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]
• 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.[2]
  • John Q. Underhill (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman.[3]
  • 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

• Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)

References

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

External links

• Beechwoods Cemetery at Find a Grave
• Beechwoods Cemetery, at NyGenWeb