Aleichem, Sholem b. March 5, 1859 d. May 13, 1916 Author. Born Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich in Voronko, Russia, he became to be considered one of the great Yiddish writers, being best known for his humorous tales of life among the poverty-ridden and oppressed Russian Jews of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works include five novels, many plays, and some 300 short stories. In the last years of his life he lived in the United States; he died in New York City, New York where he helped to found the Yiddish Art Theater. Many of his works...[Read More] (Bio by: Eamonn) New Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA
Alexander, DeAlva Stanwood b. July 17, 1846 d. January 30, 1925 US Congressman. During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company C, 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in on June 6, 1862, and being mustered out on June 5, 1865. After serving as United States District Attorney for the Northern District of New York from 1889 to 1893, he was elected to represent New York's 33rd and 36th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1911. Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Alexander, John b. November 29, 1897 d. July 13, 1982 Actor. Born in Newport, Kentucky, he began his career young, making his New York City theater debut in 1902 in "The Children of Kings" which ran for less than a year. He worked his way up through the chorus and walk on roles and appeared in his first name role, 'Jump Steady', in the Broadway production of "The Chocolate Dandies." He found a niche as a support player, making his most notable mark as 'Teddy Brewster' in the Broadway production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" which ran from January 1941...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA Plot: Actors' Fund Lot 418
Alexander, William b. 1726 d. January 15, 1783 Revolutionary War Continental Army Major General. Also known as Lord Stirling. A member of the New York Militia, he was an aide-de-camp to Massachusetts Governor William Shirley in 1755 and 1756. Although his claim to the title of Lord Stirling was denied by Parliament in 1767 he was thereafter referred to by that title. As a colonel in the New Jersey militia, he committed to the patriot cause in 1775. He commanded the defense of New York City, was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island...[Read More] (Bio by: Beth Painter) Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA Plot: Vault 1783-1A
Algren, Nelson b. March 28, 1909 d. May 9, 1981 Author: Born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of three, he moved to the South Side of Chicago, Illinois and when he was eight, the family moved to the North Side. He graduated from what is now known as Roosevelt High School, then attended The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received a Bachelor of Science in journalism in 1931. In 1933, while in Texas, working at a gas station, he wrote his first story, "So Help Me". After stealing a typewriter from an...[Read More] (Bio by: Hallie Garrison) Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Allaire, Anthony Johnson b. February 17, 1829 d. August 9, 1903 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was serving as a New York City, New York police officer when he offered his services to the Union Army, and was commissioned as Captain and commander of Company E, 133rd New York Volunteer Infantry on August 30, 1862. He rose in rank during his field service, being promoted to Major on August 4, 1864, and to Lieutenant Colonel on November 20, 1864. He was brevetted Colonel, US Volunteers, and Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Plot: Section 122, Fairview Plot, Lot 11064
Allcock, Thomas b. January 27, 1815 d. December 27, 1891 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in England, he served during the Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 4th New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery regiment. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services in the campiagn against Richmond in 1864 and in the battles before Petersburg, Va." He was a member of the Military Commission that tried and convicted Confederate Captain and Andersonville Prison commander...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Dale Cemetery, Ossining, Westchester County, New York, USA Plot: Section S, Lot 53
Allen, Augustus Chapman b. July 4, 1806 d. January 11, 1864 Western Frontiersman. He was graduated at the Polytechnic Institute at Chittenango, New York, began to teach mathematics and he resigned his professorship to accept a place as bookkeeper for the H. and H. Canfield Company, New York in 1829. In 1832, he with his brother John moved to Texas and settled at San Augustine. By June 1833, they were established in Nacogdoches, joined a coterie of land speculators and soon were engaged in a variety of enterprises, chief of which was traffic in land...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Plot: Section 150, Lot 15156
Allen, Daniel B. b. April 7, 1839 d. October 9, 1934 Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 154th New York Volunteer Infantry, and led the unit in its heroic but devistating stand against Confederate forces on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863). (Bio by: Russ Dodge) East Hill Cemetery, Otto, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Allen, Edward G. b. December 4, 1859 d. April 16, 1917 Boxer Rebellion Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the China Relief Expedition during the Boxer Rebellion as a Boatswain's Mate First Class in the United States Navy. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on June 13, 20, 21, and 22, 1900. His citation reads "Fighting with the relief expedition of the Allied forces, Allen distinguished himself by meritorious conduct". His Medal was awarded to him on July 19, 1901. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Plot: Nazareth Section, Lot 1251
Allen, Fred b. May 31, 1894 d. March 17, 1956 Radio Entertainer, Actor. Born John Florence Sullivan on May 31, 1894, Fred Allen began his career in vaudeville before becoming one of radio's most original and admired comedians. Allen began his radio career on October 23, 1932, starring on The Linit Bath Club Revue. By 1934, Allen was starring on Town Hall Tonight, a one-hour show which featured Allen examining current events and interviewing unusual guests. It was here that Allen began radio's longest-running "feud" in 1937, when he made a...[Read More] (Bio by: Eamonn) Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Allen, Nathaniel b. 1780 d. December 22, 1832 US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 21st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821. Also served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1812. He died at the Gault Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1832. (Bio by: K) Allens Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario County, New York, USA
Allen, Stephen b. July 2, 1767 d. July 28, 1852 Stephen Allen was baptized in the Moravian Church in New York City. The record of his birth is in the original handwritten church records in the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Stephen Allen's father died when he was two years old. He spent his early years with an aunt and uncle and describes in his memoirs living in New York City during the British occupation in the Revolutionary War. He tells how he accompanied his aunt to take soup to the American prisoners shut up in sugar...[Read More] (Bio by: c sato) New York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Allen, Viola b. October 27, 1869 d. May 9, 1948 Actress. Born into a theatrical family, she made her debut at age fifteen in "Esmeralda" with her father, character actor C. Leslie Allen. Over the years she took parts in various Shakespeare plays, including: "Twelfth Night," "The Winter's Tale," "Cymbeline" and "As You Like It." Also, she played lead roles in two silents: "The White Sister" and "Open Your Eyes." Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA Plot: Section 50
Alo, Vincent 'Jimmy Blue Eyes' b. May 26, 1904 d. March 9, 2001 Organized Crime Figure. He was a long time Made-Member of the Genovese Organized Crime Family, going back as far as the days of Lucky Luciano. As a business associate and close friend of mob figure Meyer Lansky, they ran illegal gambling operations both in America and in pre-Castro Cuba. He died in Florida of natural causes at the age of 96. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Plot: Section 180-181, Arbutus Plot, Lot South 16933
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