Find A Grave - Orange County

Abbott, Lyman b. December 18, 1835 d. October 22, 1922
Religious Leader. A Congregational minister, from 1888 to 1889, he was pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, having succeeded Henry Ward Beecher. He was active in the American Tract Society.
Woodlawn Cemetery Association, New Windsor, Orange County, New York, USA
Abbott, Senda b. March 19, 1868 d. February 16, 1954
Hall of Fame Basketball Pioneer. Known as "The Mother of Women's Basketball". Born Senda Valvrojenski, her family immigrated to the United States when she was seven, settling in the Boston area. Her early interests included music, art and literature. She was not particularly physically active, but when back problems forced her to give up the piano, she turned to an exercise regimen at the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics for relief. From there, her interest in physical activity and its...[Read More] (Bio by: Rick Bryant)
Woodlawn Cemetery Association, New Windsor, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 251
Anderson, Robert b. June 14, 1805 d. October 26, 1871
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was a long-time career Army officer who is best remembered in history as being in command of Fort Sumter when Confederates bombarded it on April 12, 1861, starting the Civil War. A graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1825, he placed 15th of 37, and his classmates included future Union Generals Charles F. Smith and William R. Montgomery, as well as future Confederate Generals Daniel S. Donelson and Benjamin Huger. His subsequent service was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 27, Row A, Grave 4
Bacon, Henry b. March 14, 1846 d. March 25, 1915
US Congressman. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Union College in 1865, was admitted to the bar the following year and opened a law practice in Goshen, New York. In 1886 he was elected to the Forty-ninth Congress as a Democrat, representing New York's 15th district, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lewis Beach; he was subsequently reelected to two full terms, serving from 1886 to 1889 and from 1891 to 1893. He was defeated in 1888 and failed to win his party's renomination...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Beebe, George Monroe b. October 28, 1836 d. March 1, 1927
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 14th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1875 to 1879. He was defeated in 1878. Also served as Governor of Kansas Territory from 1860 to 1861, Candidate for Justice of Nevada State Supreme Court in 1865, Candidate for New York State Senate in 1871, Member of New York State Assembly from 1872 to 1873, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York in 1876, 1880, and 1892, and State Court Judge from 1883 to...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Cemetery Association, New Windsor, Orange County, New York, USA
Beebe, William S. b. February 14, 1841 d. October 12, 1898
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Graduated from the USMA in 1863. Served during the Civil War as a Regular Army First Lieutenant in the Ordnance Department. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Cane River Crossing, Louisiana on April 23, 1864. His citation reads simply "Voluntarily led a successful assault on a fortified position". He had been directed to merely relay the orders to the officers along the Cane River to attack, and to stress the necessity of assaulting the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 20, Row A, Grave 11
Bellinger, Gen. John B. b. April 13, 1862 d. September 22, 1931
US Army Brigadier General. Bellinger's early education was in the private schools in Charleston, South Carolina. He enrolled at West Point in 1880 and graduated in 1884 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He began his career in a calvary regiment with duty in Wyoming, Kansas & Indian Territory, later admitted as Oklahoma. He returned to West Point in 1888 where he became an instructor and continued that duty until 1892 when he enrolled in law school. After two years of study he passed...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 3-C Site 6
Bennet, Augustus Witschief b. October 7, 1897 d. June 5, 1983
US Congressman. He was elected as a Representative from New York to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1945 to 1947.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Cedar Hill Mausoleum
Bennet, William Stiles b. November 9, 1870 d. December 1, 1962
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 17th and 23rd Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 to 1911, and 1915 to 1917. He was defeated in 1910, 1916, 1936, and 1944. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly from 1901 to 1902, and Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1938. (Bio by: K)
Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, USA
Benyaurd, William Henry Harrison b. May 17, 1841 d. February 7, 1900
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1863, and was posted to the Corps of Engineers. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while a 1st Lieutenant at the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia on April 1, 1865, with hia citation reading "With one companion, voluntarily advanced in a reconnaissance beyond the skirmishers, where he was exposed to imminent peril; also, in the same battle, rode to the front with...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 13, Row A, Grave 61
