Find A Grave - Suffolk County

Bowdoin, James b. August 7, 1726 d. November 6, 1790
Massachusetts Governor. He was born James Bowdoin II in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a wealthy merchant. His paternal grandfather, Pierre Baudouin, was a Huguenot refugee from France, who settled in Boston in 1690 by way of Ireland and eastern Massachusetts (present-day Maine). After attending grammar school he enrolled at Harvard College (now Harvard University) in Boston where he was educated in the sciences by John Winthrop, and developed an interest in electricity and astronomy. In...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boyd, John Parker b. December 21, 1764 d. October 4, 1830
US Army General. He entered the Army as an Ensign in 1786 and served for three years. Boyd then became a mercenary, commanded a privately raised regiment that was hired by various princes and potentates in India and Pakistan, and eventually rose to command of a 10,000 man division in Madras. In 1806 the British conquest of India and Pakistan ended the regional conflicts in which Boyd had participated, so he sold his unit's equipment and returned to the United States, settling in Boston with a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Copps Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Brindle, Melbourne b. November 18, 1904 d. September 19, 1995
Artist. Born Ewart Melbourne Brindle, he began drawing as a teenager and in 1918 moved to San Francisco, where he worked on department store advertisements and painted several scenes, including a now well known one of a tower on the Golden Gate Bridge. In 1938 he relocated to the eastern United States and illustrated for Woman's Home Companion, the Saturday Evening Post, Look, The New Yorker and other magazines. During World War II he created several now famous posters to promote the sale of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Brown, Patricia 'Pat' b. April 21, 1931 d. June 17, 2012
Professional Baseball Player. Though she had a distinguished legal career, she is remembered for her two seasons as a pitcher in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Raised in the Boston suburbs, she played sandlot baseball as a youngster, albeit against resistance from the neighborhood boys. A star of basketball, tennis, and field hockey at Winthrop High School, she graduated 1948 then tried out for the AAGPBL. Failing on her first attempt she was successful on her...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Bulfinch, Charles [original burial site] b. August 8, 1763 d. April 4, 1844
Architect. He was the first native-born professional architect in the United States. Important commissions include the Connecticut State House in Hartford (1793 to 1796), the Massachusetts State House in Boston (1795 to 1797), Saint Stephen's Church in Boston (1802 to 1804), and the Maine State House in Augusta (1829 to 1832). In 1818, he was appointed by President James Monroe as official architect of the United States Capitol, a position he held until 1829. Bulfinch was first buried in King's...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burns, John "Jack" b. August 31, 1907 d. April 18, 1975
Major League Baseball Player. He was a smooth-fielding first baseman with the St. Louis Browns from 1930 until he was traded to the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1936 for pitcher Elon "Chief" Hogsett. The left-handed hitter batted .300 in eight games in 1930 and followed that with a .260 average, 27 doubles and 70 RBIs in 1931. He hit .305 with 33 doubles, 11 homers, 70 RBIs and a career-high 111 runs scored in 1932. He had 43 doubles and 71 RBIs while hitting .288 in 1933. He attained career-...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Butler, William Morgan b. January 29, 1861 d. March 27, 1937
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1924 to 1926. He was defeated as Republican in 1926, and 1930. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature, Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Massachusetts in 1924, Member of the Republican National Committee from Massachusetts from 1924 to 1925, and Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1925. (Bio by: K)
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Cabot, George [original burial site] b. December 3, 1752 d. April 18, 1823
US Senator from Massachusetts (1791 to 1796). Great-grandfather of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Campbell, Daniel J. b. December 26, 1874 d. April 28, 1955
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, he served in the United States Marine Corps during the War with Spain as a Private on board the "USS Marblehead". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. His citation reads "Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Campbell set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." His Medal was awarded...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Carrington, Henry Beebee b. March 2, 1824 d. October 26, 1912
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Prior to the Civil War, he was Adjutant General of the Ohio State Milita. When President Lincoln issued the call for troops, he organized the volunteer regiments that were placed in Virginia and was commissioned Colonel of the 18th Ohio Infantry, in May 1861. In 1862, he was sent to Indiana and established an intelligence network to deal with rebel sympathizers. He was promoted Brigadier General in command of the District of Indiana and his intelligence...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Carson, Anthony J. b. April 23, 1869 d. April 25, 1943
Philippine Insurrecton Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the United States Army in Company H, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 15-19, 1900 at Catubig, Samar, Philippine Islands. His citation reads "Assumed command of a detachment of the company which had survived an overwhelming attack of the enemy, and by his bravery and untiring efforts and the exercise of extraordinary good judgment in the handling of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section 20A, Grave 2651
Chadwick, Leonard B. b. November 24, 1878 d. May 14, 1940
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy during the War with Spain as an Apprentice First class on board the "USS Marblehead". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. His citation reads "Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Chadwick set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." His Medal was awarded to him on July 7, 1899. (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Chilton, Mary b. 1607 d. May 16, 1679
First Pilgrim to touch Plimouth Rock. Passenger on Mayflower. Baptized : St. Peters Parish, Sandwich, England May 30, 1607. Married John Winslow.
Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Clarke, Rev. James Freeman b. April 4, 1810 d. June 8, 1888
Abolitionist, Author, Social Reformer. Clarke attended the Boston Latin School before enrolling at Harvard College and, later, earning his degree from Harvard Divinity School. After giving his first sermon in Waltham, Massachusetts, he became a minister in Kentucky, then a slave state. He became an active abolitionist, social reformer, and member of the Transcendentalists. He was also the founding editor of the "Western Messenger" before returning to Massachusetts. In 1846, he gave the Phi Beta...[Read More] (Bio by: Midnightdreary)
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Memorial d. November 28, 1942
One of the nation's most notorious tragedies, a major fire struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, 17 Piedmont Street, in Boston on the evening of November 28, 1942 On the night of the fire, the club had approximately 1,000 occupants, many of whom were people preparing to go overseas on military duty. A lighted match used by an employee in changing a light bulb or an electrical short have been considered the most likely causes for this fire, which ultimately claimed 492 lives, including actor Buck...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cocoanut Grove Fire Memorial, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Collins, John F. d. November 23, 1995
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 1960-1968. (Bio by: Paul Casano)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Chapel HIll 1
Comins, Linus Bacon b. November 29, 1817 d. October 14, 1892
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1859. Also served as Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1854. (Bio by: K)
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Red Oak Avenue
Conness, John b. September 22, 1821 d. January 10, 1909
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from California from 1863 to 1869. Also served as a Member of the California State Assembly from 1853 to 1855, and 1860 to 1862, serving the 12th and 18th Districts. (Bio by: K)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Cotton, John b. December 4, 1585 d. December 23, 1652
Religious Figure. He was a Puritan minister at St. Botolph's Church in Lincolnshire, England, before leaving for America in 1633. His daughter Maria later wedded to Increase Mather and borne son, Cotton Mather. John Cotton became a minister at the First Church of Boston in Massachusetts, forming the basis for Congregationalism. He figured prominently in the Antinomian Controversy and the trial of Anne Hutchinson and the Cambridge Synod, which led to the adoption of the Half-way Covenant. (Bio by: K)
Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Cox, Channing Harris b. October 28, 1879 d. August 20, 1968
Massachusetts Governor. Served as the Governor of Massachusetts from 1921 to 1925. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1910 to 1918, Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1915 to 1918, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1920, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Massachusetts in 1924. (Bio by: K)
Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Greenwood Avenue

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