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	'''Beechwoods Cemetery''' is a non-denominational ] located in ]. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.		'''Beechwoods Cemetery''' is a non-denominational ] located in ]. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.

	==Notable interments==		==Notable interments==
			* ] recipients:
			** ] (1854–1936), Lieutenant in the American Cavalry, for action in the ]<ref></ref>
			** ] (1847–1900), US Cavalry sergeant in the ]
			* Others
			** ] (1886–1944), the "Queen of Comics" illustrator and artist
			** ] (1892–1961), American actress, novelist and aviator (])<ref>{{cite book\|url=\|chapter= #2261\|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons\|edition=3rd\|first1=Scott\|last1= Wilson\|first2=Gregory W. (forward)\|last2=Mank\|date=2016\|publisher=McFarland & Co.\|isbn=978-0786479924\|oclc=948561021}}</ref>
			** ] (1810–1894), New York City businessman
			**] (1869–1918), New York lawyer, Public Service Commissioner
		⚫	** ] (1788–1852), New York City merchant and landowner<ref>{{cite web \|last=Bell \|first=Blake A. \|date=April 27, 2006 \|url=http://historicpelham.blogspot.com/2006/04/burial-place-of-john-hunter-1778-1852.html \|website=Historic Pelham \|title=Burial Place of John Hunter}}</ref>
			** ] (1932–2006), 1956 Olympic Gold Medal athlete
			** ] (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman<ref>{{cite book \|year=2005 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9MBIctdjjkC&pg=PA2074 \|title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 \|page=2074 \|isbn=9780160731761 \|via=Google Books}}</ref>
			** ] (1880–1943), one of the founders of ]

			== See also ==

			* ]
	* ] (1892 – 1961), American actress, novelist and aviator. Her cremated remains are interred in a niche in the Lugar Mausoleum (Section 11, Lot 303).<ref></ref>
	*], Luitenant in the American Cavalry; U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.<ref></ref>
⚫	*] (~~1788-1852~~), New York City merchant and landowner <ref></ref>
	*William B. Lewis (1847-1900), Union Army Sergeant; U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. <ref></ref>
	*] (1848-1907), U.S. Congressman <ref></ref>
	*] (1880-1943), one of the founders of ] <ref></ref>


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	{{New Rochelle, New York}}		{{New Rochelle, New York}}

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Cemetery in Westchester County, New York

Beechwoods Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in New Rochelle, New York. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.

Notable interments

Medal of Honor recipients:
- Robert Temple Emmet (1854–1936), Lieutenant in the American Cavalry, for action in the Indian Wars
- William B. Lewis (1847–1900), US Cavalry sergeant in the Indian Wars
Others
- Nell Brinkley (1886–1944), the "Queen of Comics" illustrator and artist
- Ruth Chatterton (1892–1961), American actress, novelist and aviator (cremated remains)
- Thaddeus Davids (1810–1894), New York City businessman
- William T. Emmet (1869–1918), New York lawyer, Public Service Commissioner
- John Hunter (1788–1852), New York City merchant and landowner
- Lou Jones (1932–2006), 1956 Olympic Gold Medal athlete
- John Q. Underhill (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman
- Max Wertheimer (1880–1943), one of the founders of gestalt psychology

References

vconline.org.uk
Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "#2261". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
Bell, Blake A. (April 27, 2006). "Burial Place of John Hunter". Historic Pelham.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. 2005. p. 2074. ISBN 9780160731761 – via Google Books.

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Notable interments

See also

References

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