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Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)

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+1 914-632-2350

Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)

Address
  
179 Beechwood Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA

Burials
  
Ruth Chatterton, Robert Temple Emmet

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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Davenport House, Quaker Ridge, Loew's Theatre - New Roc, First Presbyterian Church a

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), Union Army Sergeant, for action in the Indian Wars.
  • Others
  • 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).
  • Thaddeus Davids (1810–1894), New York City businessman.
  • John Hunter (1788–1852), New York City merchant and landowner.
  • John Q. Underhill (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman.
  • Max Wertheimer (1880–1943), one of the founders of gestalt psychology.
  • Lou Jones (1932-2006), American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

    • References

    Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York) Wikipedia
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