Evergreen Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut)
| Evergreen Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1848 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Size | 85 acres (34 ha)[1] |
| No. of graves | 85,000[1] |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Evergreen Cemetery |
Evergreen Cemetery is located in the West River neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by some of New Haven's most prominent citizens in 1848.[2] Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that is managed by the Association's board of trustees.
Notable burials
[edit]- Hobart B. Bigelow, Governor of Connecticut (1881–1883)
- Edward Bouchet, first PhD recipient of African descent in the United States[1]
- Chauncey B. Brewster, Episcopal clergyman (Bishop of Connecticut, 1899−1928)[3]
- Wilbur L. Cross, Governor of Connecticut (1931–1939) and Professor of English at Yale University
- Edwin S. Greeley, Civil War general[1]
- John Haberle (1856–1933), trompe-l'œil painter
- Bronisław Malinowski, social anthropologist[4]
- William Chester Minor – lexicographer and key contributor to the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary.[5]
- John Addison Porter, chemistry professor at Yale University.[5]
- John Addison Porter, journalist, and first Secretary to the President[5]
- Ed Somerville, baseball player[5]
- Ilya Tolstoy, writer and son of Leo Tolstoy[5]
- Oliver Winchester – founder of the Winchester repeating rifle company[5]
- Sarah Winchester – wife of William Wirt Winchester and builder of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California[5]
- George Weiss – Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Executive.[5]
- Teresa Wright – Wright won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for "Mrs. Miniver" (1942). Remains donated to Yale medical school, ultimately buried in a small mass grave located in section 14
- One Commonwealth war burial, a Royal Flying Corps Cadet of World War I.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d McDonough, Cara (24 January 2013). "Lives and Times". The Daily Nutmeg. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Evergreen Cemetery & Crematory | A Haven of Tranquility... A Tradition of Service". www.evergreencem.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21.
- ^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Year 1940–1941" (PDF). Yale University. January 1, 1942. pp. 7–8. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Wayne, H. (1995). The Story of a Marriage: The Letters of Bronisław Malinowski and Elsie Masson. London: Routledge. p. 241.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Evergreen Cemetery: Search Burial Records". www.evergreencem.org. Evergreen Cemetery. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ [1] CWGC casualty record.