Find A Grave - Miscellaneous

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Prehistoric Figure. "Lucy" was one of the earliest known fosilized remains of a Hominid ever discovered. She was discovered on November 30th, 1974 by Donald Johnson in Hadar, Ethiopia. "Lucy" lived approx 3.18 million years ago. "Lucy's" fosilized remains are located in the Paleoanthropology Laboratories of the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Bio by: Curt Benge)
Body donated to medical science, Skeleton located in the National Museum of Ethiopia
Charles II d'Alencon b. 1297 d. August 26, 1346
French royalty, brother of King Philippe VI. Comte d'Alencon, de Chartres and Perche. Between April 1314 and September 1336 he was married to Jeanne de Joigny. In December 1336 he married Maria de la Cerda. He was killed in the Battle of Crecy. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France Region, France
Abe, No-Seimei d. 1005
Japan Folk Figure. He was the Astrologer in the court of Emperor Ichijo, and was famous for his accurate predictions. He observed the principles of "On'yodo." According to the "Okagami" and "Konjaku monogatari," he also predicted, through the observation of celestial phenomena, the abdication of Emperor Kazan. After his death, he received recognition as a divine soul and is enshrined at this site, where one can have a spiritual audience with him. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Seimei Shrine - Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Adams, John b. November 5, 1766 d. March 5, 1829
Mutineer. Raised in a London, England poorhouse, he joined the crew of the "HMS Bounty" in 1787 under the alias Alexander Smith, apparently because of trouble with the law. Despite his shady background he had no trouble with Commander William Bligh until the Bounty's five-month stay in Tahiti (1788 to 1789), when he was flogged for "neglect of duty". During the mutiny on April 28, 1789, he helped [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
John Adams Burial Site, Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Plot: Buried on a hill outside Adamstown, Pitcairn Island
Agha-Soltan, Neda b. 1982 d. June 20, 2009
Iranian Political Icon. Neda, whose name means "voice" in Farsi, was a 26 year-old university student studying philosophy and music. She was brutally gunned down by Iranian security forces while attending a pro Mir-Hossein Mousavi rally in Tehran, challenging Iran's election results declaring President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner. Her murder, recorded on cell phone video and viewed by over a million people around the world, became a galvanizing force and symbol to those seeking political...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Plot: Grid 257, Row 41, Number 32
Ahmanson, Howard b. 1906 d. June 18, 1968
Financier, Philanthropist. In 1925, after the sudden death of his father, he moved, with his mother, from his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles, California. Following his father's footsteps he became a successful insurance salesman, becoming the largest fire underwriter in the state. During World War II he moved to Washington D.C. to work in the Pentagon as a chief expediter for the United States Navy. In 1945, he returned to Los Angeles and took advantage of the booming housing...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum
Aiton, William b. 1731 d. February 2, 1793
Scientist. He was appointed in 1759 as the gardener to King George III, and was regarded as the first true keeper of the Royal Gardens at Kew. Gaining renown as a botanist, he published the work "Hortus Kewensis" in 1789, which detailed all the plants he grew in the Gardens. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St Anne Churchyard, Kew, Greater London, England
Alcott, Abigail b. October 8, 1800 d. November 25, 1877
Literary Figure. She was the model for the matron character "Marmee" in the book "Little Women," written by her second daughter, Louisa May Alcott. Outspoken and passionate for the rights of others, she was one of the first female social workers in Boston, Massachusetts. She later met and married Amos Bronson Alcott on May 23, 1830, and the union...[Read More] (Bio by: Abigailworm)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Alcott, Elizabeth Sewall b. June 24, 1835 d. March 14, 1858
Literary Figure. Known as "Lizzie" to her family, she was the model for the character "Beth" in the book "Little Women," penned by her sister, Louisa May Alcott. Described as quiet, gentle, and someone who took pleasure in helping her family and friends, in 1856 she contracted scarlet fever from a poor German family that her mother was caring for, but revived. However, the fever permanently weakened her, and she passed away...[Read More] (Bio by: Abigailworm)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Alekhine, Alexandre b. November 1, 1892 d. March 24, 1946
Chess Master. Born in Moscow, Russian, he was the World Chess Champion from 1927 to 1935, and from 1936 to 1946. He defeated Cuban chess master José Raúl Capablanca in 1927 to win the world championship and defended it successfully (apart from a defeat by Dutch chess master Max Euwe in 1935) for nearly 20 years.
