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Elmwood Chapel at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne County. Eastside Historic Cemetery District in Detroit; NRHP-listed; Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit; NRHP-listed, MSHS-listed ...
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
The oldest section of Greenwood Cemetery comprises land purchased from the federal government by Dr. Ziba Swan of Albany, New York, in 1821.The first interments on this one-half-acre parcel, set aside by Swan for a cemetery, occurred in 1825, when Polly Utter and her daughter Cynthia were murdered by Imri Fish, a mentally ill War of 1812 veteran who was boarding with the family.
Find a Grave: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan, is an American cemetery operated by Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services, a ...
St. Hedwig Cemetery has the interred remains of several World War I and World War II veterans. Daniel S. Paletko (1950–2020) is interred at St. Hedwig Cemetery. Paletko had previously served as a state representative, and at the time of his death, was the mayor of Dearborn Heights. [1]
Find a Grave: Westwood Cemetery: Westwood Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Kalkaska County, Michigan, dating back to the early 19th century. [1]
In the late 17th century, a group of Ottawa Indians settled in the area around West Moran Bay. [4] The village had, at one time, 1500 people living in it. [5]The Gros Cap Cemetery was originally adjacent to the tribal village [4] and was used as their burial ground. [2]
The initial, 1-1/2 acre portion of the Maple Grove Cemetery was leased from Charles Noble of Monroe, Michigan in 1844. An addition was made and formally platted by Isaac B. Woodhouse, a Mason businessman, in 1873.