Evergreen Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Evergreen Cemetery is located in the West River neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by some of New Haven's most prominent citizens in 1848.[2] Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that is managed by the association's board of trustees.
| Evergreen Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Evergreen Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1848 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Size | 85 acres (34 ha)[1] |
| No. of graves | 85,000[1] |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Evergreen Cemetery |
Notable burials
- Hobart B. Bigelow, governor of Connecticut (1881–1883)
- Edward Bouchet, first PhD recipient of African descent in the United States[1]
- Chauncey B. Brewster, Episcopal clergyman (Bishop of Connecticut, 1899−1928)[3]
- Wilbur L. Cross, governor of Connecticut (1931–1939) and professor of English at Yale University
- Edwin S. Greeley, Civil War general[1]
- John Haberle (1856–1933), trompe-l'œil painter
- Bronisław Malinowski, social anthropologist[4]
- William Chester Minor, lexicographer and key contributor to the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary[5]
- John Addison Porter, chemistry professor at Yale University.[5]
- John Addison Porter, journalist, and first Secretary to the President[5]
- Ed Somerville, baseball player[5]
- Ilya Tolstoy, writer and son of Leo Tolstoy[5]
- Oliver Winchester, founder of the Winchester repeating rifle company[5]
- Sarah Winchester, wife of William Wirt Winchester and builder of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California[5]
- George Weiss, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball executive[5]
- Teresa Wright, Academy Award-winning actress; remains donated to Yale School of Medicine, buried in a small mass grave in Section 14
- One Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial, a Royal Flying Corps cadet of World War I.[6]