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'''Beechwoods Cemetery''' in ] is a cemetery. {{Short description|Cemetery in Westchester County, New York}}
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'''Beechwoods Cemetery''' is a non-denominational ] located in ]. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.


==Notable interments==
It is the burial place of ], a U.S. Medal of Honor recipient.
* ] 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 ==
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It is the burial place of ], (1892 &ndash; 1961) an American actress and novelist, who was also an aviator and knew Amelia Earhart. Ruth Chatterton was cremated and is interred in a niche in the Lugar Mausoleum (Section 11, Lot 303).

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 6 September 2024

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

See also

References

  1. vconline.org.uk
  2. 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.
  3. Bell, Blake A. (April 27, 2006). "Burial Place of John Hunter". Historic Pelham.
  4. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. 2005. p. 2074. ISBN 9780160731761 – via Google Books.

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