Find A Grave - Essex County

Abrams, Ike Quebec b. August 17, 1918 d. January 16, 1963
Jazz Musician. He was a well known artist, primarily for his work on the tenor saxophone with a big tone and a firm vigorous style. Trained as an orchestral musician as well as a featured soloist, he was a pianist and dancer as well. He found his calling on the tenor sax in 1940 with a group known as the Barons of Rhythm. His accomplishments included work with popular 1940's recording artists Ella Fitzgerald, Frankie Newton, Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Trummy Young, Sunset Royals, Benny Carter...[Read More] (Bio by: RJD)
Woodland Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer b. December 11, 1893 d. March 27, 1982
Author. The daughter of American publisher and author Edward Stratemeyer, she was the author of several books for young children and teens. Writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the book publishing firm founded by her father, she contributed stories in the "Nancy Drew" series under the firm's blanket pseudonym 'Carolyn Keene'. She also contributed stories in the "Hardy Boys" and "Bobbsey Twins" adventure and mysterious...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Adams, Platt b. March 23, 1885 d. February 27, 1961
Olympic Athlete. Born in Belleville, New Jersey, he was an all around track and field athlete as a high jumper, javelin thrower, discus thrower and long jumper. As a member of the United States Track and Field team, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympic Games London, England and finished 5th in two events. At the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, He won the Gold Medal for the men's standing high jump and the Silver Medal for the men's standing long jump. In 1922 he was elected to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Rose Garden, Section 6, Space 28
Badami, Stefano b. 1888 d. March 31, 1955
Organized Crime Figure. He was the first boss of what is now called the Decavalcante Organized Crime Family based in New Jersey. He ran the family until the 1930s, and was stabbed to death in a restaurant at 372 15th Avenue in Newark, New Jersey in 1955.
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Ballantine, Peter H. b. December 18, 1831 d. September 16, 1882
Businessman. He founded the Ballantine Beer Breweries.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 55
Barclay, John Charles b. April 17, 1856 d. August 24, 1934
Inventor. He invented the electrified telegraph system, stock market ticker tape, and self-winder machine.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section GG
Barnes, James b. April 8, 1886 d. May 24, 1966
Professional Golfer. At 6-foot-4 inches, he was one of the tallest players of his era, and was one of the longest hitters, both of which led to his nickname of "Long Jim." He won the first two Professional Golf Association Championships ever played. The first was in 1916, but the second - because of World War I - wasn't played until 1919. In 1921, Barnes added a United States Open crown, and in 1925 the British Open, making him the first player to win all three of those championships. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Gregory Speciale)
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section 43, Lot 24
Bell, John Hann b. 1839 d. April 20, 1875
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a Private in the 71st New York State Militia. When that unit was mustered out in the Summer of 1861, he enlisted in the 57th New York Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned it's Major on September 28, 1861. He served in this capacity throughout the Battles of 1862 and early 1863, seeing action during the Peninsular Campaign, the 7 Days Battles, the Battle of Antietam, and the Fredericksburg and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Old Section, Lot 496 [unmarked]
Bellard, Alfred b. March 7, 1843 d. September 20, 1891
Civil War Union Army Solider, Historian. He enlisted as a Private in Company C, 5th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 19, 1861, and served with his regiment in the Battles of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks during the Peninsular Campaign, the Seven Days Battles, and the Battles of Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At Chancellorsville he was severely wounded in the right leg, which necessitated first a long convalescence, then his transfer to the 12th Veterans Reserve...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Soldiers Plot 4, Row 2, Grave 24
Bertelli, Angelo b. June 18, 1921 d. June 26, 1999
College Football Player. Won the Heisman Trophy in 1943 as quarterback for Notre Dame. He later became a successful business man owning twenty liquor stores in New Jersey.
Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section St. Joseph, Row 13A
Bethell, Union Noble b. September 12, 1859 d. January 13, 1933
Businessman. He was a lawyer who joined all small phone companies to create AT&T. He was present at first cable crossing from Orleans, Massachusetts to Brest, France, and was chairman of operating board of AT&T from 1918 to 1919.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section KK
Blake, John Lauris b. March 25, 1831 d. October 10, 1899
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent New Jersey's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1881.
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Booth, Shirley b. August 30, 1898 d. October 26, 1992
Actress. A prolific stage performer of the 20th Century, she is beloved by film audiences as the emotionally tortured but devoted wife, Lola Delaney in "Come Back Little Sheba" (1952), and by television viewers as Hazel Burke, the headstrong yet lovable housekeeper in the 1960s sitcom "Hazel". Born Marjory Ford in New York City, she began her theatre career in stock company productions, initially under the name Thelma Booth Ford. In 1925 she made her Broadway debut in "Hell's Bells", opposite...[Read More] (Bio by: katzizkidz)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Plane Lawn, Lot 8
Borowy, Henry Ludwig 'Hank' b. May 12, 1916 d. August 23, 2004
Major League Baseball Player. Born Henry Ludwig Borowy, he was a right handed starting pitcher, making his debut with the New York Yankees on April 18, 1942. For ten seasons, he played with the New York Yankees (1942-45), Chicago Cubs (1946-1948), Philadelphia Philles in 1949, Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950 and the Detroit Tigers in 1951. He was elected twice to the All-Star team in (1944-45), pitched in two World Series games for the New York Yankees (1942-43) and one World Series with the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Boyden, Seth b. November 17, 1788 d. March 31, 1870
Inventor. Born into one of New England's oldest families in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Boyden's prolific and versatile ingenuity belied his lack of formal education. He had patented his first invention, a nail-making machine, by age 21. Six years later he established a leather business in Newark, New Jersey, where in 1818 he discovered the process of making patent leather. On July 4, 1826, he celebrated the nation's 50th birthday by introducing one of his most significant inventions: malleable...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Bradbury, William Batchelder b. October 6, 1816 d. January 7, 1868
Hymn Writer. A prolific composer of religious hymns during the 19th Century, his two best known compositions are "Jesus Loves Me" (still popular in the modern age amongst children) and "Just As I Am".
Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Bradley, Joseph P. b. March 14, 1813 d. January 22, 1892
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 77
Bronner, Augustus Frederick b. 1835 d. October 10, 1893
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Civil War as a Private in Company C, 1st New York Light Artillery. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia, on June 30, 1862, and at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, on July 1, 1862. His citation reads simply "Continued to fight after being severely wounded". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Soldiers' Plot 4, Row 5, Grave 12
Brown (Ellis), Clara Spalding b. 1853 d. July 1, 1935
Author. Married to a mining engineer in Tombstone, Arizona, he became a journalist and author who detailed events the that part of the Western Frontier, and was present in the town during the famous "Shootout at the OK Corral". She published the work "Life at Shut-In Valley and Other Pacific Coast Tales", and in 1998 the work "Tombstone from a woman's point of view: the letters of Clara Spalding Brown, July 7, 1880 to November 14, 1882" was published.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section EE, Lot 49 in the Valley
Buck, Samuel L. b. June 8, 1820 d. February 5, 1892
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served as an officer in the pre-War New Jersey Militia, a position that helped him secure a commission of Major, 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 22, 1861. He helped over see his regiments training, and was present with them during the 1st Bull Run Campaign, where the 2nd New Jesey and its division were held in reserve. In January 1862, he was advanced to Lieutenant Colonel, replacing Isaac Tucker, who had been promoted to Colonel of the regiment. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 93

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