Cimetière de Montparnasse, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Alexander of Teck (Cambridge) (Alexander Augustus) b. April 14, 1874 d. January 16, 1957
British Nobility. The Prince of Teck and Earl of Athlone, he was born His Serene Highness Prince Alexander Augustus Frederick William George of Teck, the youngest child of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and brother of Queen Mary. Educated at Eton University and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th Hussars and received a Distinguished Service Order for his service in the Boer War. He was appointed...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Allen, Eddie b. January 4, 1896 d. February 18, 1943
Aviation Pioneer. Regarded as the father of modern flight testing, he piloted some of the most famous planes of all time on their first flights. He began his career in World War I, serving as a Lieutenant pilot instructor in the US Army Signal Corps. After the war, he became an aeronautical engineer and was chief test pilot for the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. In 1925, he was an air mail pilot for Boeing Air Transport and served as the first test pilot for the United Aircraft and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Body lost or destroyed
Allen, William Philip [memorial] b. April, 1848 d. November 23, 1867
Irish Nationalist. Along with Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien, he was executed for the killing of a policeman in Manchester, England, in the wake of the failed 1867 Fenian Rising. The three men became popularly known as the "Manchester Martyrs". Born to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother, he was educated at a Protestant school...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Hanged
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Allen, William Philip b. April, 1848 d. November 23, 1867
Irish Nationalist. Along with Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien, he was executed for the killing of a policeman in Manchester, England, in the wake of the failed 1867 Fenian Rising. The three men became popularly known as the "Manchester Martyrs". Born to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother, he was educated at a Protestant school...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Blackley Cemetery and Crematorium, Blackley, Lancashire, England
Plot: C.2711
Allen, William Philip b. April, 1848 d. November 23, 1867
Irish Nationalist. Along with Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien, he was executed for the killing of a policeman in Manchester, England, in the wake of the failed 1867 Fenian Rising. The three men became popularly known as the "Manchester Martyrs". Born to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother, he was educated at a Protestant school...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Strangeways Prison Cemetery (Defunct), Manchester, Lancashire, England
Plot: *Former burial location
Ambler, Rebecca Lewis b. May 20, 1746 d. August 5, 1806
Folk figure. Though she came from a well-connected family, was married to a prominent man, and became the mother-in-law of Chief Justice John Marshall, Rebecca Burwell is chiefly known today as the object of Thomas Jefferson's first adolescent crush. Born to wealth and position, and orphaned at 10, she was raised in Yorktown at the home of her aunt and uncle, Elizabeth and William Nelson. Rebecca was the sister of one of Jefferson's classmates at the College of William and Mary...just when and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Anderson, Sally Archer b. November 8, 1862 d. October 20, 1954
Preservationist. She was the daughter of Industrialist Archer Anderson and granddaughter of Confederate General Joseph Reid Anderson, both whom served as presidents of Tredegar ironworks in Richmond. She was President of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society from 1912 to 1952, which preserved the White House of the Confederacy and developed the Museum of the Confederacy into one of the largest collections of Confederate items in the world.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Anderson, Stefan b. December 26, 1878 d. May 8, 1966
Industrialist. Considered "King of the Watchmakers" of northern Europe in his day. Anderson was born in Enköping, Sweden. Full name: Knut Stefan Anderson. His mother died when he was 11, leaving him with a sickly father and 4 small siblings. He was taught watchmaking in Norrköping and soon began a career of organizing his tradesmen and other craftsmen and the smaller industries of Scandinavia, also working in Germany at times. When his three brothers and sister changed their last name to...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Gamla kyrkogården (The Old Churchyard), Ludvika, Dalarnas lÃ¤n, Sweden
Plot: 01 01 2
Angell, David b. April 10, 1946 d. September 11, 2001
Television Producer. He was an Emmy award winning producer of TV's "Frasier". In addition he also wrote episodes of "Wings" and "Cheers". He and his wife Lynn were aboard American Airlines Flight 11 when terrorists took over the plane and crashed it into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Angell, Lynn b. 1949 d. September 11, 2001
She and her husband, TV producer David Angell, were aboard American Airlines Flight 11 when terrorists took over the plane and crashed it into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Terrorism
World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA

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