Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)

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Phone +1 914-632-2350

Address 179 Beechwood Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA Burials Ruth Chatterton, Robert Temple Emmet Similar 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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