Find A Grave - Essex County

Brown, John b. May 9, 1800 d. December 2, 1859
American Abolitionist, Folk Figure. He advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. President Abraham Lincoln said he was a "misguided fanatic" and Brown has been called "the most controversial of all 19th-century Americans." His attempt in 1859 to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans in Harpers Ferry, Virginia...[Read More]
Cause of death: Executed by hanging
John Brown Farm Grounds, North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA
Burleigh, Henry Gordon b. June 2, 1832 d. August 10, 1900
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 17th and 18th Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1887, being defeated in 1886.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, USA
Cutting, John Tyler b. September 7, 1844 d. November 24, 1911
US Congressman. Elected as a Republican to represent California's 14th District in the Fifty-Second Congress, he served one term, from 1891 to 1893. This marked his only time in public office. Cutting was born in Westport, New York. Orphaned at age 10, he wandered west and worked as a farmhand and clerk in Wisconsin and Illinois. During the Civil War he served in Taylor's Chicago Battery and the Chicago Mercantile Battery. By 1877 he had moved to California, where he established a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Hillside Cemetery, Westport, Essex County, New York, USA
Devlin, Art b. September 22, 1922 d. April 22, 2004
Former United States Olympic ski jumper and sports broadcaster. World War II bombardier, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart.
Saint Agnes Cemetery, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA
Dewey, Melvil b. 1851 d. 1931
Melvil Dewey is best known as the originator of the Dewey Decimal System. His name was originally Louis Kossuth, he later went by Melville Dewey, then shortened his first name to Melvil. He proposed a decimal-based cataloging system after working in his college library for some time. He was a founding member of the American library Association and also served as director of the new York State library. He and his wife Emily created the Lake Placid Club in New York for promotion of winter sports.
North Elba Cemetery, North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA
GPS coordinates: 44.2623291, -73.9714279 (hddd.dddd)
Finch, Isaac b. October 13, 1783 d. June 23, 1845
US Congressman. Elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to represent New York's 19th District in the Twenty-first Congress, he served from 1829 to 1831. Finch was raised in Clinton County, New York, where he studied law but was apparently never admitted to the bar. Instead he moved to Essex County and settled in Jay as a gentleman farmer. During the War of 1812 he served as a Major in the 26th Regiment of Infantry, and from 1822 to 1824 he was a member of the State Assembly. Finch was not a candidate for...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Central Cemetery, Jay, Essex County, New York, USA
Foote Jr., Wallace Turner b. April 7, 1864 d. December 17, 1910
US Congressman. Elected as a Republican to represent New York's 23rd District in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, he served from 1895 to 1899. The son of a prominent iron manufacturer, he graduated as a civil engineer from Schenectady's Union College in 1885 and from Columbia Law School in 1888. Admitted to the bar in 1889, he practiced law in Port Henry for several years before following his father into industry, serving as director of three iron ore companies. His two terms in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Union Cemetery, Port Henry, Essex County, New York, USA
Hack, Lester Goodel b. January 18, 1844 d. April 24, 1928
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company F, 5th Vermont Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 23d Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.)and several of the enemy." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, USA
Hale, Robert Safford b. September 24, 1822 d. December 14, 1881
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 16th and 17th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1866 to 1867, and 1873 to 1875. Also served as a State Court Judge from 1856 to 1864. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown (Essex County), Essex County, New York, USA
Hammond, John b. August 17, 1827 d. May 28, 1889
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. He was a Polytechnic Engineer when he volunteered to enlist into the Union Army of the Potomac as a Private at the start of the Civil War in 1861. Promoted through the ranks to Major, he was assigned as a Colonel in the US 5th Cavalry. After he distinguished himself at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US volunteers and took transports at City Point for Washington, D. C., for the remainer of the war...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forestdale Cemetery, Crown Point, Essex County, New York, USA
Hand, Augustus Cincinnatus b. September 4, 1803 d. March 8, 1878
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1841. Also served as a Member of the New York State Senate in 1844, State Court Judge in 1847, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York in 1864. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown (Essex County), Essex County, New York, USA
