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Notable Births & Deaths for Crooks Corner ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Crooks Corner. 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.
- Abigail Adams (Wife and First lady to the Presidency of John Adams (1797 - 1801))
- She was born in Weymouth (MA) on November 22, 1744 (a Sunday) and died in Quincy (MA) on October 28, 1818 (a Wednesday).
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- Quincy is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Crooks Corner. Both communities are located in Norfolk County.
- At the time of her death, she was 73.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Abigail Adams<1>
- Hannah Adams (Author)
- John Adams (2nd President of the US (1797 - 1801))
- Full name: John Edmund Adams
- He was born in Braintree (MA) on October 30, 1735 (a Sunday) and died in Quincy (MA) on July 4, 1826 (a Tuesday).
- Braintree is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Crooks Corner. Both communities are located in Norfolk County.
- Quincy is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Crooks Corner. Both communities are located in Norfolk County.
- At the time of his death, he was 90.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for John Adams<1>
- John Quincy Adams (6th President of the US (1825 - 1829))
- He was born in Braintree (MA) on July 11, 1767 (a Saturday) and died in Washington, DC on February 23, 1848 (a Wednesday).
- Braintree is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Crooks Corner. Both communities are located in Norfolk County.
- At the time of his death, he was 80.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for John Quincy Adams<1>
- William Taylor Adams (Author)
- Horatio Alger, Jr. (Author)
- Ezra Ames (Artist)
- 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).
- Boston is located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
- Brookline is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Crooks Corner. Both communities are located in Norfolk County.
- At the time of her death, she was 72.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Isabel Anderson<1>
- David Lawrence Angell (Producer)
- He was born in Providence (RI) on April 10, 1946 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on September 11, 2001 (a Tuesday).
- Providence is located in Providence County and is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Crooks Corner (which is located in Norfolk County).
- New York is located in Kings County, New York.
- At the time of his death, he was 55.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for David Lawrence Angell<1>
- George Thorndike Angell (Social reformer)
- 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).
- Medford is located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County and is 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north of Crooks Corner (which is located in Norfolk County).
- At the time of her death, she was 88.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Mary Carew Armstrong<1>
- Louise 'Lou' Arnold (Professional baseball)
- Richard Bakalyan (Actor)
- Harvey Ross Ball (Illustrator - creator of the Smiley Face logo)
- He was born in Worcester (MA) on July 10, 1921 (a Sunday) and died in Worcester (MA) on April 12, 2001 (a Thursday).
- Worcester is located in Worcester County and is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Crooks Corner (which is located in Norfolk County).
- Worcester is located in Worcester County and is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Crooks Corner (which is located in Norfolk County).
- At the time of his death, he was 79.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Harvey Ross Ball<1>
- John Joseph 'Jack' Barry (Major League Baseball)
- Kathryn Bates (Actress)
- Alfred Stanley 'Stan' Benjamin (Major League Baseball)
- William Aloysius Bergen (Major League Baseball)
- Elizabeth Bishop (Poet)
- She was born in Worcester (MA) on February 8, 1911 (a Wednesday) and died in Boston (MA) on October 6, 1979 (a Saturday).
- Worcester is located in Worcester County and is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Crooks Corner (which is located in Norfolk County).
- Boston is located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
- At the time of her death, she was 68.
- She is buried at Hope Cemetery, located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Crooks Corner. The cemetery is located in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Elizabeth Bishop<1>
- The Find-A-Grave entry for Hope Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hope Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).
- From Crooks Corner to Hope Cemetery
- Ray Bolger (Actor)
- Full name: Raymond Wallace Bolger
- He was born in Dorchester (MA) on January 10, 1904 (a Sunday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 15, 1987 (a Thursday).
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County and is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Crooks Corner (which is located in Norfolk County).
- Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County, California.
- At the time of his death, he was 83.
- Additional References
- Find-A-Grave Memorial for Ray Bolger<1>
- Marion Agnes Land Rookes Booth (Actress)
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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