Find A Grave - Albany County

Ames, Ezra b. 1768 d. 1836
Artist. He was born in Massachusetts but moved with his family to Staatsburg, New York when he was a young child. He returned to Massachusetts settling in Worcester where he was a successful furniture and carriage painter. It was here that he began to experiment with painting portraits, specializing in miniatures. In 1795 he moved to Albany, New York where he opened a sign painting and portrait painting business. His enterprise rapidly grew and he soon became known as one of the nation's...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 59, Lot 1
Arthur, Chester Alan b. October 5, 1829 d. November 18, 1886
21st United States President. He was born in Fairfield, Vermont the fifth of eight children to a abolitionist Baptist minister. He was tutored at home until age nine then enrolled at a primary school in then Union Village, now Greenwich, New York. He graduated from Union College then taught school, studied law, admitted to the bar, and while practicing law in New York City met Ellen Herndon. After a...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 24, Lot 8
GPS coordinates: 42.7076416, -73.7338181 (hddd.dddd)
Arthur, Ellen Herndon b. August 30, 1837 d. January 12, 1880
Presidential first Lady. Ellen Herndon Arthur was a posthumous first lady as she had died before her husband Chester Arthur assumed the presidency. Her passing came even before his becoming Vice President. Ellen's death placed Arthur in deep mourning which continued even after becoming President following the assassination of President Garfield. After her untimely death, Chester kept her room in their New York home exactly as she left it. At the White House, he would not give anyone the...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Located behind the grave of President Arthur
Bailey, John Mosher b. August 24, 1838 d. February 21, 1916
US Congressman, Diplomat. Born in Bethlehem, New York, he graduated from Schenectady's Union College in 1861 and later studied at Albany Law School. During the Civil War he served as a first lieutenant and adjuntant of the 177th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. Following his discharge he was admitted to the bar in 1864 and started a legal practice in Albany, his home base for the rest of his life; he was Albany County's Collector of Internal Revenue (1871 to 1874) and District...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Elmwood Cemetery, Bethlehem Center, Albany County, New York, USA
Baker, Benjamin Franklin b. September 3, 1834 d. April 4, 1907
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was commissioned as Major of the 43rd New York Volunteer Infantry on September 20, 1861, and was mustered into the regiment's Field and Staff on October 1, 1861. He served in that duty through the first full year of the war, seeing action during the Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign and the Seven Days Battles. After the regiment fought in the September 1862 Battle of Antietam, it's commander, Colonel Francis L. Vinton, was promoted to Brigadier General...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 58, Lot 5
Barnard, Daniel Dewey b. July 16, 1797 d. April 24, 1861
US Congressman, US Diplomat. Elected to represent New York's 10th, 13th, and 27th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1829, and 1839 to 1845. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly in 1838, and United States Minister to Prussia from 1850 to 1853.
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Benedict, Gen. Lewis b. September 2, 1817 d. April 9, 1864
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 162nd New York Volunteer Infantry. He was captured at Williamsburg, spent months in various Confederate prisons, led attack on Port Hudson, and was killed at Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. Before the War he was an Albany City Attorney and a New York State Assemblyman. (Bio by: PaulaAnne)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 38
Bentley, Richard Charles b. 1830 d. December 1, 1871
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted into the Union Army in 1862 and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 63rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry. He was with the 63rd New York Regiment and all it's engagements the entire war, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in command. For his gallantry at the Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 65, Lot 6
GPS coordinates: 42.7085915, -73.7252426 (hddd.dddd)
Blanchard, Justus Wardwell b. 1811 d. 1877
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned a Captain in the 3rd New York Volunteers in 1861. He was at the battle of Big Bethel, took part in the Banks Red River expedition and was in the siege at Port Hudson. Promoted to Colonel in command of the 162nd New York Infantry Regiment in 1863, he was with General Sheridan through the entire Shenandoah Campaign in 1864. For his dedication to duty and service, he was brevetted Brigadier General of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 10, Lot 6
Bleecker, Harmanus b. October 9, 1779 d. July 9, 1849
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1811 to 1813. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly in 1814, and United States Charge d'Affaires to the Netherlands in 1839. (Bio by: K)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Brady, Anthony Nicholas b. August 22, 1841 d. July 22, 1913
Businessman. Brady was raised in Upstate New York. His first job was working in an Albany barber shop. Later, he owned a tea store that grew to include multiple branches. He invested heavily in the Albany Gas Light Company and soon owned many shares in larger New York City utility companies. He also acquired holdings in transportation stocks including the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. At one time, he was the richest Catholic in the United States. While in London, he died from indigestion and...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas J Fraser)
