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Notable persons interred here include:<ref name="fgrave">[http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=103833 Willowbrook Cemetery: Famous persons] at [[Find a Grave]]</ref> |
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* [[E.T. Bedford]], executive of [[Standard Oil]] |
* [[E.T. Bedford]], executive of [[Standard Oil]]<ref>[Deaths: Davie, E.T. Bedford], ''New York Times'', November 16, 2003.</ref> |
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* [[Peter De Vries]], editor and novelist |
* [[Peter De Vries]], editor and novelist<ref>Timothy Dumas, [http://www.westportmag.com/w/April-2006/The-Return-of-Peter-DeVries/ The Return of Peter DeVries], ''Wesport'' (April 2006).</ref> |
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* [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]], sculptor, and his wife [[Laura Gardin Fraser]], sculptor |
* [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]], sculptor, and his wife [[Laura Gardin Fraser]], sculptor |
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* [[Harold Jacoby]], astronomer |
* [[Harold Jacoby]], astronomer |
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Revision as of 19:53, 27 April 2015
| Willowbrook Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1847 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°09′14″N 73°21′40″W / 41.153998°N 73.361223°W |
| Type | Public |
| Website | Willowbrook Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Willowbrook Cemetery |
Willowbrook Cemetery is located at 395 Main Street in Westport, Connecticut. Established in 1847,[1] the cemetery is located close to Westport's downtown area, and features the burials of many members of Westport's historic families, including the Coley, Burr, Nash, Bedford, Bradley and Hurlbutt families.
Notable interments
Notable persons interred here include:[2]
- E.T. Bedford, executive of Standard Oil[3]
- Peter De Vries, editor and novelist[4]
- James Earle Fraser, sculptor, and his wife Laura Gardin Fraser, sculptor
- Harold Jacoby, astronomer
- Alexander Kipnis, Ukrainian-born operatic bass singer
- Lars-Eric Lindblad, entrepreneur and tourism explorer[5]
- Fritz Reiner, conductor
- Alexander McCormick Sturm, co-founder of American firearm maker Sturm, Ruger & Co.[6]
- John B. Watson, a psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism
- George Hand Wright, artist
References
- ^ "About Us". Willowbrook Cemetery. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Willowbrook Cemetery: Famous persons at Find a Grave
- ^ [Deaths: Davie, E.T. Bedford], New York Times, November 16, 2003.
- ^ Timothy Dumas, The Return of Peter DeVries, Wesport (April 2006).
- ^ "Willowbrook Cemetery". Endymion's Repose. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Alexander McCormick Sturm". Appalachian Aristocracy. Retrieved 26 April 2015.