Cemeteries in Auburn, Kansas
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What are the different types of cemeteries in Auburn?
Private Cemeteries in Auburn, Kansas often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Auburn, Kansas are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Auburn, Kansas are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.
What information you provide for cemeteries in Auburn?
We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Auburn, Kansas , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Auburn, Kansas .
For how many cemeteries in Auburn does PeopleLegacy have burial data?
Our database contains records of burials from 2 cemeteries.
Who are some of the famous people buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery?
There are a large number of luminaries buried or memorialized at Mount Auburn: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, and Julia Ward Howe are among the men and women of letters here.
Who buried in Mt Auburn Cemetery?
(U.S. senators), Dorothea Dix (activist), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (educator and poet), Oliver Wendell Holmes (author and poet), Julia Ward Howe (author and reformer), and Charles Sumner (abolitionist and U.S. senator).
What is the history of the Mount Auburn Cemetery?
Mount Auburn Cemetery was designed largely by Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn with assistance from Jacob Bigelow and Alexander Wadsworth. Bigelow came up with the idea for Mount Auburn as early as 1825, though a site was not acquired until five years later.
What was unusual about Mount Auburn Cemetery?
Unlike earlier burial grounds in Boston, Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded in 1831 by Bostonians for their use, but it was located about four miles west of the city. It was the country's first large-scale designed landscape open to the public.
What was unusual about Mount Auburn Cemetery?
Unlike earlier burial grounds in Boston, Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded in 1831 by Bostonians for their use, but it was located about four miles west of the city. It was the country's first large-scale designed landscape open to the public.
Who was the first person buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery?
On July 6, 1832 the first interment in Mount Auburn's original 72 acres was made near the top of Mount Auburn's peak (Lot 182 Mountain Avenue). James and Margaret Boyd buried their stillborn son Charles in their family lot. It was their third child lost in 10 years.