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This project is for those that were born, lived or died in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Wikipedia Fairfield County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the most populous county in the state and was also its fastest-growing from 2010 to 2020. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 957,419,[1] representing 26.6% of Connecticut's overall po...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Fairfield County, Ohio. Official Website On December 9, 1800, the government of the Northwest Territory authorized the creation of Fairfield County. Residents named the county after the area's "fair fields." Among Fairfield County's more prominent residents was William Tecumseh Sherman, a general in the Union Army during the Amer...
Elmwood Cemetery, sometimes referred to as the East Burying Grounds , was established in 1837 by order of the town council president, George Sanderson. Many influential individuals from the city are buried there, including Charles Sherman (father of General Sherman), General Henry Geisy, and Darius Tallmadge, known as the Stagecoach king, as well as victims of the 1823 Typhoid fever outbreak th...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbus, Ohio. Official Website Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County. The "Burough of Columbus" was officially established on February 10, 1816. Nine people were elected to fill the various positions of Mayor, Treasurer, and several others. In 1816-1817, Jarvis W. Pike would serve as the 1st Mayor. Although the recent Wa...
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students. The school offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its five schools and colleges: the Fairfield Un...
Peck Cemetery Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
North Greenwich Congregational Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States:
Norwalk Union Cemetery Also known as Norwalk Cemetery, Union Cemetery Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Please add profiles of people who were born, died or lived in the city of Stamford, Connecticut. Not to be confused with Stratford, Connecticut; Stafford, Connecticut; or Stanford, California. Stamford (/ˈstæmfərd/) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 34 miles (55 kilometers) outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is als...
Tomac Burying Ground, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA: Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Official Website It is alleged that the county name originated from a statement made by General Cornwallis when he declared "How Fair These Fields" during the British occupation of the area in 1780-81. The house Cornwallis stayed in during the occupation is still standing. Several years before the ...
Gilbertown Cemetery is located on the intersection of Redding Road & Black Rock Turnpike in Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, was established circa 1768, however the oldest remaining, readable stone is dated 1779. About 330 stones remain, however records suggest that there are some unmarked graves. Row A starts in the back of the cemetery (farthest from the road, close to the river) The c...
This project is for those buried in Union Cemetery, Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The cemetery dates from the 1600s. Ed and Lorraine Warren, of Amityville Horror fame, declared it to possibly be the most haunted place in the United States and wrote a book about it called, "Graveyard". The "White Lady" of Union Cemetery is said to walk along Route 59 and occasionally Route 111 wearing ...
Christ Church and Tashua Burial Ground is an historic property including an Episcopal Church building and cemetery at 5170 Madison Avenue in Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Two prior church buildings had been on the site before the cornerstone of the existing church was laid in 1826. This building is believed...
Our Parish Cemetery is located at 80 Kings Highway North, Westport, CT. It was started by Christ Church Parish on September 15, 1852. Following the merger of Christ Church and The Memorial Church of the Holy Trinity, the Cemetery became the Cemetery of Christ & Holy Trinity Church . The Cemetery is laid out on a gently sloping hill that drifts away from historic King's Highway. It is a peaceful...
"This cemetery on the well-traveled old postal route between New York and Boston is referred to here as the Old Burial Ground , for that is what the plaque at the entrance reads, which was placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1955, and seems most appropriate. Know by a variety of names, the King Street Cemetery or Colonial Cemetery , this is perhaps one of the oldest lots in to...
This cemetery is located on Located at Hillandale Road and Church Street South, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It's also known as Congregational Church of Green Farms Cemetery . Find a Grave
Western Connecticut State University is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1903 as a teacher’s college and is part of the Connecticut State University System. WCSU consists of four schools: the Ancell School of Business, the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Professional Studies, and the School of Visual and Performing Arts. The university offer...
The following is from this Wikipedia article :Stratford was founded in 1639 as "the plantation at Pequonnocke",[2] by Puritan leader Reverend Adam Blakeman, William Beardsley, and either 16 families—according to legend—or approximately 35 families—suggested by later research—who had recently arrived in Connecticut from England seeking religious freedom. In 1640 the community was known as Cuphea...
This cemetery, is located on the Chester County/Fairfield County Line. The cemetery has folks buried from both counties. It's located on SC Highway 901. Find a Grave
Wikipedia The University of Bridgeport, commonly referred to as UB, is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational National university located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The university is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE). The students of the University of Bridgeport are from 80 countries and 46 states. In 2010, the percentage of students...
Sharp Hill Cemetery resides in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The earliest burial in this cemetery dates from 1695. The last interment occurred in 1934. Sharp Hill, though well maintained, is no longer an active cemetery. "Sharp Hill Cemetery dates back to circa 1738 when it replaced the long lost original burying ground on Wolfpit Road. The land was given by John Marvin, Sr. and late...
Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06902 USA: Find a Grave
Spring Grove Veterans Cemetery is located in Darien, Connecticut. Find a Grave
Located in Fairfield County, the Danbury Cemetery Association was created in November of 1850 as a result of a State law regarding cemeteries. The first officers were Frederick S. Wildman, President; Lucius P. Hoyt, Secretary; with 6 Directors:( Edgar S. Tweedy, George W. Ives laid out the design of the cemetery), Nelson L. White, S. A. Hurlburt, Henry Benedict, and Samuel C. Wildman. And so th...