Mount Hebron Cemetery is a cemetery in Montclair, in Essex County,

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. Founded in February 1863 by citizens of Cranetown and Speertown (now Montclair and Upper Montclair), the Mount Hebron Cemetery features 30 acres of well landscaped grounds. There are numerous entombment areas including a vintage receiving vault that is no longer in use. The Chime Tower near the main entrance can be used at any service to provide appropriate mood.

Notable interments

* Shirley Booth (1898–1992),

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-winning actress for the film '' Come Back, Little Sheba'' * Allen B. Du Mont(1901–1965), scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use in television receivers, manufacture of the first commercially successful electronic televisions and founder of the first licensed TV network, DuMont Television Network *

Bayard Hilton Faulkner Bayard Hilton Faulkner (July 19, 1894 – November 1983) was Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, and chairman of the 1950 Commission on Municipal Government. The legislation crafted by this commission to update and reform New Jersey's municipal law ...

(1894–1983), mayor of Montclair, New Jersey *

Albert W. Hawkes Albert Wahl Hawkes (November 20, 1878May 9, 1971) was a United States senator from New Jersey. Studies He was born in Chicago on November 20, 1878. He attended the public schools and graduated from Chicago College of Law in 1900, gaining admissio ...

(1878–1971),

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from New Jersey from 1943–1949 *

Herman Hupfeld Herman Hupfeld (February 1, 1894June 8, 1951) was an American songwriter whose most notable composition was " As Time Goes By". He wrote both the lyrics and music. Life and career Hupfeld was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of Fredericka ...

(1894–1951),

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whose most notable composition was " As Time Goes By" in the film '' Casablanca'' *

Charles Henry Ingersoll Charles Henry Ingersoll (October 29, 1865 – September 21, 1948), co-founded the Ingersoll Watch Company in 1892. Biography Ingersoll was born on October 29, 1865 in Delta, Michigan to Orville Boudinot Ingersoll and Mary Elizabeth Beers. His br ...

(1865-1948),

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co-founder

References

External links

Mount Hebron Cemetery
at Find a Grave * http://www.mounthebroncemetery.net/ {{coord, 40.855, -74.198, region:US-NJ_type:landmark, display=title Montclair, New Jersey Upper Montclair, New Jersey Cemeteries in Essex County, New Jersey