Find A Grave - Fairfield County

Ferry, Orris Sanford b. August 15, 1823 d. November 21, 1875
Civil War Union Brigadier General, US Congressman, US Senator. A successful Connecticut lawyer, he was a member of the State Senate, 1855 to 1856 and was prosecuting attorney for Fairfield County, 1856 to 1859. In 1859, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving until 1861. At the start of the Civil War, he joined the Union army as Colonel in command of the 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and saw action in the Shenandoah Valley. He was promoted to Brigadier General...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Norwalk Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fessenden, Samuel Clement b. 1815 d. 1882
Civil War US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1863. Also served as a Candidate for Governor of Maine in 1846, 1847, and 1848. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fitch, Thomas b. 1699 d. July 18, 1774
Colonial Governor. Governor of the Colony of Connecticut.
East Norwalk Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fitch Jr., Thomas b. 1724 d. January 16, 1795
British Colonial Army Officer. Served as a Colonel in the French and Indian Wars. He and his men were dubbed "Yankee Doodles and macaronis" by a British poet And surgeon Dr. Richard Shockburg. He was the son of Colonial Connecticut Governor Thomas Fitch Sr.
East Norwalk Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fones, Dr. Alfred Civilion b. December 17, 1869 d. March 15, 1938
Dentist and Social Reformer. Alfred Civilion Fones was an American dentist from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The term "dental hygiene" itself is attributed to Dr. Alfred Civilion Fones, a major creative force in the dental hygiene movement, and the founder of the Fones School of Dental Hygiene at the University of Bridgeport. As the first dental hygiene school in the world, the Fones School proudly bears his name. Alfred Civilion Fones was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1869, and graduated...[Read More] (Bio by: Marcia Lorentzen)
Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 9, Lot 80, Grave 10
Founders of Norwalk Memorial [memorial]
The monument is dedicated to the memory of the original pioneers whom settled and established the City of Norwalk, Connecticut in 1649. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
East Norwalk Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fox, Gilbert T. b. November 29, 1915 d. May 15, 2004
Cartoonist. Gilbert Fox's long and prolific career began in the 1930s. During the golden age of comics he illustrated "Plastic Man" for Quality Comics. His work as an animator included such well known cartoons as "Betty Boop." During World War II, he worked on "Bernie Blood" and "Dogface" for Stars and Stripes. His widely syndicated panel "Side Glances" ran in newspapers for 25 years. He worked on the "Muppet Babies" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." He continued to work with passion in...[Read More] (Bio by: Eamonn)
Redding Ridge Cemetery, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fraser, James Earle b. November 4, 1876 d. October 11, 1953
Sculptor. He began carving figures from pieces of limestone at age 14 and went on to become one of American's most noted sculptors and designers. In the early years of the 20th Century his realistic style changed architectural sculpture world wide. He designed the Indian head buffalo nickel in 1913, which has been called the first uniquely American coin. He also designed the Navy Cross and World War I victory medals. In 1919, he received the most prestigious Saltus Medal art award. From 1920 to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fraser, Laura b. September 14, 1889 d. August 13, 1966
American Sculptor. Born Laura Gardin on September 14, 1889, in Chicago, daugther of John Emil and Alice Tilton Gardin. As a young girl, Laura was given her first horse and developed her lifelong love of animals, which often became her subjects. She had an aptitude in modeling figures and working in clay, a talent she developed under the guidance of her mother, who herself was a talented painter and musician. After completing High School, Laura studied at Columbia University briefly, then...[Read More] (Bio by: steven bieda)
Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fuchs, James b. December 6, 1927 d. October 8, 2010
Athletic Pioneer. His invention of a new shot-putting technique, the "sideways glide", enabled him to set the world record four times. Raised in Chicago, he was a stand-out football player at Hyde Park High School; moving on to Yale University, he again played football, though leg injuries incurred in track limited his performance. Eventually relegated to the shot put and discus, he was unable to use the then-standard technique and was thus forced to develop his own; his sideways glide not only...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Christ Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Genovese, Kitty (Catherine Susan) b. July 7, 1935 d. March 13, 1964
Murder Victim. She was the victim of a street murder which shocked the nation and made headlines due to the fear and apathy of 38 witnesses who allegedly stood by and didn't help out or call the police while the crime was in progress. She was a manager at a bar in Hollis, Queens, New York, and drove her red Fiat to her home in Kew Gardens, Queens, at 3:30 a.m. on March 13, 1964. As she approached her apartment house, she spotted a strange man standing along her route and sensed that something...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony B)
Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Gilbert, Cass b. November 24, 1859 d. May 17, 1934
Noted American architect and "Skyscraper Pioneer." He was the son of Samuel Augustus Gilbert and Elizabeth Fulton (Wheeler) Gilbert. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1878-1879. Gilbert exercised enormous influence on the development of architecture in the United States. He is perhaps best known for his gothic skyscraper, the Woolworth Building, which was the world's tallest building at the time. Combining modern technologies with historic ideas, Gilbert designed...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Corley)
Fairlawn Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: N/A
Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David) b. May 30, 1909 d. June 13, 1986
Bandleader, Clarinetist, Composer. Famously known as "The King of Swing." From a life of impoverishment in a Jewish ghetto, he along with a group of gifted band members, Fletcher Henderson, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, [Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Green, Gerald b. April 8, 1922 d. August 29, 2006
Author. He was born as Gerald Greenberg in Brooklyn, New York. Green is best remembered for his screenplay for the NBC television miniseries "Holocaust" (1978), for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the author of the famous novel "The Last Angry Man", which was filmed in 1959. His other novels include "His Majesty O'Keefe". In 1979, Green received the Dag Hammarskjold International Prize. (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Independent Hebrew Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section D, Row 5
Gregg, John Robert b. 1867 d. 1948
In 1888, he perfected the Gregg Shorthand System, which is used throughout the world and has been adapted to 11 languages. Gregg founded a school in Chicago to teach his system and other business subjects. He directed a firm that published his books and edited 2 business magazines.
Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Gretter, Clemens b. 1904 d. 1988
Acclaimed Artist, Illustrator. He started as a "ghost illustrator" for Robert Ripley of "Ripley's Believe it or Not" fame. He also did illustrations for a number of clients including Sears and Robuck, Otis Elevator, and illustrated a number of the "Hardy Boys" book covers. He eventually created his own column "In This World" and was syndicated nationwide. (Bio by: Alison)
Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Gruelle, Johnny Barton b. December 24, 1880 d. January 9, 1938
Author. He produced cartoons and drawings for numerous newspapers and magazines including "The New York Herald" and "Good Housekeeping." He wrote the prize winning comic strip "Brutus." In 1915 he patented and trademarked the doll which became known and loved throughout the world as "Raggedy Ann". In 1918 his book "Raggedy Ann Stories" was published and the first doll was introduced. "Ragged Andy Stories" came out in 1920. He subsequently wrote many other books about the adventures of Raggedy...[Read More] (Bio by: Jan Franco)
Silvermine Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: unmarked grave
Hadley, Lindley Hoag b. June 19, 1861 d. November 1, 1948
US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1915 to 1933 as a representative of Washington state's 2nd Congressional District. He received his formal education from Bloomingdale Academy in Indiana and Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Prior to being elected to Congress he taught school in Rockville, Indiana and practiced law in Bellingham, Washington. He was defeated for re-election to the House in 1933. Following his defeat he resumed a...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Saint Matthews Parish Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Hajos, Mitzi b. April, 1889 d. June, 1970
Singer, Dancer, Actress. The future Ziegfeld superstar was born Magdalena Hajos and began performing professionally while still a young child. She came to America in 1909 and played cabarets and vaudeville theater before appearing on Broadway in 1911's 'La Belle Paree' and 'Her Little Highness' in 1913. Her lyrical soprano voice, nimble feet, and charming wit made her a star when she assumed the title role in the operetta 'Sari' (1914). Shortly therearfer, she changed her billing simply to "...[Read More] (Bio by: Louis Mata)
Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Hanley, Ellen b. May 15, 1926 d. February 12, 2007
Actress, Singer. She was a musical-theater performer best-known for playing Fiorello LaGuardia's first wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fiorello!" Born in Lorain, Ohio, she made her Broadway debut in "Annie Get Your Gun," starring Ethel Merman, in 1946. The following year she appeared as Clothilde Pfefferkorn in "Barefoot Boy with Cheek," a musical featuring Nancy Walker and Red Buttons and written by Max Shulman. In the 1952 revue, "Two's Company," which starred Bette Davis, she introduced...[Read More] (Bio by: Jack Sanders)
Maple Shade Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Section 2

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