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Menendez, Jose E. b. 1944 d. August 20, 1989
Murder Victim. While watching television with his wife, Kitty, they were murdered in the living room of their Beverly Hills home by their sons, Erik Galen and Joseph Lyle Menendez. Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944, the youngest son of three children to an upper-middle class family, his father was a popular soccer player who owned his own accounting firm, while his mother was a swimmer who was elected to Cuba's Sports Hall...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Menendez (Andersen), Kitty (Mary Louise) b. October 14, 1941 d. August 20, 1989
Murder Victim. While watching television with her husband, Jose, the two were murdered by their two sons, Joseph Lyle and Erik Galen Menendez. Both boys were convicted in a highly publicized and televised trial, one of the first publicly televised trials on the new Court Television Channel. Born Mary Louise "Kitty" Andersen in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago in 1941, she was the youngest of four children to Charles and Mae...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Mercer, Hugh [memorial] b. 1725 d. January 12, 1777
Revolutionary War Continental Brigadier General. Studied medicine in Scotland. Fought at the Battle of Culloden in Prince Charles Edward's army in 1746. Settled in America after the end of the Scottish conflict. Served as a Captain in the Pennsylvania Regiment during the French and Indian War, participating in Edward Braddock's unsuccessful 1755 expedition. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and served in General Forbes Fort Duquesne 1758 expedition. Promoted Colonel and placed in command of Fort...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Princeton Battlefield Site, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
O'Hara, John Henry b. January 31, 1905 d. April 11, 1970
Author.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Olden, Charles Smith b. November 19, 1799 d. April 7, 1876
New Jersey Governor. Served as the Governor of New Jersey from 1860 to 1863.
Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Pryor, Roger Atkinson b. July 19, 1828 d. March 14, 1919
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman, CSA Congressman. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, he earned degrees from Hampton-Sydney College and the University of Virginia before reading law and embarking on a law career. Admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1848, he came down with severe health problems, which forced him to abandon his law practice. Turning to journalism, he worked editing first the Washington "Union", then the Richmond "Enquirer" before being appointed by President [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Russell, Henry Norris b. October 25, 1877 d. February 15, 1957
Astronomer. He developed a theory of stellar evolution and devised the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. (Bio by: Laurie)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Sloan, William Milligan b. November 12, 1850 d. September 12, 1928
Sportsman. He was the founder and first President of the United States Olympic Committee.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Smith, Howard Alexander b. January 30, 1880 d. October 27, 1966
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1944 to 1959.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Stockton, John Potter b. August 2, 1826 d. January 22, 1900
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1869 to 1875.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Stockton, Richard b. April 17, 1764 d. March 7, 1828
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1815. Also served as a United States Senator from 1796 to 1799, and Member of the New Jersey State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Stockton, Richard b. October 1, 1730 d. February 28, 1781
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, to a wealthy family. He grew up at Morven, the family estate, and attended Princeton University, graduating in 1748. He had studied law, and set up a law practice. In 1755, he married Annis Boudinot, with whom he would have six children. Initially, New Jersey’s royal government was good to Richard Stockton: he was made a member of the governor’s council, as well as appointed to the Royal Supreme...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Stockton, Robert Field b. August 20, 1795 d. October 7, 1866
United States Naval Officer, US Senator. He was the Grandson of Richard Stockton Sr., signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Thompson, William G. b. July 23, 1840 d. July 20, 1904
Detroit Mayor. He served as Mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 180 to 1883. During the Civil War he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Thomson, John Renshaw b. September 25, 1800 d. September 10, 1862
Civil War US Senator. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he grew up across the state line in Princeton, New Jersey. A successful businessman, he was a merchant in China, served as director of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and was president and treasurer for the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad Company. He was also active in public service. While in China he was appointed by President James Monroe as the United State Consul for the port at...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Tulane, Paul b. May 10, 1801 d. March 27, 1887
Philanthropist. A successful mercantile merchant, in 1882 he donated a large endowment to the University of Louisiana in New Orleans, which was subsequently re-named Tulane University in his honor.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Van Dyke, Henry b. November 10, 1852 d. April 10, 1933
Poet, Author. A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, he was a professor, Presbyterian clergyman, poet, author and diplomat. He taught English at Princeton University and lectured at the University of Paris. He chaired the committee that wrote the first book of Presbyterian liturgy, "The Book of Common Worship of 1906." President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Ambassador to The Netherlands and Luxembourg, a post he held from 1913 to 1917. An author of short...[Read More] (Bio by: Tigress)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
von Neumann, John b. December 28, 1903 d. February 8, 1957
Scientist. A mathematician, he was a key contributor to the Manhattan Project, which produced the first atomic bomb, and a pioneer in developing computers.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
White, Canvass b. September 8, 1790 d. December 18, 1834
Inventor, Civil Engineer. The inventor of water proof cement, he helped design the Erie Canal, and was the chief engineer for construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Wigner, Eugene Paul b. November 17, 1902 d. January 1, 1995
Scientist, Nobel Prize Recipient. Born Jenó Pál Wigner in 1902 in Hungary, he was a professor of theoretical physics for thirty-three years at Princeton University. He shared the Nobel Prize in 1963 for physics for his principles governing the interactions of atomic nuclear particles.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

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