Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)

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.[1]
    • William B. Lewis (1847–1900), Union Army Sergeant, for action in the Indian Wars.[2]
  • 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.[3]
    • John Q. Underhill (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman.[4]
    • 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.

See also

References
  1. vconline.org.uk
  2. vconline.org.uk
  3. Historic Pelham – Burial Place of John Hunter
  4. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress


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