Evergreen Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut)

Evergreen Cemetery

Details
Established| 1848
Location|

New Haven, Connecticut

Country| United States
Size| 85 acres (34 ha)[1]
No. of graves| 85,000[1]
Website| www.evergreencem.org
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

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c d McDonough, Cara (24 January 2013). "Lives and Times". The Daily Nutmeg. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
2. ^ "Evergreen Cemetery & Crematory | A Haven of Tranquility... A Tradition of Service". www.evergreencem.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ Wayne, H. (1995). The Story of a Marriage: The Letters of Bronisław Malinowski and Elsie Masson. London: Routledge. p. 241.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Evergreen Cemetery: Search Burial Records". www.evergreencem.org. Evergreen Cemetery. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
6. ^ [1] CWGC casualty record.

## External links

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* Official website

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