Find A Grave - Chittenden County

Howard, Oliver Otis b. November 8, 1830 d. October 26, 1909
Civil War Union Major General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. One of the most controversial figures to emerge from the Civil War, his place in American Military history is one of great paradox. Graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1854, placing 4th out of 46 (10 of his classmates would become Civil War Generals, including J.E.B. Stuart), he was serving as a Lieutenant in the Ordnance Department when the Civil War began. Elected as Colonel and commander of the 3rd Maine...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Pine Grove 1 Section, Lot 40
LaPointe, Ralph b. January 8, 1922 d. September 13, 1967
Major League Baseball Player. The infielder played two years in the big leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948. The right-handed batter hit .308 in 56 games as a rookie. Philadelphia traded him to St. Louis along with $30,000 for outfielder Dick Sisler, who on the last day of the 1950 season hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning off Brooklyn's Don Newcombe to give the Phillies a 4-1 victory and the National League pennant. LaPointe, who had played...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Saint Stephens Cemetery, Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Lonergan, John b. April 7, 1839 d. August 6, 1902
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company A, 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 2, 1863). His citation reads "Gallantry in the recapture of 4 guns and the capture of 2 additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners". This action happened at the tail end of Confederate General James Longstreet's attack...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Saint Joseph Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 85
Mayo, Henry b. December 8, 1856 d. February 23, 1937
United States Naval Officer. Graduated from the USNA in 1876, and served on a number of routine ship duties, rising to Captain in 1908. Commanded the cruiser USS Albany from 1907 to 1908 and the cruiser USS California from 1909 to 1910. Promoted to Read-Admiral in 1913 and commanded the Fourth Division of the Atlantic Fleet, and became involved in the "Tampico Incident" in Mexico. In that event, he responded very strongly to the unwarranted arrest of United States sailors by Mexican authorities...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Meech, Ezra b. July 26, 1773 d. September 23, 1856
US Congressman. He was elected as a Jacksonian to first represent Vermont's 3rd Congressional District, then the 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1819 to 1821, then from 1825 to 1827.
Shelburne Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Mitchell, William b. 1911 d. July 26, 2004
Scientist. A chemist for General Foods Corporation, he created over 70 different kinds of foodstuff, including "Pop Rocks" candy, "Cool Whip", "Jell-O" and and the breakfast drink "Tang's" flavoring agent.
Shelburne Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Peck, Asahel b. September, 1803 d. May 18, 1879
Governor of Vermont. He was raised in Montpelier, and educated at the Washington County Grammar School and Hinesburgh Academy. He graduated from the University of Vermont and then studied in Quebec, becoming fluent in French. Afterwards, Peck studied law in Hinesburgh with his brother Nahum and at a Montpelier law firm, gaining admission to the bar in 1832. While practicing law Peck lived in Burlington, Montpelier and on a farm in Jericho. He served as a Circuit Judge from 1851 to 1857, and a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Hinesburg Village Cemetery, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Peck, Theodore Safford b. March 22, 1843 d. March 15, 1918

Medal of Honor recipient. Vermont Adjutant General. Principal of TS Peck Insurance, which is still an active agency. Attended local schools. Rather than attend college opted to enlist in Company F, First Vermont Volunteer Cavalry, 1861. Had tried to enlist on five previous occasions but was turned down because of his youth. Took part in engagements at Middletown and Winchester, Virginia, May 24-25, 1862. Appointed regimental quartermaster sergeant, Ninth Vermont Volunteer Infantry...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Pine Area, Lot 6
Phelps, Edward John b. July 11, 1822 d. March 9, 1900
Attorney and diplomat. The son of Senator Samuel Phelps, he graduated from Middlebury College in 1840, studied law at Yale, and began practicing in 1843. From 1851 to 1853 he was Second Comptroller of the US Treasury. Phelps was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1880. He was a founder of the American Bar Association, serving as president from 1880 to 1881. He was professor of law at Yale, the University of Vermont and Boston University from 1881 to 1887. From 1885 to 1889 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Smalley, Henry Adam b. February 28, 1834 d. May 13, 1888
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Graduated from the USMA in 1854. Served in the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, having been granted a leave of absence from the Regular Army. He commanded the unit until September 1862, when his leave was revoked, and he returned to the Regular service as a Captain in the 2nd United States Regular Artillery. During his time with the Vermont Volunteers he led them in the Peninsular Campaign, fighting in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Snelling, Richard Arkwright b. February 18, 1927 d. August 14, 1991
Vermont Governor. After serving in the United States Army in Europe (1946 to 1948), he received a degree in government and economics from Harvard University, moved to Vermont and founded Shelburne Industries. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961, and was Chairman of the Chittenden County Republican Party from 1963 to 1966. In 1964 he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor, and he was the party's unsuccessful nominee for Governor in 1966...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Shelburne Village Cemetery, Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Stannard, George Jerrison b. October 20, 1820 d. June 1, 1886
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Served as a pre-War Vermont Militia officer before being commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry in June 1861. Served with his regiment at the Battle of First Bull Run and during the 1862 Peninsular Campaign. Promoted to Colonel and commander of the 9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry in July 1862, which he led in the Battle of Second Bull Run and at Harper's Ferry, where he was captured when that Union garrison surrendered to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Pine Area, Lot 4
Thompson, Zadock b. May 23, 1796 d. January 19, 1856
Naturalist and Historian. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1823 and taught there until 1833. He then moved to Quebec, where he taught until returning to Vermont in 1837. He was ordained as an Episcopal Deacon in 1835 and often preached in the Burlington area. Thompson served as Assistant State Geologist from 1845 to 1848, was State Naturalist from 1853 to 1856, and taught at UVM again from 1851 to 1856. He was the first writer on Vermont's history and natural science, including...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Elmwood Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Webb Jr., Watson b. January 9, 1916 d. June 10, 2000
Film editor, past President and Board Chairman of Shelburne Museum, historian, art collector and philanthropist. A descendant of both 'Commodore' Cornelius Vanderbilt (New York Central Railroad fortune)and Henry Osborne Havemeyer (creator and President of the American Sugar Refining Co.) One of five children of J. Watson Webb, and Electra Havemeyer Webb who founded the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. Webb, a graduate of Yale University, started his film career in the cutting department at 20th...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Bruce)
Webb Family Cemetery, Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Wells, William b. December 14, 1837 d. April 29, 1892
Civil War Union Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a Private in the 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry. He would participate in all of his units battles in the Virginia Theatre, and would rise to Colonel and commander of the regiment. While a Major during the Battle of Gettysburg, he led his men in General Judson Kilpatrick's foolish cavalry charge against Confederate lines at the tail end of the Battle. For his bravery in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Section J, Lot 20
Woodbury, Urban Andrain b. July 11, 1838 d. April 15, 1915
Governor of Vermont. He graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Vermont in 1859. He enlisted for the Civil War in 1861 and was appointed a Sergeant in Company H, 2nd Vermont Regiment. Woodbury was the first Vermonter to be wounded in the Civil War, losing his right arm at First Bull Run. In 1862 he was commissioned a Captain in Company D, 11th Vermont. In 1863 he transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps where he served until the end of the war. After leaving the Army...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

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