Notable Births & Deaths for Chelmsford ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Chelmsford. 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.

• Edwin Adams
  • Actor. He was born in Medford (MA) on February 3, 1834 (a Monday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on October 28, 1877 (a Sunday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Medford is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edwin Adams<1>
• Hannah Adams
  • Author. She was born in Medford (MA) on October 2, 1755 (a Thursday) and died in Brookline (MA) on December 15, 1831 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. She is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Medford is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Brookline is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hannah Adams<1>
• William Taylor Adams
  • Author. He was born in Medway (MA) on July 30, 1822 (a Tueday) and died in Dorchester (MA) on March 27, 1897 (a Saturday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Dorchester is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Taylor Adams<1>
• Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
  • Scientist. She was born in Boston (MA) on December 5, 1822 (a Thursday) and died in Arlington (MA) on June 27, 1907 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Arlington is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Cary Agassiz<1>
• Louis Agassiz
  • Scientist. He was born in Motier (Switzerland) on May 28, 1807 (a Thursday) and died in Cambridge (MA) on December 12, 1873 (a Friday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Cambridge is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis Agassiz<1>
• Harry Agganis
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lynn (MA) on April 20, 1929 (a Saturday) and died in Cambridge (MA) on June 27, 1955 (a Monday) at the age of 26.
  • Lynn is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Cambridge is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry Agganis<1>
• Jack Albertson
  • Full name: Harold Albertson
  • Actor, comedian, dancer, singer. He was born in Malden (MA) on June 16, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on November 25, 1981 (a Wednesday) at the age of 74. The body was cremated.
  • Malden is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jack Albertson<1>
• Louisa May Alcott
  • Author. She was born in Germantown (PA) on November 29, 1832 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 6, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa May Alcott<1>
• Thomas Bailey Aldrich
  • Author, poet, editor. He was born in Portsmouth (NH) on November 11, 1836 (a Friday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 19, 1907 (a Tueday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Bailey Aldrich<1>
• Jane Alexander
  • Born: Jane Quigley
  • Oscar nominated actress, author, former director of the National Endowment of the Arts. She was born in Boston (MA) on October 28, 1939 (a Saturday)
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
• Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Author. He was born in Chelsea (MA) on January 13, 1832 (a Friday) and died in Natick (MA) on July 18, 1899 (a Tueday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Chelsea is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Natick is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Horatio Alger, Jr.<1>
• Frederick Lewis Allen
  • Historian. He was born in Boston (MA) on July 5, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in New York (NY) on February 13, 1954 (a Saturday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick Lewis Allen<1>
• Christopher Allport
  • Actor. He was born in Boston (MA) on June 17, 1947 (a Tueday) and died in Wrightwood (CA) on January 25, 2008 (a Friday) at the age of 60. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Nantucket County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Christopher Allport<1>
• Ezra Ames
  • Artist. He was born in Framingham (MA) on May 5, 1768 (a Thursday) and died in Albany (NY) on February 23, 1836 (a Tueday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Albany Rural Cemetery (Albany County, New York).
  • Framingham is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ezra Ames<1>
• Isabel Anderson
  • Author. She was born in Boston (MA) on March 3, 1876 (a Friday) and died in Brookline (MA) on November 3, 1948 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72.
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Brookline is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Isabel Anderson<1>
• George Thorndike Angell
  • Social reformer. He was born in Southbridge (MA) on June 5, 1823 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 16, 1909 (a Tueday) at the age of 85. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Thorndike Angell<1>
• Howard 'Louie Bluie' Armstrong
  • Musician. He was born in Dayton (TN) on March 4, 1909 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on July 30, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 94. He is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery (Suffolk County, Massachusetts).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Howard 'Louie Bluie' Armstrong<1>
• Mary Carew Armstrong
  • Olympic Gold Medalist. She was born in Medford (MA) on September 18, 1913 (a Thursday) and died in Framingham (MA) on July 12, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 88.
  • Medford is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Framingham is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carew Armstrong<1>
• Jacques Aubuchon
  • Actor. He was born in Fitchburg (MA) on October 30, 1924 (a Thursday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 28, 1991 (a Saturday) at the age of 67.
  • Fitchburg is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jacques Aubuchon<1>
• Patricia Avery
  • Born: Elizabeth Anderson Avery
  • Actress. She was born in Boston (MA) on November 19, 1902 (a Wednesday) and died in La Crescenta (CA) on August 21, 1973 (a Tueday) at the age of 70. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Boston is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Patricia Avery<1>
• Richard Bakalyan
  • Actor. He was born in Watertown (MA) on January 29, 1931 (a Thursday) and died in Elmira (NY) on February 27, 2015 (a Friday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Watertown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Chelmsford.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Bakalyan<1>

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