Find A Grave - Grafton County

Adams, Sherman (Llewelyn) b. January 8, 1899 d. October 27, 1986
US Congressman, New Hampshire Governor. He served during World War I in the United States Marine Corps. He was elected to represent New Hampshire's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1945 to 1947. He then served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1949 to 1953. He later served as Chief Assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, but had to resign his post after allegations that he had...[Read More]
Riverside Cemetery, Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Allin, Kevin Michael 'GG' b. August 29, 1956 d. June 28, 1993
Rock Musician. Infamous punk rocker. His shows were featured "extreme" performances. He would assault his audience and self-mutilate himself, among other stunts. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he was featured on many of the talk-shows preaching his vision of his mission for rock n' roll, proclaming war on the rock n' roll underground, and claiming he was going to commit suicide in front of an audience and take some of the crowd with him. He ended up dying of a drug overdose.
Cause of death: drug overdose
Saint Rose Cemetery, Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Berry, Nathaniel Springer b. September 1, 1796 d. April 27, 1894
New Hampshire Governor. Born in Bath, Maine, he was Governor of New Hampshire from 1861 to 1863 and elected on the Republican ticket. Prior to being Governor, he served in the State House of Representatives in 1828, 1833 to 1834, and in 1837. He served in the State Senate from 1835 to 1836. Governor Berry was a strong supporter of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. He died in Bristol. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
Homeland Cemetery, Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Blair, Henry William b. December 6, 1834 d. March 14, 1920
US Congressman, US Senator. Served as a Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 1st and 3rd Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1875 to 1879, and 1893 to 1895. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1866, Member of the New Hampshire State Senate from 1867 to 1868, and United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1879 to 1891. (Bio by: K)
Blair Cemetery, Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Blaisdell, Daniel b. January 22, 1762 d. January 10, 1833
US Congressman. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and in the United States Army during the War of 1812. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1809 to 1811. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire Governor's Council from 1803 to 1808, Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799, 1812 to 1813, and 1824 to 1825, Member of the New Hampshire State Senate for the...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Wells Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Blodgett, Rufus b. October 9, 1834 d. October 3, 1910
US Senator. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1887 to 1893.
Wentworth Village Cemetery, Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Bridgman, Laura Dewey b. December 21, 1829 d. May 24, 1889
Medical Pioneer, Litary Figure. Subject of the book "The Education of Laura Bridgman: First Deaf and Blind Person to Learn Language," by Ernest Freeberg. At the age of 2, Laura contracted scarlet fever which destroyed her hearing and sight. Dr. Samuel Howe brought her to the Perkins Institute for the Blind to attempt to teach a deaf-blind person. Laura eventually learned to read and write using specially grooved paper. She lived her entire life at Perkins and spent much of her time knitting...[Read More]
Dana Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Briggs, James Frankland b. October 23, 1827 d. January 21, 1905
US Congressman. Served as a Major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1883. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1856 to 1858, 1874, 1883, 1891, and 1897, Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1897, Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New Hampshire in 1868, Member of the New Hampshire State...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Burns, Robert b. December 12, 1792 d. June 26, 1866
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1833 to 1837. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State Senate for the 11th District from 1831 to 1833. (Bio by: K)
Trinity Churchyard Cemetery, Holderness, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Camp, Carlton N. b. January 5, 1845 d. September 1, 1926
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Private in Company B, 18th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "Brought off from the picket line, under heavy fire, a comrade who had been shot through both legs." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Etna Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Carleton, Peter b. September 19, 1755 d. April 29, 1828
US Congressman. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent New Hampshire as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1807 to 1809. Also served as a Delegate to the New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention in 1790, Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1803 to 1804, and Member of the New Hampshire State Senate for the 12th District from 1806 to 1807. (Bio by: K)
Landaff Center Cemetery, Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Cotton, Norris b. May 11, 1900 d. February 24, 1989
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1947 to 1954. Elected as a Senator from New Hampshire to the United States Senate, serving from 1954 to 1975.
School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Cragin, Aaron Harrison b. February 3, 1821 d. May 10, 1898
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1859. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1852 to 1855, Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New Hampshire in 1860, and United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1865 to 1877. (Bio by: K)
School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Currier, Frank Dunklee b. 1853 d. 1921
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1901 to 1913. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New Hampshire in 1884, and Member of the New Hampshire State for the 3rd District from 1887 to 1888. (Bio by: K)
Canaan Street Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Dwinell, Lane b. November 14, 1906 d. March 27, 1997
New Hampshire Governor. Born in Newport, Vermont, he served as Governor from 1955 to 1959. Prior to his election of Governor on the Republican ticket for two terms, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Lot 217
Eberhart, Richard b. 1904 d. June 8, 2005
Poet. He won the the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1966 for "Selected Poems, 1930-1965." (Bio by: Always with Love)
Dartmouth College Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Farr, Evarts Worcester b. October 10, 1840 d. November 30, 1880
US Congressman, Civil War Union Army Officer. Elected as a Republican to represent New Hampshire's 3rd District in the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses, he served from 1879 until his death in office. Farr attended Vermont's Thetford Academy and spent one term at Dartmouth College (Fall 1859) before studying law with his attorney father. At the start of the Civil War he became First Lieutenant of Company G, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers, and was promoted to Captain in January 1862. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Glenwood Cemetery, Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Ford, Corey b. April 29, 1902 d. July 27, 1969
Author, Humorist. He wrote the books, "How To Guess Your Age" and "Every Dog Should Have A Man." (Bio by: K)
Pine Knolls Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Freeman, Jonathan b. March 21, 1745 d. August 20, 1808
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Hampshire as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1797 to 1801. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1787, and Member of the New Hampshire State Senate from 1789 to 1791, and 1792 to 1794. (Bio by: K)
Hanover Center Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Gallen, Hugh J. b. July 30, 1924 d. December 29, 1982
New Hampshire Governor. He served as Governor of the state of New Hampshire from 1979 to 1982. He died in office just seven days before his term was set to expire. (Bio by: Mark Pawelczak)
Glenwood Cemetery, Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

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