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Index to Locations
Unknown location
Private or family graveyards
Aiken St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Cemetery
Cecilton St. Stephen's Cemetery
Chesapeake City Bethel Cemetery
Colora Nottingham Cemetery
Elkton Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery
Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery
North East St. Mary Anne's Protestant
Episcopal Churchyard
Port Deposit Hopewell Cemetery
Warwick Old Bohemia Cemetery
West Nottingham West Nottingham Meeting
House Cemetery
Unknown
Location
Cecil County,
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Richard Bassett (1745-1815) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-80, 1782-83;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1782; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in
Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of
Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., September
15, 1815 (age 70 years, 166
days).
Original interment somewhere; reinterment in 1865 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Private or family
graveyards
Cecil County, Maryland
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Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842) —
also known as Thomas W. Veazey —
of Maryland.
Born near Earleville, Cecil
County, Md., January
31, 1774.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1811-12; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1834-35; Governor of
Maryland, 1836-39.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., July 1,
1842 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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James Asheton Bayard Sr. (1767-1815) —
also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath
of His Party"; "High Priest of the
Constitution" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1767.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1804-13.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
6, 1815 (age 48 years, 9
days).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
in 1842 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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St. Mark's
Episcopal Church Cemetery
Aiken, Cecil County, Maryland
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George Gale (1756-1815) —
of Maryland.
Born in Somerset
County, Md., June 3,
1756.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1784; member of Maryland
state senate, 1784-90; state court judge in Maryland, 1785-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., January
2, 1815 (age 58 years, 213
days).
Interment at St. Mark's Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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St. Stephen's
Cemetery
Cecilton, Cecil County, Maryland
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Alfred Noroton Phillips (1894-1970) —
also known as Alfred N. Phillips —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
23, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1923-24, 1927-28, 1935-36; defeated, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
18, 1970 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery.
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Bethel
Cemetery
Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland
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Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786-89; President
of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Bethel Cemetery; cenotaph at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) —
also known as Benjamin T. Biggs —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Summit Bridge, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1821.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; farmer; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;
president, Queen Anne and Kent Railroad,
1874; Governor of
Delaware, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bethel Cemetery.
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Nottingham
Cemetery
Colora, Cecil County, Maryland
Elkton
Presbyterian Cemetery
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
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John Angel James Creswell (1828-1891) —
also known as John A. J. Creswell; John Andrew Jackson
Creswell —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., November
18, 1828.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1863-65; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1865-67; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1868;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1868;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1869-74.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., December
23, 1891 (age 63 years, 35
days).
Interment at Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery.
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James Black Groome (1838-1893) —
also known as James B. Groome —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., April 4,
1838.
Democrat. Delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1872-74; Governor of
Maryland, 1874-76; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1879-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
5, 1893 (age 55 years, 184
days).
Interment at Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Alexander Evans (1818-1888) —
of Maryland.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., September
13, 1818.
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1847-53; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1867.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., December
5, 1888 (age 70 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Cemetery
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
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Hiram McCullough (1813-1885) —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born near Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., September
26, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1845-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1865-69; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1880; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1880.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., March 4,
1885 (age 71 years, 159
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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St. Mary Anne's
Protestant Episcopal Churchyard
317 South Main Street
North East, Cecil County, Maryland
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John Conard (1773-1857) —
also known as "The Fighting Quaker" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Plumstead Township, Bucks
County, Pa., November
15, 1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1813-15; district
judge in Pennsylvania, 1810.
Quaker.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1857 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St. Mary Anne's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard.
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Hopewell
Cemetery
Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland
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Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
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Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) —
also known as Ralph A. Gamble —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45,
28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., March 4,
1959 (age 73 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
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Jacob Tome (1810-1898) —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in York
County, Pa., August
13, 1810.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1864; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1871.
Died March
16, 1898 (age 87 years, 215
days).
Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
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Old Bohemia
Cemetery
Warwick, Cecil County, Maryland
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Edward D. E. Rollins (1899-1976) —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
15, 1899.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1944
(alternate), 1952,
1956;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1952-54.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., July 5,
1976 (age 76 years, 233
days).
Interment at Old Bohemia Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard M. Rollins and Fanny (Freeburger) Rollins; married to
Elizabeth Regina Andrew. |
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West Nottingham
Meeting House Cemetery
1195 Firetower Road
West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Austin Lane Crothers (1860-1912) —
also known as Austin L. Crothers —
of West Nottingham, Cecil
County, Md.
Born near Conowingo, Cecil
County, Md., May 17,
1860.
Democrat. Cecil
County State's Attorney, 1891-95; member of Maryland
state senate from Cecil County, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1908;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1904;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1906; Governor of
Maryland, 1908-12.
Presbyterian.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., May 25,
1912 (age 52 years, 8
days).
Interment at West Nottingham Meeting House Cemetery.
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Hugh Steel Hersman (1872-1954) —
also known as Hugh S. Hersman —
of Gilroy, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., July 8,
1872.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Presbyterian.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., March 7,
1954 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Interment at West Nottingham Meeting House Cemetery.
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