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Notable Births & Deaths for Ridgebury ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Ridgebury. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

  • Slim Aarons
    • Photographer. He was born in New York (NY) on October 29, 1916 (a Sunday) and died in Montrose (NY) on May 23, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • Montrose is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Frank Abbundando
    • Crime figure. He was born in New York (NY) on July 11, 1910 (a Monday) and died in Ossining (NY) on February 19, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Ossining is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
  • Peter Arno
    • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
    • Cartoonist. He was born in New York (NY) on January 8, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Port Chester (NY) on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Port Chester is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
  • Timothy Shay Arthur
  • Brooke Astor
    • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
    • Philanthropist. She was born in Portsmouth (NH) on March 30, 1902 (a Sunday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on August 13, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 105. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Briarcliff Manor is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • Faith Baldwin
    • Author. She was born in New Rochelle (NY) on October 1, 1893 (a Sunday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on March 18, 1978 (a Saturday) at the age of 84.
    • Norwalk is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
  • James Goodwin Batterson
    • Architect. He was born in Bloomfield (CT) on February 23, 1823 (a Sunday) and died in Bloomfield (CT) on September 18, 1901 (a Wednesday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford County, Connecticut).
    • Bloomfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Ridgebury.
    • Bloomfield is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Goodwin Batterson<1>
  • Laurie Hope Beechman
  • Richard Belzer
    • Full name: Richard Jay Belzer
    • Actor, comedian, author. He was born in Bridgeport (CT) on August 4, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Bozouls (France) on February 19, 2023 (a Sunday) at the age of 78. The body was cremated.
    • Bridgeport is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Belzer<1>
  • Holbrook Blinn
  • Ann Blyth
    • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
    • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
    • Mount Kisco is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Ridgebury.
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Evangeline Cory Booth
    • Social reformer. She was born in London (England) on December 25, 1865 (a Monday) and died in Hartsdale (NY) on July 17, 1950 (a Monday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Hartsdale is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evangeline Cory Booth<1>
  • Sydney Barton Booth
    • Actor. He was born in Boston (MA) on January 29, 1873 (a Wednesday) and died in Stamford (CT) on February 5, 1937 (a Friday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
    • Stamford is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sydney Barton Booth<1>
  • Victor Borge
    • Pianist, conductor, composer, comedian, actor. He was born in Copenhagen (Denmark) on January 3, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Greenwich (CT) on December 23, 2000 (a Saturday) at the age of 91.
    • Greenwich is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Borge<1>
  • Solon Hannibal Borglum
  • Jonathan Brandis
    • Actor. He was born in Danbury (CT) on April 13, 1976 (a Tueday) and died in West Hollywood (CA) on November 12, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 27. The body was cremated.
    • Danbury is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jonathan Brandis<1>
  • Dave Brubeck
    • Composer, pianist. He was born in Concord (CA) on December 6, 1920 (a Monday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on December 5, 2012 (a Wednesday) at the age of 92.
    • Norwalk is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dave Brubeck<1>
  • Iola Brubeck
    • Lyricist. She was born in Corning (CA) on August 14, 1923 (a Tueday) and died in Wilton (CT) on March 12, 2014 (a Wednesday) at the age of 90.
    • Wilton is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Iola Brubeck<1>
  • George F. Bryant
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bridgeport (CT) on February 10, 1857 (a Tueday) and died in Boston (MA) on June 12, 1907 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
    • Bridgeport is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of Ridgebury.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George F. Bryant<1>

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Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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