Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a
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cemetery in
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in
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, United States. The cemetery is maintained by the Blessed Sacrament Church, whose pastor, Father McLoughlin, established it in 1886. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is the resting place of notables including
Eddie Foy Edwin Fitzgerald (March 9, 1856 – February 16, 1928Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; and McNeilly, Donald. ''Vaudeville, Old and New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America''. Routledge Press, September 2006, . pp. 406–410), ...
and his family of famous
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actors and actresses, memorialized in the 1955 film '' The Seven Little Foys''.


Notable interments

* Richard Beddows (1843–1922), Civil War Congressional
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Recipient. *
Charley Foy Charley Foy (June 12, 1898 – August 22, 1984), born Charles Richard Fitzgerald, was an American actor of both the vaudeville stage and film. Son of Eddie Foy Sr., he was one of the famous "The Seven Little Foys", the seven children of the senio ...
(1898–1984),
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
*
Eddie Foy Jr. Edwin Fitzgerald Jr. (February 4, 1905 – July 15, 1983), known professionally as Eddie Foy Jr., was an American stage, film and television actor. His career spanned six decades, beginning as part of the vaudeville act Eddie Foy and the Seven ...
(Edwin Fitzgerald), (1905–1983),
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
* Eddie Foy Sr. (Edwin Fitzgerald), (1856–1928),
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
* Irving Foy (1909–2003),
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
* Madeline Foy (1906–1988),
actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
* Mary Foy (1901–1987),
actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
* Richard Foy (1905–1947),
actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
* Harry Tierney (1890–1965),
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See also

* Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)


References


External links

* * {{Authority control Buildings and structures in New Rochelle, New York Roman Catholic cemeteries in New York (state) Cemeteries in Westchester County, New York 1886 establishments in New York (state) Cemeteries established in the 1880s