Find A Grave - Kings County

Bartlett, Washington Allen b. 1816 d. February 6, 1865
Civil War Union Army Officer, San Francisco Mayor. A native of Maine, he joined the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1833. In 1844 he was commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant and assigned to serve on the "USS Portsmouth". With the coming of the Mexican War, the "Portsmouth", under the command of Captain John Montgomery, was ordered to the San Francisco Bay, California, where, on July 9, 1846, Montgomery and a detachment of men captured the coastal town of Yerba Buena without firing a...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 90, Lots 772-775
Basquiat, Jean-Michel b. December 22, 1960 d. August 12, 1988
Artist. The protege of pop artist Andy Warhol, he was the son of middle-class Brooklyn parents, and had a precocious success with his paintings from the start. His career was incubated by the short-lived graffiti movement, which started on the streets and subway cars in the early 1970s. Having no art training, he never tried to deal with the real world through drawing; he could only scribble and jot, rehearsing his own stereotypes, his pictorial nouns for "face" or "body" over and over again...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 176, Lot 44603
Bates, Wyndham Richard b. 1829 d. December 7, 1889
Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. As Richard Bates, he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1847 and retired as a Master at Arms in 1888. On November 13, 1861, as Wyndham R. Bates, he enlisted as a Sergeant for service with Company K, 1st Infantry Regiment California; he mustered out November 13, 1864 at Fort Union, New Mexico. On May 10, 1866, he was serving aboard the U.S.S. De Soto off Eastport, Maine. Two sailors from the U.S.S. Winooski, James Rose and John Russell, went...[Read More] (Bio by: Beth Painter)
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 2, Site 4889
Beach, Lewis b. March 30, 1835 d. August 10, 1886
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent two New York Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives. He first represented the 14th District from 1881 to 1885, then the 15th District from 1885 until his death in office in 1886.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 32, Lot 12945
Bean, Curtis Coe b. January 4, 1828 d. February 1, 1904
US Congressman. He was born in Tamworth, New Hampshire and raised in Gilmanton. After attending Union College in Schenectady, New York, he settled in New York City, where he worked in the United States Customhouse and became active in several business ventures. During the Civil War he was active as a contractor providing arms and supplies to the Union Army. In 1864 he moved to Tennessee, living in Columbia and Nashville. Having studied law in New York City, he attained admission to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 188, Lot 31597
Beck, Jackson b. July 23, 1912 d. July 28, 2004
Voice Actor, Narrator. A native of New York, New York, he is best remembered for his role as the voice of 'Bluto' or 'Brutus' in the early "Popeye" cartoon shorts from 1944 to 1956, and the animated television series of the same name from 1956 to 1963. Beck also did the voice of 'Perry White' in several early episodes of the animated "Superman" films, radio, and television programs. He also narrated films, did many other cartoon voices, appeared in television soap operas including the role of '...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Family plot
Beecher, Henry Ward b. June 24, 1813 d. March 8, 1887
Religious Leader. He was a prominent 19th Century Minister, and brother of author of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 140, Lot 25911
Bellows, George Wesley b. August 12, 1882 d. January 8, 1925
Artist. He was a realist painter-lithographer noted for his paintings of action scenes, expressive portraits and seascapes. While attending Ohio State University, he started by providing illustrations for the school's student yearbook, then relocated to New York in 1904, to study at the New york School of Art. By 1908, he had his own studio and achieved notice for artwork which depicted urban New York scenes and sports events. In 1919, he was teaching at the Art Institute of Chicago and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 24, Lot 478/479
Bennett, Charles Goodwin b. December 11, 1863 d. May 25, 1914
US Congressman. A Brooklyn Republican who served in Congress from 1895 to 1899, he was also President of The Evergreens, until his death in 1914. He was also Secretary to the Senate from 1900 to 1912 (a non-elected administrative post he occupied while the Republicans controlled that body). (Bio by: Joe Fodor)
The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Greenwood Shade Section, Lot 173
Bennett, DeRobigne Mortimer 'D.M.' b. December 23, 1818 d. December 6, 1882
Journalist. He was the founder, editor, and publisher of The "Truth Seeker", a freethought and reform periodical. Considered one of 19th-century America's most controversial publishers, he founded the "blasphemous" (as it was called) newspaper in 1873, and his publications were censored and prohibited from newsstands. In less than a decade, he became the most successful publisher of liberal literature in America, and provided a medium for figures such as Mark Twain, Clarence Darrow, and Robert...[Read More] (Bio by: Rod Bradford)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 18, Lot 13341
