Find A Grave - Bristol County

Ames, Oakes b. January 10, 1804 d. May 8, 1873
US Congressman. He was a successful tool manufacturer in North Easton and a member of the executive council of Massachusetts in 1860. In 1863, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1873. Not a candidate for renomination, he became involved in railroad construction and was instrumental in establishing the first transcontinental railroad line. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Village Cemetery, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Ames, Oliver b. February 4, 1831 d. October 22, 1895
Massachusetts Governor. The son of Congressman Oakes Ames, he attended Brown University before joining the family business. The successful Oakes factory was the primary supplier of shovels for American railroad construction and gold mining, enabling the family to become active in other businesses, with Oliver becoming an executive or director of several banks and railroads. He also served as an officer in the state militia. Turning to politics as a Republican, he was a State Senator and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Village Cemetery, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Anderson, Frederick Charles b. March 24, 1842 d. October 6, 1882
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was an 18 years old resident of Raynham, Massachusetts when he enlisted in Dedham, Massachusetts on August 22, 1861. Mustered in as a Private in Company H, 18th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, he would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the2nd Battle of Weldon Railroad, Virginia on August 21, 1864. His citation (which erroneously lists his Company as "Company A") reads simply "Capture of battle flag of 27th South Carolina (C.S...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Baylies, Francis b. October 16, 1783 d. October 28, 1852
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1810, commenced law practice in Taunton, Massachusetts and was the Bristol County register of probate, 1812 to 1820. In 1821, he was elected as a Federalist to the Seventeenth Congress, as a Jackson Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving until 1827. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served as a member of the State House of Representatives, 1827 to 1832 and in 1835. US Congressman...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Baylies, William b. September 15, 1776 d. September 27, 1865
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced law practice in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1808, 1809, 1812 and 1813. In 1813 he was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses, serving until 1817. After his term, he again served as a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives and in the State Senate, until 1831. In 1833, he was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Dighton Town Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Bierstadt, Albert b. January 7, 1830 d. February 18, 1902
Artist. Known for his Western Paintings. He was a member of Hudson River School. Mount Bierstadt, the 38th tallest peak in Colorado at 14,060 feet above sea level, was named for him.
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Borden, Abby Durfee b. January 21, 1828 d. August 4, 1892
Murder Victim. The step-mother of Lizzie Borden, she was murdered along with her husband Andrew, in a case that has become one of the most famous in American history.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Borden, Andrew Jackson b. September 13, 1822 d. August 4, 1892
Murder Victim. The father of Lizzie Borden, he was murdered, along with his wife Abby, in a case that has become one of the most famous in American history.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Borden, Lizzie b. July 19, 1860 d. June 1, 1927
Alleged Murderess. At the age of 32 she was accused of the double homicide of her father and stepmother. On August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and his second wife Abby (Durfee) Borden were killed in their family home at 92 Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Although it was Mr. Borden that was the initial victim discovered...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati)
Cause of death: Complications following gall bladder surgery
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Borden, Nathaniel Briggs b. April 15, 1801 d. April 10, 1865
US Congressman. Born in Freetown (now Fall River), Massachusetts into the Mill-owning Borden family, he himself founded the Pocasset Mill, which was located near the present day City Hall. He served two terms in the Massachusetts State Legislature before being elected to represent Massachusetts's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1839. He was defeated in an attempt to be elected to a third term by Congresssman Henry...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Brownell, William P. b. July 12, 1839 d. April 26, 1915
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Navy. His citation reads "Served as coxswain on board the USS Benton during the attack on Great Gulf Bay, 2 May 1863, and Vicksburg, 22 May 1863. Carrying out his duties with coolness and courage, Brownell served gallantly against the enemy as captain of a 9-inch gun in the attacks on Great Gulf and Vicksburg and as a member of the Battery Benton before Vicksburg." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section GG, Lot 31
Buffinton, Charles G. 'Charlie' b. January 14, 1861 d. September 23, 1907
Major League Baseball Player. Played in the Major Leagues as a right-handed pitcher for 11 seasons (1882 to 1892), winning over 20 games in 7 of them. Began with the National League's Boston Red Stockings (which would eventually become the Braves), winning an astounding 48 games for them in 1884 (and striking out 417 batters). He would have lead the league that year if Charlie Radbourn had not won a still-standing record 60 wins. On September 2, 1884, in a game against the Cleveland Spiders...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Lot 3257, Pachidndron Path
Buffinton, James b. March 16, 1817 d. March 7, 1875
US Civil War Congressman. He first served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855, the was elected as a member of the "Know-Nothing" party to represent Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1863 and from 1869 to 1875. (Bio by: Joseph Craven)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Bullock, Stephen b. 1735 d. 1816
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1797 to 1799. Also served as a State Court Judge, and Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Burial Place Hill, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Canfield, Richard b. June 28, 1855 d. December 11, 1914
American Folk Figure. Called "America�s Greatest Gambler", he started running a small faro parlor in Pawtucket, Rhode Island thay landed him in jail. In Providence he established a gambling parlor as well. At separate times he ran two high stakes gambling houses in New York City; one which was across from the famous Delmonico Club. He acquired the Nautilus House in Newport, Rhode Island; another gambling resort as well. This was not too profitable. Perhaps his most famous stint was the owner/...[Read More] (Bio by: Jim Grasela)
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Carney, William Harvey b. February 29, 1840 d. December 9, 1908
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He was the first African-American to be recognized as having performed an act of bravery that warrented the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was a member of Company C, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. On July 18, 1863, during the Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina, he was nearby when commander Colonel Robert G. Shaw was shot down. Summoning all of his strength, Carney held aloft the colors and continued the charge...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Clifford, John Henry b. January 16, 1809 d. January 2, 1876
Governor of Massachusetts. In 1827, after graduating from Brown University in his hometown Providence, Rhode Island John Henry Clifford moved to New Bedford and opened a law practice. After a eight year stint as a private attorney he was elected to the the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1835. Within a few months of this he would be appointed as aid to Governor Edward Everett during his 1836 term. He then began a ten year run as a prosecutor serving as District Attorney for Southern...[Read More] (Bio by: 1191)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Cobb, David b. March 14, 1748 d. April 17, 1830
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1795. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1784, Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1789, Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1802, and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1809.
Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Conaty, Rev. Thomas James [cenotaph] b. August 1, 1847 d. September 18, 1915
Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles.
Saint Francis Old Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Congdon, Charles Taber b. April 7, 1821 d. January 18, 1891
Journalist and author. Correspondent for the Boston Courier and to many magazine, including Vanity Fair, Knickerbocker Magazine. Wrote 'Flowers Plucked by a Traveller on the Journey of Life'(poem), 'The Warning of War', and 'Reminiscences of a Journalist.' (Bio by: Laurie)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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