Jewtraw, Charles b. May 5, 1900 d. February 26, 1996
Olympic Champion. An American speedskater, he became the first gold medalist ever at the Olympic Winter Games. Jewtraw was born into a poor family and was initially sponsored in skating by a Lake Placid businessman. He excelled as an ice sprinter and won US outdoor championships in 1921 and 1923, holding the national record for 100 yards (9.4 seconds). At the first Winter Olympics, held in Chamonix, France in 1924, Jewtraw scored gold in the first event, winning the 500 meter race...[Read More] (Bio by: William Woodburn)
North Elba Cemetery, North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA
Plot: D19
Kellogg, Orlando b. June 18, 1809 d. August 24, 1865
US Congressman. Born in Elizabethtown, New York, he apprenticed as a carpenter and worked in that trade until 1838, when he was admitted to the bar and began law practice in his hometown. His first public office was as Surrogate of Essex County (1840 to 1844). Kellogg was elected as a Whig to the US House of Representatives, representing New York's 14th District, and served from 1847 to 1849; he was not a candidate for renomination and returned to Elizabethtown. With the collapse of the Whig...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown (Essex County), Essex County, New York, USA
Kent, Rockwell b. June 21, 1882 d. March 13, 1971
Artist, Author, And Political activist. Kent had a long and varied career. Born in New York, he studied architecture at Columbia University (1900-03) and art at the New York School of Art (1903-04) During his lifetime, he worked as an architectural draftsman, illustrator, printmaker, painter, lobsterman, ship's carpenter, and dairy farmer. He was involved with the radical journal, The Masses, And from 1912 to 1916 was responsible for recruiting Maurice Becker to the staff. Kent both wrote and...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Kent Estate, Au Sable Forks, Essex County, New York, USA
Milholland, Inez b. August 6, 1886 d. November 25, 1916
Suffragist. Attended Vassar College, where she excelled in track and field and drama. It was at Vassar that she first became active in the fight for women's suffrage. When the college refused to allow speakers on women's suffrage to appear on campus, Inez organized a rally in a local cemetery. Vassar suspended her for this, but she was not deterred. After graduating from Vassar in 1909, she earned a degree in labor law from NYU and became a respected attorney. In March of 1913, the day of...[Read More] (Bio by: Maude)
Lewis Cemetery, Lewis, Essex County, New York, USA
Podres, Johnny (John Joseph) b. September 30, 1932 d. January 13, 2008
Major League Baseball Player. A native of Witherbee, New York, he was a left handed pitcher who hurled for 3 clubs during a 15 year major league career. Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951, he made his major league debut on April 17, 1953. His time with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers was highlighted by 4 pennants and 3 World Championships. He became a hero to Brooklyn fans for his heroics in the 1955 Fall Classic when he pitched the Dodgers to a Game 7 victory, 2-0...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Moriah, Essex County, New York, USA
Poletti, Charles b. July 2, 1903 d. August 8, 2002
New York Governor. Served as Governor of New York for 29 days from December 3 1942 to December 31 1942.
Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown (Essex County), Essex County, New York, USA
Pond, Benjamin b. 1768 d. October 6, 1814
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1811 to 1813. During the War of 1812 he served in Walker's Company of the 37th New York State Militia regiment, and fought in the September 1914 seige of Plattsburg, New York. His health was wrecked by the exposure during the campaign, which caused his death at Schroon, New York. He had been elected to another Congressional term, but he died before he could serve it...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown (Essex County), Essex County, New York, USA
Rodzinski, Artur b. January 2, 1892 d. November 27, 1958
Ochestra Conductor. He was conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (1929-1933), Cleveland Orchestra (1933-1943) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1947-1948). He taught at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1953 he conducted the world premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's "War And Peace" and Aaron Copland's ballet, "Appalachian Spring." (Bio by: K)
Saint Agnes Cemetery, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA
Ross, Henry Howard b. May 9, 1790 d. September 14, 1862
US Congressman. After graduating from Columbia College in 1808, he studied law and became an attorney in Essex, New York. He served in the War of 1812 as Second Lieutenant and Adjutant of the New York Militia's Thirty-seventh Infantry Regiment, taking part in the Battles of Boquet River and Plattsburg. Ross maintained his membership in the militia, eventually rising to the rank of Major General. In 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as an Adams candidate and served one...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Essex Cemetery, Essex, Essex County, New York, USA

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