famous poem became the "Jolly Old Pedagogue". (Bio by: Laurie)
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Beatty, John b. December 10, 1749 d. April 30, 1826
US Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent New Jersey as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1795. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly from 1789 to 1790, Delegate to the Continental Continental Congress from New Jersey from 1784 to 1785, and Secretary of the State of New Jersey from 1795 to 1805. (Bio by: K)
First Presbyterian Churchyard, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Beech, John Pointon b. May 1, 1844 d. September 27, 1926
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. On May 12, 1864 At the Battle of Spotsylvania, a section of an artillery battery was deployed in front of then-Corporal John P. Beech's 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. In minutes most of the battery's men had been cut done by enemy fire. Corporal Beech sprang forward and assisted the remaining cannoneers despite being under severe fire the entire time. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery in 1894, thirty years after...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mercer Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Bird, John Taylor b. August 16, 1829 d. May 6, 1911
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1869 to 1873. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 574
Boehm, Edward Marshall b. 1913 d. January 29, 1969
Artist. Well known for his porcelain sculptures of birds.
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Boehm, Helen b. December 26, 1920 d. November 15, 2010
Businesswoman. Called the "Princess of Porcelain", she was co-founder of a Trenton, New Jersey, company producing high-end figurines which have been seen the world over. Born Elena Francesca Stephanie Franzolin, she was trained as a dressmaker and later as an optician. Married to veterinary assistant Edward Boehm in 1944, she joined with her husband in 1950 to borrow $1,000 and found E.M. Boehm Studios. With Mr. Boehm serving as the sculptor and Mrs. Boehm running the marketing, the pair began...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Brearley, David b. June 11, 1745 d. August 16, 1790
Signer of the US Constitution. Born near Trenton, New Jersey this young lawyer's outspoken passion concerning the independence of the American colonies led to him being arrested by British forces and charged with high treason. Before his trial, however, he was set free by a group of fellow-citizens. In 1776 he participated in New Jersey's convention to draft a new state constitution and joined the state militia where he participated in several Revolutionary War battles eventually achieving...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Saint Michael's Episcopal Churchyard, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: David Brearly's grave is in the last row on the left side.It has a smallgreen sign
Brewer, John Hart b. March 29, 1844 d. December 21, 1900
US Congressman. A Republican, he represented New Jersey's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives for two terms, serving from 1881 to 1885. Brewer was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and educated at the Trenton Academy and the Delaware Literary Institute in Franklin, New York. His first elected office was in the New Jersey State House of Assembly (1876). For most of his professional life he had a pottery manufacturing business in Trenton, and was elected president of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 705-708
Briggs, Frank Obadiah b. August 12, 1851 d. May 8, 1913
US Senator. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1872, and served in the 2nd United States Regular Infantry from 1872 to 1877. He was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, serving from 1899 to 1902, and as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 until his death in office in 1913.
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 63
Cadwalader, Lambert b. 1742 d. 1823
Revolutionary War New Jersey Militia Officer, US Congressman. Elected twice to represent New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1789 to 1791, then from 1793 to 1795.
Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Clymer, George b. March 16, 1739 d. January 23, 1813
Declaration of Independence Signer, United States Constitution Signer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother died when he was a year old. His father, a sea captain, died when he was seven, and young George was raised by his aunt and uncle. His uncle, a wealthy merchant and judge, kept a large private library, and young George learned to love reading while growing up. Under his uncle's tutelage, he soon became a merchant in his own right. An early patriot, he headed the committee...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Dayton, William Lewis b. February 17, 1807 d. December 1, 1864
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1842 to 1851. In 1856 he ran as Republican John C. Fremont's Vice Presidential candidate, thus become the very first Republican to run for that office. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 19-20
DeCavalcante, Simone b. 1912 d. February 7, 1997
Organized Crime Figure. Known as "Sam the Plumber," he was the boss of the Mafia's New Jersey based DeCavalcante Family (which is named after him) from the 1960s until the mid 1970s. In 1961, the FBI planted a listening device in the office of his plumbing company, and recorded him discussing criminal activities with other Mafia members and with politicians until they removed the device in 1965. In 1969, Two-thousand pages of the "DeCavalcante Tapes" were made public but were never used against...[Read More]
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Near the front gate
Dickinson, Philemon b. April 5, 1739 d. February 4, 1809
Polititian. A multiple state patriot, along with his brother John, during the forming of our nation. After moving to Trenton, New Jersey in 1767 he was appointed as a Delegate to the New Jersey Provincial Congress in 1776. That same year he was commissioned a brigadier general of the New Jersey State Militia. Later promoted to Major General and served throughout the Revolutionary War in that capacity. He was appointed by his brother John, then the 5th Governor of Delaware, in 1782 to represent...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Halsted, William b. June 4, 1794 d. March 4, 1878
US Congressman, Civil War Union Army Officer. He was elected to represent New Jersey as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1837 to 1839, and 1841 to 1843. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he raised a regiment of cavalry that was initially rejected by the state of New Jersey, which was mistrustful of volunteer cavalry and artillery units raised without specific authorization. Designated "Halsted's Horse" by the Federal Government (which was persuaded to accept...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 306
Hammell, John Sweeney b. March, 1842 d. January 31, 1873
A Lt. Col. in the 66th New York Infantry during the American Civil War, John Sweeney Hammell was breveted a brigadier general for distinguished gallantry in command of his regiment, and a brigade, from the Rapidan to Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864. He served as a U.S. Post Trader at Camp Baker in Montana Territory at the end of the Civil War and died there in 1873. (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Mercer Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Howell, Richard b. October 22, 1754 d. April 28, 1802
New Jersey Governor. He served as the Governor of New Jersey from 1793 to 1801. He was the grandfather of Varina Howell Davis, wife of Confederate States President Jefferson F. Davis.
Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Hughes, Richard Joseph b. August 10, 1909 d. December 7, 1992
New Jersey Governor. He served as Governor of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970. He served as Chief Justice of the New Jersey State Supreme Court, where he presided over the historic case that allowed Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to turn off her life-support system.
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

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