Biddle, John b. February 2, 1859 d. January 18, 1936
United States Army General. Born Detroit, Michigan, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1881. From 1891 to 1898 he was in charge of river and harbor work at Nashvilile, Tennesse. When the Spanish-American War broke out, he was made Chief Engineer of Volunteers, serving in Puerto Rico and Cuba and later in the Philippines. After that conflict he was in charge of river and harbor work in San Francisco from 1907 to 1911, and was an observer with Austro-Hungarian Army in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Dave)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section VIII, Row B, Grave 126
GPS coordinates: 41.3996582, -73.9664307 (hddd.dddd)
Bingham, Judson David b. May 16, 1831 d. November 17, 1909
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A 1854 Graduate of the USMA, he was serving as a 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd United States Regular Artillery when the Civil War broke out. His skills in administrative duties were then noticed by superiors, and he was promoted up to Colonel in the Quartermaster's Department. He served first as Chief Quartermaster of the XVII Corps in the Army of the Tennesee, then as Chief Quartermaster of the Army itself. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 14, Row C, Grave 47
Blaik, Earl 'Red' b. February 15, 1897 d. May 5, 1989
College Football Coach. He graduated from the United States Militiary Academy in 1920, but left the Army two years later. He worked as an assistant football coach for the University of Wisconsin and for the USMA before becoming head coach of Dartmouth's football team in 1934. In seven seasons there he led Dartmouth to a 45-15-4 record, and an undefeated 1937 season. He took over the USMA football team in 1941, and led it until 1958, compiling a stellar record in the process. Led by College...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 10, Row G, Grave 131
GPS coordinates: 41.3960114, -73.9670029 (hddd.dddd)
Blake Jr., John b. December 5, 1762 d. January 23, 1826
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1805 to 1809. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly in 1798, and State Court Judge in 1815. (Bio by: K)
Berea Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA
Borland Jr., Charles b. June 29, 1786 d. February 23, 1852
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 to 1823. Also served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1820. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery, Orange County, New York, USA
Bowers, Theodore Shelton b. October 10, 1832 d. March 6, 1866
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Known familiarly as "Joe", he was a newspaper editor prior to the Civil War. When the Civil War started he enlisted in the Union army as a private. Detailed to General U.S. Grant's headquarters as clerk, he was soon commissioned as 1st lieutenant in the 48th Illinois Infantry. He became captain and aide-de-camp to General Grant where he was a trusted member of Grant's military family. He subsequently served as Judge Advocate of the Army of the Tennessee...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Dunn)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 27, Row A, Grave R
Bradley, Mark E. b. December 10, 1907 d. May 22, 1999
United States Army General. He flew six combat missions during World War II for a total of 32 combat hours. His campaign ribbons - all with battle stars - include the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. His awards also include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Air Medal and the French Croix de Guerre. After reaching the rank of Four-Star General...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Heneage)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section XXIV, Row I, Grave 215
Bradley, Thomas Wilson b. April 6, 1844 d. May 30, 1920
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, US Congressman. Served in the Civil War as a Sergeant, in Company H, 124th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia on May 3, 1863. Hic citation reads "Volunteered in response to a call and alone, in the face of a heavy fire of musketry and canister, went and procured ammunition for the use of his comrades". He recieved an officer's commission soon afterwards, and rose to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden, Orange County, New York, USA
Brannan, John Milton b. July 1, 1819 d. December 16, 1892
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in the District of Columbia, he would, at the age of 18, serve as a messenger in Congress. He so impressed Indiana Congressman Ratliff Boon that Boon raised a petition among other Representatives to have him admitted to West Point; therefore his appointment reads "from Indiana." He graduated 23rd in the class of 1841 and went into a lifelong artillery career. He won citations for his fighting in the Mexican War and rose to the rank of Captain in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 26, Row C, Grave 26
Brewer, William John b. 1843 d. June 19, 1878
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company C, 2d New York Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 4, 1865 at Appomattox Campaign, Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of engineer flag, Army of Northern Virginia." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Friends Cemetery, Cornwall, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Row 84

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