Find A Grave - Cheshire County

Albee, Persus Foster Eames b. May 30, 1836 d. December 7, 1914
Businesswoman. She was known as the "First Avon Lady". In 1886 became the first saleswoman for the California Perfume Company, a business that eventually became the multi-billion dollar Avon Products, Incorporated. She started selling the company's products in 1886 door-to-door, and rose to become the chief of sales for the business. It was her idea to recruit women to go door-to-door selling the products, emulating her successful practice, which gave rise to the "Avon Lady".
Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Beal, Royal b. June 2, 1899 d. May 20, 1969
Actor. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, he was best remembered for his role as Brigadier General Gordon on the TV series, "The Phil Silvers Show". His other television credits include "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Kraft Television Theatre", "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Route 66" and "I Spy". For feature films, he appeared in "Boomerang!" (1947), "Lost Boundaries" (1949), "Death Of A Salesman" (1951), "The Joe Louis Story" (1953) and "Anatomy Of A Murder" (1959). He died at age 69 in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Timothy Robertson Cemetery, Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Buffum Jr., Joseph b. September 23, 1784 d. February 24, 1874
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State Senate for the 9th District from 1818 to 1819, and Common Pleas Court Judge in 1825. (Bio by: K)
South Village Cemetery, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Cather, Willa b. December 7, 1873 d. April 24, 1947
Author. Born in Virginia, she moved with her family to Webster County, Nebraska at the age of nine. There she lived among the immigrant families that became the inspiration for the frontier settlers in her writings. She graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1890, and then enrolled in the University of Nebraska. While attending the university, she worked as a drama critic for The Lincoln Journal. She received her degree in 1895, and at that time moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked for...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous)
Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Daniels, Jonathan Myrick b. March 20, 1939 d. August 20, 1965
Social Reformer. A 1961 alumnus of the Virginia Military Institute (where he graduated as Valedictorian of his class), he entered Harvard University later that to study English Literature. However, he left Harvard when he was accepted into the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in 1963 he began his studies to graduate in 1966. In early 1965, Martin Luther King was asking that students and clergy come to Selma, Alabama to participate in a march to the state capital in...[Read More] (Bio by: Jon)
Monadnock View Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Dinsmoor Jr., Samuel b. May 8, 1799 d. February 28, 1869
New Hampshire Governor. A native of Keene, New Hampshire, he attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1814. After building a legal practice, he traveled south in 1819 and served as a legal assistant to the territorial governor of Arkansas, returning in 1823. In 1825, he accompanied General Lafayette while he toured New Hampshire. From 1826-30, he served as a clerk in the New Hampshire State Senate. After his father was elected governor, his political prominence increased significantly. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas J Fraser)
Washington Street Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Dinsmoor, Samuel b. July 1, 1766 d. March 15, 1835
US Politician. Served as, United States Representative from New Hampshire at-large (1811-1813), Member of New hampshire Governor's Council in 1821, State Court Judge (1823-1831) and Governor of New Hampshire (1831-1834).
Washington Street Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Edwards, Thomas McKey b. December 16, 1795 d. May 1, 1875
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1863. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Fiske, Francis Skinner b. November 5, 1825 d. 1907
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1846 and was in legal practice at the outbreak of the Civil War. On April 30, 1861, he enlisted and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 2nd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. For merit and leadership of his regiment at the Battle of Bull Run on August 29, 1862, he was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865. After the war he resumed his law practice and wrote articles for...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: GAR, Section 9, lot 8
Greene, Rev. Theodore Ainsworth b. January 12, 1890 d. June 9, 1951
Clergyman. Author of 'What Can Christians Do for Peace', 'Worship Servies for Peace and Brotherhood'. Was the full time director of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S. (Bio by: Laurie)
First Church of Christ, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Griffin, Simon Goodell b. August 9, 1824 d. January 14, 1902
Civil War Union Brevet Major General General. At the beginning of the Civil War he was commissioned Captain in the 2nd New Hampshire and fought at the 1st Battle of Bull Run. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th New Hampshire Regiment in 1862, he commanded an expedition to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, which resulted in a victory over the Confederate rendezvous. Commissioned Colonel of the 6th New Hampshire, he was in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, at Chantilly and at Antietam. In 1863, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Lot 542
Hale, Salma b. March 7, 1787 d. November 19, 1866
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1819. Alser served as a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1823 and as a member of the New Hampshire State Senate for the 9th District from 1824 to 1825 and from 1845 to 1846. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Hale, Samuel Whitney b. April 2, 1823 d. October 16, 1891
US Politician. Served as, Member of the New Hampshire Governor's Council (1869-1871), Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New Hampshire in 1880 and Governor of New Hampshire from 1883 to 1885. (Bio by: K)
Greenlawn Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Kittredge, Alfred Beard b. March 28, 1861 d. May 4, 1911
US Senator. United States Senator from South Dakota, serving from 1901 to 1909. Also served as a member of the South Dakota State Senate in 1889. (Bio by: K)
Conant Cemetery, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Lewis, Edith b. 1882 d. 1972
Companion and confidant of Willa Cather.
Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Parker, Nahum b. March 4, 1760 d. November 12, 1839
US Politician. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives (1794-1804 and 1806-1807), Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council (1804-1805), United States Senator from New Hampshire (1807-1810), Common Pleas Court Judge (1807-1813), Circuit Judge (1813-1816), Presidential Elector from New Hampshire in 1828, Member of New Hampshire State Senate for 9th District from 1828 to 1829.
Fitzwilliam Village Cemetery, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Parsons, Talcott b. December 13, 1902 d. May 8, 1979
Sociologist, Author. Parsons believed that sociological studies should include findings from both economics and anthropology. He taught at Harvard University from 1927 to 1973, and is best known for his book entitled, "Structure And Process In Modern Societies" in 1960. (Bio by: K)
Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Sagendorph, Robb Hansell b. November 20, 1900 d. July 4, 1970
Publisher. In 1935 he founded and became publisher, president and director of the magazine "Yankee" until the magazine folded in 1970. In 1939 he bought the rights to the "Old Farmer's Almanac" from Little Brown and Company and returned it to its original look from 1792.
Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Sarton, May b. May 3, 1912 d. July 16, 1995
Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Journalist. Born in Wondelgem, Belgium to George Sarton, historian of science and Mabel Sarton, designer and an artist. The family moved to America when Sarton was four years old. Sarton first published poetry when she was still a teenager. As a young woman, she joined Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre Company. Subsequently, she created her own theater company, which failed in the Great Depression. Sarton felt that this failure helped steer her toward a...[Read More] (Bio by: AlongSide)
Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Sprague, Peleg b. 1756 d. 1800
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire at-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1797 to 1799. Also served as a member of the New Hampshire State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Washington Street Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA

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