Saint Mary Cemetery (Oakland, California)

Catholic cemetery in Alameda County, California

Saint Mary Cemetery

Details
Established| 1863
Location|

4529 Howe St. Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States

Type| Catholic
No. of graves| >23,000
Website| Saint Mary Cemetery
Find a Grave| Saint Mary Cemetery

Saint Mary Cemetery (often called Saint Mary's Cemetery) is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.[1]

## Notable burials

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* Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882), Mexican governor of California
* John A. Benson (1846–1910), figure in the General Land Office scandals 1890–1910.
* Delilah L. Beasley (1871–1934), historian and Oakland Tribune columnist
* John Walter Ehle (1873–1927), Spanish–American War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient
* George Hyde (1819–1890), Mayor (Alcalde) of San Francisco (as a U.S. city) prior to California statehood
* Slip Madigan (1896–1966), football coach
* Joseph A. Sheridan (1909–1962), putative inventor of Irish Coffee

Other noteworthy burials

* There is one British Commonwealth war grave, of Leading Aircraftsman James Leslie Kane, Royal Canadian Air Force (died 1941 aged 30).[2]

## References

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* San Francisco Bay Area portal

1. ^ Interment.net start page for St. Mary's
2. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Record.

## External links

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* Saint Mary Cemetery website
* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Marys Cemetery
* Saint Mary's Cemetery at Find a Grave

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

37°50′06″N 122°14′35″W﻿ / ﻿37.83500°N 122.24306°W﻿ / 37.83500; -122.24306
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