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Notable Births & Deaths for Rocks Village ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Rocks Village. 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hannah Adams<1>
  • Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
  • 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 south of Rocks Village.
    • Cambridge is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jack Albertson<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).
    • Portsmouth is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Bailey Aldrich<1>
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Horatio Alger, Jr.<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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carew Armstrong<1>
  • 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).
    • Portsmouth is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • George Baker
  • Lee Bergere
    • Actor. He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on April 10, 1918 (a Wednesday) and died in Fremont (NH) on January 31, 2007 (a Wednesday) at the age of 88. We don't have any burial details.
    • Fremont is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee Bergere<1>
  • Leonard Bernstein
    • Born: Israel Isidore Beilin
    • Composer, conductor and pianist. He was born in Lawrence (MA) on August 25, 1918 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on October 14, 1990 (a Sunday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
    • Lawrence is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leonard Bernstein<1>
  • Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Bradford (MA) on June 18, 1862 (a Wednesday) and died in Malden (MA) on August 20, 1886 (a Friday) at the age of 24. He is buried at Riverview Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
    • Bradford is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest of Rocks Village.
    • Malden is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell<1>
  • Frank J. Bonner
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Lowell (MA) on August 20, 1869 (a Friday) and died in Kansas City (MO) on December 31, 1905 (a Sunday) at the age of 36.
    • Lowell is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank J. Bonner<1>
  • Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.
  • Nathaniel Bowditch
    • Scientist. He was born in Salem (MA) on March 26, 1773 (a Friday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 16, 1838 (a Friday) at the age of 65. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • Salem is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nathaniel Bowditch<1>
  • Walter Brennan
    • Full name: Walter Andrew Brennan
    • Actor, singer. He was born in Lynn (MA) on July 25, 1894 (a Wednesday) and died in Oxnard (CA) on September 21, 1974 (a Saturday) at the age of 80. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Lynn is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter Brennan<1>
  • Patricia 'Pat' Brown
  • William Wells Brown
    • Author, historian. He was born in Lexington (KY) on November 6, 1814 (a Sunday) and died in Chelsea (MA) on November 6, 1884 (a Thursday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Cambridge Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • Chelsea is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Wells Brown<1>
  • John Horne Burns
    • Author. He was born in Andover (MA) on October 7, 1916 (a Saturday) and died in Cecina (Italy) on August 11, 1953 (a Tueday) at the age of 36. He is buried at Holyhood Cemetery (Norfolk County, Massachusetts).
    • Andover is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Horne Burns<1>
  • Al Capp
    • Born: Alfred Gerald Caplin
    • Cartoonist. He was born in New Haven (CT) on September 28, 1909 (a Tueday) and died in South Hampton (NH) on November 5, 1979 (a Monday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Mt. Prospect Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
    • South Hampton is located 5 miles [8 km] to the north of Rocks Village.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<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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