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Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)

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

Notable interments

  • Ruth Chatterton (1892 – 1961), American actress, novelist and aviator. Her cremated remains are interred in a niche in the Lugar Mausoleum (Section 11, Lot 303).
  • Robert Temple Emmet, Luitenant in the American Cavalry; U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
  • John Hunter (1788-1852), New York City merchant and landowner
  • William B. Lewis (1847-1900), Union Army Sergeant; U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
  • John Q. Underhill (1848-1907), U.S. Congressman
  • Max Wertheimer (1880-1943), one of the founders of gestalt psychology


References

  1. Ruth Chatterton - Find-a-grave
  2. Robert Temple Emmet - Find-a-grave
  3. Historic Pelham - Burial Place of John Hunter
  4. william B. Lewis - Find-a-grave
  5. John Q. Underhill - Find-a-grave
  6. Wertheimer Family website

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