Find A Grave - Monroe County

Carver, Hartwell b. 1789 d. April 16, 1875
Railroad Pioneer. Born in Rhode Island, he attended Hamilton College in 1813 and was graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1816. He practiced medicine for 50 years, but was often away for extended periods. He traveled to Europe, England and studied medicine in those places. He became enamored with the railroads in those places and in other parts of his own country. His dream was about connecting the east coast of the United States with the west coast and he spent considerable sums and effort...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 2, Lot 104
Cassebeer, Walter b. 1884 d. 1963
Artist. He graduated Columbia University with a degree in architecture and attended L' Ecole De Beaux Arts in Paris. He made his living as an architect but became famous as a painter and lithographer, winning the Lilian Fairchild Award in 1932. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range C Lot 140
Catlin, John b. October 13, 1803 d. August 4, 1874
Governor of Wisconsin Territory. He attended Shoreham, Vermont's Newton Academy and became a school teacher. Catlin later studied law, and in 1833 attained admission to the bar, afterwards settling at Mineral Point, Wisconsin Territory, where he established a law practice. He later moved to Madison, where he served as Postmaster, was Clerk of both the Territorial Supreme Court and House of Representatives. In 1846 Catlin was appointed Secretary of Wisconsin Territory. When Wisconsin became...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section M
Cervi, Al 'Digger' b. February 12, 1917 d. November 9, 2009
Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player, Coach. He is considered by many as being one of the most successful players during the pre-NBA era. For nine seasons (1937 to 1938, 1945 to 1953), he played at the guard position in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association with the Buffalo Bison, Rochester Royals and Syracuse Nationals. Born Alfred Nicholas Cervi, he attended East High School in Buffalo, New York where he was a standout player who achieved All-City honors in...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
White Haven Memorial Park, Pittsford, Monroe County, New York, USA
Chapin, Graham Hurd b. February 10, 1799 d. September 8, 1843
US Congressman. He graduated from Yale College in 1819, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced the practice of law in Lyons, Wayne County, New York. He was elected district attorney of Wayne County in 1829 and served until 1833, when he relocated to Rochester, New York. In 1835, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving until 1837. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Child, Jonathan b. January 30, 1785 d. October 27, 1860
Jonathan Child was the first Mayor of Rochester, New York, and son-in-law of the city's founder Col. Nathaniel Rochester, marrying his daughter Sophia in 1855. He resigned during his second term as Mayor; he was a strict believer in temperance and resigned rather than be forced to issue liquor licenses. He was a merchant and miller of the "Flour City," an early supporter of the telegraph, and was the first merchant to bring coal to Rochester. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 10 (Rochester Hill)
Clarke, Freeman b. March 22, 1809 d. June 24, 1887
Civil War US Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 28th and 29th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1863 to 1865, then from 1871 to 1875. (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section S, Lot 120
Cleary, Joseph P. b. 1844 d. 1905
Civil War Union Army Officer. He enlisted in the 13th New York Volunteer Infantry on April 23, 1861, and was mustered in as a Private in Company E. He was captured by Confederate troops early in the war, but was released back to the Union Army under the prisoner exchange program. He returned to the front and was severely wounded (once in the head) and returned to battle twice. Mustered out as a Corporal in the 13th New York on May 13, 1863, he re-enlisted in the 14th New York Volunteer Heavy...[Read More] (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 4, Lot 196
Cochrane, James Craig b. 1825 d. January 25, 1881
Inventor. He was a prominent lawyer in Rochester, New York who was also very interested in the effects of solar heat. His experiments in this field led to his inventing the first base-burning coal powered stove. He patented several other heating devices, including an innovative steam boiler, and won several awards including the highest honours at the 1846 New York State Fair. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section M Lot 52
Coon, Wilbur Barry b. April 3, 1870 d. July 13, 1926
Business magnate. He was one of the most succesful shoe manufacturers of his time, selling to almost 10,000 dealers worldwide. His main trade was in children's shoes and women's fashion styles, but during World War I he provided shoes and boots for combat soldiers. His family monument was commissioned from Tiffany Studios of New York and required a special train to transport it. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section MM Lot 249
Cooper, Emma Lampert b. 1855 d. 1920
Artist. Studied with William Merritt Chase in New York City, painted many famous scenes of Brittany and Holland. Exhibited at several national expositions including Chicago in 1893, St. Louis in 1904 and San Diego in 1916. Married to painter Colin Campbell Cooper. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section C, Lot 215
Crapsey, Adelaide b. September 9, 1878 d. October 8, 1914
Poet. She studied at Vassar and served as instructor of poetetics at Smith College from 1911 to 1913. She became best known as a visionary poet writing in a highly concise style, and was the inventor of the cinquain (five line) verse. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 2, Lot 334
Crapsey, Rev. Algernon Sidney b. June 28, 1847 d. December 31, 1927
Minister, Religious Activist. He became internationally known as one of the first ministers to support non-literal interpretations of The Bible and embrace evolution theory. Although he won many converts, he was vilified by established churches of all denominations, and was tried for heresy and excommunicated by his own Episcopal Church. He continued successfully in a self-ordained ministry at the Brotherhood Church, which he founded, financed by friends and supporters including William...[Read More] (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 2 Lot 334
Crone Jr., Edward R. b. October 26, 1923 d. April 11, 1945
Literary Figure. Born Edward Reginald Crone, he was a student at Hobart and William Smith in Geneva, New York when he enlisted in the Army in the spring of 1943. He was sent to the Advanced Engineering School at the University of Alabama but was eventually was sent to the European Theatre of Operations with the 106 Infantry. His unit took part in the Battle of the Bulge where he was captured in the Ardennes. Along with 150 other prisoners he was dispatched to Dreseden, Germany in cattle cars...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 4, Lot 116
Curr, John b. 1837 d. 1917
Business magnate. Co-founder of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr, for over a hundred years one of the most successful department stores in the U.S. Sibley's was eventually bought out by Kaufmanns in the late 20th century. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section MM Lot 242
Curran, Richard b. January 4, 1838 d. June 1, 1915
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as Assistant Surgeon, 33d New York Infantry. At the Battle of Antietam Maryland, on September 17, 1862, he voluntarily left the rear station field hospital to attend wounded at the front lines. He started treating the soldiers where they fell in the line of enemy fire, despite being ordered to the rear he kept helping the injured until the assault position was secure. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Danforth, Henry Gold b. June 14, 1854 d. April 8, 1918
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 32nd and 39th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1917.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section V
Davy, John Madison b. June 29, 1835 d. April 21, 1909
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 30th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1875 to 1877. He was a close friend of President Ulysses S. Grant, who appointed him Collector of Customs at the Port of Rochester. His name is also spelled Davey.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 4, Lot 132
Dolley, Sarah R b. March 11, 1829 d. December 27, 1909
Social Reformer. She was the second woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, graduating from Central Medical College, Rochester New York, in 1851. She worked with Clara Barton to found regional chapters of the Red Cross and also started various women's organizations, one of which established the first children's playgrounds in America. (Bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Section I, Lot 107
Dooin, Charles Sebastian 'Red' b. June 12, 1879 d. May 14, 1952
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a catcher for 15 seasons (1902 to 1916) with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants. Played 13 of those seasons with the Phillies, where he established himself as one of the best defensive catcher in the early 1900s (in 1908 he led all NL catchers in assists). His value on defense outweighed the fact he was a mediocre hitter (his highest single season batting average as a starter was .250 in 1905), and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA

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