Find A Grave - Mercer County

Antheil, George b. July 8, 1900 d. February 12, 1959
Composer. The son of German immigrants, he gained fame as pianist and composer in the avant-garde genre. His trademark work was the 1924 work "Le Ballet Mecanique", which incorporated sounds from machines like airplane propellers and car horns. He also wrote film scores for numerous movies in the 1930s. At a dinner party given by Janet Gaynor, George Antheil met Hedy Lamarr. Shortly after this meeting, Lamarr and Antheil invented and patented a secret communications system, U.S. Patent 2,292...[Read More]
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 542
Archinal, William J. b. June 3, 1840 d. May 10, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1860, and was 21 years old when he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1861 at Canal Dover, Ohio. Mustered in as a Private in Company I on August 31, 1861, he would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section W, Lot 126
Armour, Norman b. October 4, 1887 d. September 27, 1982
US Diplomat. As a career foreign service officer (1915 to 1945), he served as Minister or Ambassador to a dozen countries, including Haiti, where he arranged for withdrawal of United States Marines in the 1930s. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1947 to 1949, and joined with other retired diplomats in 1954 in protesting Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's attacks on the foreign service.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Arnold, George b. June 24, 1834 d. November 9, 1865
Author, Poet. He contributed stories, poetry and articles to the magazine "Vanity Fair" as well as to "The Leader". He authored what was known as the "McArone Papers", which brought him prominence as a humorist. His most famous poem became the "Jolly Old Pedagogue". (Bio by: Laurie)
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Ball, George Wildman b. December 21, 1909 d. May 26, 1994
US Cabinet Official, US Diplomat. While serving as the Undersecretary of State from 1961 to 1966 in the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson, he became known as the main voice against the Vietnam War during the escalation in the 1960s. He resigned in 1966, and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations from June 26 to September 25, 1968. He also served as unofficial adviser to President Jimmy Carter. (Bio by: Genet)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Bayard, George Dashiell b. December 18, 1835 d. December 14, 1862
Civil War Union Brigadier General. After graduating from the US Military Academy in 1856, he served as a 1st Cavalry officer on the frontier and garrison duty. At the start of the Civil War, he was cavalry instructor at West Point, went sent for line duty as a Captain in the 4th Cavalry. In September 1861, he was appointed Colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, serving in the campaigns of the Shenandoah, Northern Virginia and on the Rappa-hannock. He was promoted Brigadier General in April...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Killed in action at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Beach, Sylvia b. March 14, 1887 d. October 5, 1962
Author, Publisher. She was responsible for the publishing of James Joyce's work "Ulysses". He was an integral part of the American expatriate scene in Paris, France between the two world wars.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Beatty, John b. December 10, 1749 d. April 30, 1826
US Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent New Jersey as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1795. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly from 1789 to 1790, Delegate to the Continental Continental Congress from New Jersey from 1784 to 1785, and Secretary of the State of New Jersey from 1795 to 1805. (Bio by: K)
First Presbyterian Churchyard, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Beech, John Pointon b. May 1, 1844 d. September 27, 1926
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. On May 12, 1864 At the Battle of Spotsylvania, a section of an artillery battery was deployed in front of then-Corporal John P. Beech's 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. In minutes most of the battery's men had been cut done by enemy fire. Corporal Beech sprang forward and assisted the remaining cannoneers despite being under severe fire the entire time. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery in 1894, thirty years after...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mercer Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Bird, John Taylor b. August 16, 1829 d. May 6, 1911
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1869 to 1873. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 574
Boehm, Edward Marshall b. 1913 d. January 29, 1969
Artist. Well known for his porcelain sculptures of birds.
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Boehm, Helen b. December 26, 1920 d. November 15, 2010
Businesswoman. Called the "Princess of Porcelain", she was co-founder of a Trenton, New Jersey, company producing high-end figurines which have been seen the world over. Born Elena Francesca Stephanie Franzolin, she was trained as a dressmaker and later as an optician. Married to veterinary assistant Edward Boehm in 1944, she joined with her husband in 1950 to borrow $1,000 and found E.M. Boehm Studios. With Mr. Boehm serving as the sculptor and Mrs. Boehm running the marketing, the pair began...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Brearley, David b. June 11, 1745 d. August 16, 1790
Signer of the US Constitution. Born near Trenton, New Jersey this young lawyer's outspoken passion concerning the independence of the American colonies led to him being arrested by British forces and charged with high treason. Before his trial, however, he was set free by a group of fellow-citizens. In 1776 he participated in New Jersey's convention to draft a new state constitution and joined the state militia where he participated in several Revolutionary War battles eventually achieving...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Saint Michael's Episcopal Churchyard, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: David Brearly's grave is in the last row on the left side.It has a smallgreen sign
Brewer, John Hart b. March 29, 1844 d. December 21, 1900
US Congressman. A Republican, he represented New Jersey's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives for two terms, serving from 1881 to 1885. Brewer was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and educated at the Trenton Academy and the Delaware Literary Institute in Franklin, New York. His first elected office was in the New Jersey State House of Assembly (1876). For most of his professional life he had a pottery manufacturing business in Trenton, and was elected president of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 705-708
Briggs, Frank Obadiah b. August 12, 1851 d. May 8, 1913
US Senator. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1872, and served in the 2nd United States Regular Infantry from 1872 to 1877. He was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, serving from 1899 to 1902, and as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 until his death in office in 1913.
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 63
Browne, Charles b. September 28, 1875 d. August 17, 1947
US Congressman. A physician and a 1900 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, he was elected as a Democrat to represent New Jersey's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1923 to 1925. He also served as a Member of the New Jersey State Legislature in 1937, and Mayor of Princeton, New Jersey, in 1914. During World War I he served as a Captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. (Bio by: K)
Charles Browne Home Grounds, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Cremated remains interred in the grounds of his Princeton home.
Burr Sr., Aaron b. January 4, 1716 d. September 24, 1757
Educator and Founder of Princeton University. Born in Connecticut, he attended Yale College (now Yale University) where in 1735 he obtained his BA Degree in religious studies. Upon graduation, he became a Presbyterian Minister in Newark, New Jersey, where he also opened a school for classical studies, to earn extra money. In 1752, he married Esther Edwards, daughter of the Rev. Jonathan and Sarah Pierpont Edwards; their son Aaron Burr, Jr. would later become the third Vice President of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Burr Jr., Aaron b. February 6, 1756 d. September 14, 1836
3rd United States Vice President, Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Cadwalader, Lambert b. 1742 d. 1823
Revolutionary War New Jersey Militia Officer, US Congressman. Elected twice to represent New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1789 to 1791, then from 1793 to 1795.
Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Case Jr., George Washington b. November 11, 1915 d. January 23, 1989
Major League Baseball Player. Premier American League base-stealer during the late '30's and 1940's. Played for the Washington Senators from 1937-1945, 1947 and Cleveland Indians 1946. Led the American League with steals 6 times (5 were in a row), and was named to 4 All-Star teams. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 536 N 1/2

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