Bennett Sr., James Gordon b. September 1, 1795 d. June 1, 1872
Journalist. He founded the "New York Herald" newspaper in 1835.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 107, Lot 865
Bergen, Teunis Garrett b. October 6, 1806 d. April 24, 1881
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent New York's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1867.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 79, Lot 267
Berger, Stuart M. b. 1953 d. February 23, 1994
Medical Pioneer, Author. After received a medical degree from Tufts University and graduating from Harvard University's School of Public Health, he became a health book writer and columnist who emphasized healing and dieting aimed at improving the immune system. "Dr. Berger's Immune Power Diet"(1985), a #1 best seller, described how the 6'7" Berger reduced his weight to 210 lbs from 420. He also wrote "How To Be Your Own Nutritionist (1987)", "Forever Young-20 Years Younger in 20 Weeks: Dr...[Read More]
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 114, Lot 41318
Bergh, Henry b. August 29, 1811 d. March 12, 1888
Social Reformer, US Diplomat. He was a philanthropist and diplomat who founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the co-founder of the Child Protective Society in the United States. He championed the rights of animals and children and was known for beating the owners of horse-carts with the very whips they used to beat their horses. Prior to creating these organizations, he was Abraham Lincoln's ambassador to Russia. He is buried in one of the three...[Read More]
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 140, Lot 26120
Bernard, Barney b. August 17, 1877 d. March 21, 1924
American actor of film and stage. In the early 1900s with his friend, Alexander Carr, they created the comedy duo, 'Potash and Perlmutter.' Bernard appeared in the film and stage version by the same name. He also appeared in, "The Mother And The Law" (1919), "The Phantom Fortunes" (1916), "A Prince In A Pawnshop" (1916) and "Intolerance" (1916). (Bio by: K)
Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Bernard, Sam b. June 5, 1863 d. May 16, 1927
Stage, film and vaudeville star. Bernard began his career as an actor in vaudeville, using the name, Samuel Barnet, and in 1915 he entered films when he was signed to the Triangle Film Corporation. Bernard's films include "Call A Cop" (1921), "The Great Pearl Tangle" (1916), "A Janitor's Wifes Temptations" (1915), "Because He Loved Her" (1915), "Fatty And The Broadway Stars" (1915), and "Poor Schmaltz" (1915). (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Bernstein, Leonard b. August 25, 1918 d. October 14, 1990
Composer, Orchestra Conductor. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he studied music at both Harvard University and Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. He first rose to prominence as an interim conductor of the New York Philharmonic in 1943, and would later direct that orchestra from 1958 to 1969, becoming the first American-born conductor to hold that position. On leaving the Philharmonic, he was named Laureate Conductor for life. His compositions were diverse and appealed to people from...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 43642
Biddle, George H. b. October 1, 1802 d. June 11, 1884
Civil War Union Army Officer. A veteran of the Mexican war, he served during the Civil war as Colonel and commander of the 95th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded in the right breast during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1, 1863).
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 106/107, Lot 10499
Blake, Eubie (James Hubert) b. February 7, 1883 d. February 12, 1983
Jazz Musician. Born James Hubert Blake in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a pioneer ragtime pianist and composer. In 1921, he wrote the Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" which was one of the first musicals ever to be written and directed by an African American. His other compositions included such hits as "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find A Way", "Memories of You" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The musical "Eubie!", which featured the collective works of Blake opened on Broadway in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Blatchford, Samuel b. March 9, 1820 d. July 7, 1893
United States Supreme Court Justice. Born to a prominent lawyer and Ambassador to the Vatican, he graduated from Columbia College at the age of 17. In 1840 he served as private secretary to Governor William Henry Seward (future Secretary of State in the Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Presidential Administrations). While working for the governor he studied law and entered practice in his fathers law firm. In 1854 he moved to New York City and with his partners opened "Blatchford, Seward and...[Read More] (Bio by: Matthew Fatale)
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 100, Lot 5643

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