The Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is a rural cemetery located in Poughkeepsie, New York and includes the gravesites of several notable figures. It also has a crematory. The forty-four acres of land used for the cemetery were purchased by Matthew Vassar. Some of its architectural features were designed by J. A. Wood. His work includes the cemetery gates and gatehouse, the Frost Mausoleum, and a monument for Matthew Vassar's nephew, John Guy Vassar.

Hamilton and Schuyler families

Several relatives of

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, a Founding Father of the United States, are buried at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery: *

Allan McLane Hamilton Allan McLane Hamilton (October 6, 1848 – November 23, 1919) was an American psychiatrist, specializing in suicide and the impact of accidents and trauma upon mental health, and in criminal insanity, appearing at several trials. He was a fou ...

(1848–1919), psychiatrist *

Louis McLane Hamilton Louis McLane Hamilton (July 21, 1844 – November 27, 1868) was a cavalry officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. He served as a captain under General George Armstrong Custer in the Indian Ter ...

(1844–1868), cavalry officer in the Civil War and American Indian Wars * Philip Hamilton (1802–1884), lawyer, Judge Advocate (Navy Retiring Board), youngest son of

* Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768–1835), politician (House of Representatives and New York State Senate), brother of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler Church and

Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (September 19, 1758 – March 14, 1801) was the third daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler. She was the wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer III, sister of Angelica Schuyler Church, Philip Jere ...

Notable burials

Other notable individuals interred at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery include: * Theodorus Bailey (1758–1828), politician (Member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate) * Stephen Baker (1819–1875), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives) * Jane Bolin (1908–2007), judge (New York City Domestic Relations Court) *

Harvey G. Eastman Harvey Gridley Eastman (October 16, 1832 – July 13, 1878) was an American educator and politician from New York. Life Born in Marshall, New York, Eastman was the son of Horace Haveland Eastman and Mary A. Gridley. Eastman began his professi ...

(1832–1878), educator (founder of Eastman Business College) and politician (

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) * James Emott (1771–1850), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives and New York State Assembly) *

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(1902–1985), actress, played the

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in ''

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''Cremated. Her ashes were scattered at her estate in

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. * Frank Hasbrouck (1852–1928), lawyer, county judge, Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department * Dustin John Higgs (1972–2021), American convicted murderer executed by the United States federal government * Charles Johnston (1793–1845), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives) *

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(1865–1887), first female Indian doctor, buried under the name "Anandabai Joshee" with the Carpenter family. *

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(1864–1937), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives) *

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(1776–1849), politician (

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) * Johnny Miller (1905–2008), gyroplane pioneer, test pilot and airline pilot * Samuel Neilson (1761–1803), Irish nationalist * Homer Augustus Nelson (1829–1891), politician (Member of the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate and New York Secretary of State) *

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(1865–1939), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives) and member of United States Federal Reserve *

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(1789–1865), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives) and judge (Chief Judge

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) *

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(1888–1967), inventor * William Wallace Smith I (1830–1913) and Andrew Smith (1836–1895), founders of Smith Brothers Cough Drops *

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(1809–1890), politician (Member of the US House of Representatives) * Smith Thompson (1768–1843), Associate Justice United States Supreme Court and politician ( United States Secretary of the Navy) *

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(1931-2019), actor *

Isaac Van Anden Isaac Van Anden (December 12, 1812 – August 4, 1875) was an American newspaper publisher and founder of the ''Brooklyn Eagle.'' Life Van Anden was born on December 12, 1812 in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of Abraham Van Anden and Mary Lawles ...

(1812–1875), publisher of the ''

Brooklyn Eagle :''This article covers both the historical newspaper (1841–1955, 1960–1963), as well as an unrelated new Brooklyn Daily Eagle starting 1996 published currently'' The ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (originally joint name ''The Brooklyn Eagle'' and ''King ...

'' * Matthew Vassar (1792–1868), brewer, merchant, founder of Vassar College

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References

External links

* {{Official website, www.poughkeepsieruralcemetery.com
Friends of the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
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