Saint Agnes Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Button, Daniel Evan b. November 1, 1917 d. March 7, 2009
US Congressman. He was a journalist for the Associated Press in New York City, 1939 to 1947 and executive editor of the Albany Times-Union, 1960 to 1966. In 1967, he was elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth Congress and Ninety-first Congress, serving until 1971. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed journalism and was the editor of Science Digest Magazine. He died of a respiratory ailment. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Byrne, William Thomas b. March 6, 1876 d. 1952
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 28th and 32nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1937 until his death in 1952. Also served as a Member of the New York State Senate for the 30th District from 1923 to 1936. (Bio by: K)
Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Colonie, Albany County, New York, USA
Card, Addie b. December 6, 1897 d. July 19, 1993
The Face of Child Labor Reform. Addie Card became a powerful symbol in child labor reform after being photographed by Lewis Wickes Hine in 1910. At the time, the "anemic little spinner" was photographed toiling at the North Pownal Cotton Mill in North Pownal, Vermont. The photograph's accompanying note stated: "Addie Card, 12 years old. Spinner in North Pownal Cotton Mill, Vt. Girls in the mill said she was ten years old...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank J. Leskovitz)
Saint Agnes Cemetery, Cohoes, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 3 South, 111 SW6, Grave 12
Carroll, Col. Howard b. 1827 d. September 29, 1862
Civil War Union Army Officer. He graduated from Dublin University and then moved to the United States. He was a civil engineer and was employed by the New York Central Railroad, becoming famous nationwide for his innovative design and construction of wrought iron bridges. At the start of the Civil War he accepted the position of Quartermaster in General Meagher's brigade. He later became Lieutenant Colonel and second in command of the 105th New York Regiment. When the regimental commander...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 33, Lot 2
Clark, Harrison b. April 10, 1842 d. April 18, 1913
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He enlisted in the 125th New York Volunteer Infantry on August 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company E as a Corporal. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on the Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 2, 1863). His citation reads "Seized the colors and advanced with them after the color bearer had been shot". His regiment had been caught up in the attack of the Confederates under General James Longstreet on Emmitsburg...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 112, Lot 153
Cochrane, Gen. John b. August 27, 1818 d. February 7, 1898
Civil War Union Army General. He studied law first at Union College, Schenectady, NY, but then graduated from Hamilton College in 1831 and was admitted to the bar in 1834. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he became a Colonel commanding the First United States Chasseurs (65th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment), which he commanded in the Peninsular Campaign. He was one of two Brigadier Generals who went to see President Lincoln to tell him that General Ambrose Burnside was...[Read More] (Bio by: Mark Bodnar)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 53, Lot 15
GPS coordinates: 42.7091904, -73.7309799 (hddd.dddd)
Corliss, Stephen Potter b. July 25, 1842 d. May 9, 1904
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a First Lieutenant in Company F, 4th New York Heavy Artillery, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery at Battle of South Side Railroad, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. The Confederates had a battery posted on an elevation near the South Side Railroad where it intersected with the White Oak Road leading into Petersburg when the order came to capture the battery. The brigade to which the 4th New York Heavy...[Read More] (Bio by: Mark Bodnar)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 18, Lot 74 & 75
Corning, Erastus b. December 14, 1794 d. April 9, 1872
US Congressman. Mayor of Albany. Successful businessman and financier. Grandfather of US Representative Parker Corning and Lieutenant Governor Edwin Corning. Great grandfather of Albany Mayor Ersatus Corning 2nd. Injured in fall, age 2. Walked with crutches for most of his life. Family moved to Chatham, New York, 1805. He moved to live with uncle Benjamin Smith in Troy, 1807. Moved to Albany, 1814. Educated by tutors and in private schools paid for by uncle. Clerked in uncle's...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 31, Lot 2
GPS coordinates: 42.7035599, -73.7321014 (hddd.dddd)
Corning II., Erastus b. October 7, 1909 d. May 28, 1983
Mayor, Albany, New York, 41 years. Longest serving mayor of a major American city. Preferred name written with Arabic numeral 2nd rather than Roman numeral II. Great grandfather, Erastus Corning, was successful businessman who founded New York Central Railroad and served as Albany mayor, alderman, state senator and US Representative. Uncle Parker Corning served as Congressman, 1923-37. Father Edwin was lieutenant governor, 1926-28. Attended Albany Academy and Groton School. Graduate...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 31

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