Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, New York

Date: 7 May 1850 [unknown]
Location: Kingston, New York
Surnames/tags: McEntee, Vaux Artists

Montrepose Cemetery was established in 1850 when an Association was formed. It is the burial place of prominent artists, Jarvis McEntee and Calvert Vaux.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable memorials 3 Pages 4 Sources

History

Montrepose Cemetery was established in 1850 with the appointment of trustees and the purchase of 20 acres of land. Jarvis McEntee's brother was on the original board. The land was surveyed by C. S. Quillard who also was it's first superintendent. His son, C. V. Quillard took over after his father.

In 1874, there was a Decoration Day Procession where flowers were laid at the graves of soldiers from the Civil War. New York soldiers comprised a large part of the Union Army. [1] Decoration Day Procession

Notable memorials

Jervis McEntee (1828-1891) artist,
Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) achitect
Maryanne Amacher (1938–2009), composer
Thomas Cornell U.S. Repre (1814-1890), politician and businessman
Mary Ellen (Sigsbee) Fischer (1876-1960) andAnton Otto Fischer (1882-1962), artists
Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905–1996), US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Walter B. Gibson (1897–1985), author and magician
James Girard Lindsley (1819-1899), US Congressman
Francis Luis Mora (1874–1940), artist

Pages

[2] Category: Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, New York

[3]Montrepose Cemetery on Find A Grave

Sources

[4]History of Ulster County, New York: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, page 258, Publication: Name: Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1880; NOTE Source Medium: Book

[5] Wikipedia article Montrepose Cemetery