Notable Births & Deaths for West Hawley ...

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

• James Pratt 'Jim' Andrews
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Shelburne Falls (MA) on June 5, 1865 (a Monday) and died in Chicago (IL) on December 27, 1907 (a Friday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Arms Cemetery (Franklin County, Massachusetts).
  • Shelburne Falls is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Pratt 'Jim' Andrews<1>
• Susan B. Anthony
  • Suffragette, activist. She was born in Adams (MA) on February 15, 1820 (a Tueday) and died in Rochester (NY) on March 13, 1906 (a Tueday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Monroe County, New York).
  • Adams is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Susan B. Anthony<1>
• Martin F. 'Marty' Barrett
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Port Henry (NY) in November 1860 and died in Holyoke (MA) on January 29, 1910 (a Saturday). He is buried at St. Jerome Cemetery (Hampden County, Massachusetts).
  • Holyoke is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martin F. 'Marty' Barrett<1>
• Marion Eugenie Bauer
  • Composer, author. She was born in Walla Walla (WA) on August 15, 1882 (a Tueday) and died in South Hadley (MA) on August 9, 1955 (a Tueday) at the age of 73. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • South Hadley is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marion Eugenie Bauer<1>
• Mark Henry Belanger
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Pittsfield (MA) on June 8, 1944 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on October 6, 1998 (a Tueday) at the age of 54.
  • Pittsfield is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mark Henry Belanger<1>
• Donald Joseph Bevan
  • Playwright, screenwriter, artist. He was born in Holyoke (MA) on January 16, 1920 (a Friday) and died in Studio City (CA) on May 29, 2013 (a Wednesday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
  • Holyoke is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Donald Joseph Bevan<1>
• Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta
  • Author. She was born in Bennington (VT) on November 11, 1815 (a Saturday) and died in New York (NY) on March 23, 1891 (a Monday) at the age of 75. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx County, New York).
  • Bennington is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta<1>
• Eric Carle
  • Author. He was born in Syracuse (NY) on June 25, 1929 (a Tueday) and died in Northampton (MA) on May 23, 2021 (a Sunday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
  • Northampton is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eric Carle<1>
• Andrew Carnegie
  • Industrialist, philanthropist. He was born in Dunfermline (Scotland) on November 25, 1835 (a Wednesday) and died in Lenox (MA) on August 11, 1919 (a Monday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Lenox is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Andrew Carnegie<1>
• Jack Chesbro
  • Born: John Dwight Cheesbro
  • Professional baseball. He was born in North Adams (MA) on June 5, 1874 (a Friday) and died in Conway (MA) on November 6, 1931 (a Friday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Howland Cemetery (Franklin County, Massachusetts).
  • North Adams is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of West Hawley.
  • Conway is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jack Chesbro<1>
• Calvin Coolidge
  • Full name: John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.
  • 30th President of the US (1923 - 1929). He was born in Plymouth (VT) on July 4, 1872 (a Thursday) and died in Northampton (MA) on January 5, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 60. He is buried at Plymouth Notch Cemetery (Windsor County, Vermont).
  • Northampton is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Calvin Coolidge<1>
• Grace Coolidge
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Calvin Coolidge (1923 - 1929). She was born in Burlington (VT) on January 3, 1879 (a Friday) and died in Northampton (MA) on July 8, 1957 (a Monday) at the age of 78. She is buried at Plymouth Notch Cemetery (Windsor County, Vermont).
  • Northampton is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grace Coolidge<1>
• Pauline Curley
  • Actress. She was born in Holyoke (MA) on December 19, 1903 (a Saturday) and died in Santa Monica (CA) on December 11, 2000 (a Monday) at the age of 97. She is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Holyoke is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pauline Curley<1>
• Cecil B. DeMille
  • Producer, director. He was born in Ashfield (MA) on August 12, 1881 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on January 21, 1959 (a Wednesday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ashfield is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cecil B. DeMille<1>
• Deborah Leah Sugarbaker Digges
  • Poet. She was born in Jefferson City (MO) on February 6, 1950 (a Monday) and died in Amherst (MA) on April 10, 2009 (a Friday) at the age of 59. She is buried at Wildwood Cemetery (Hampshire County, Massachusetts).
  • Amherst is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Deborah Leah Sugarbaker Digges<1>
• Walter Alden Dyer
  • Author. He was born in Roslindale (MA) on October 10, 1878 (a Thursday) and died in Pelham (MA) on June 20, 1943 (a Sunday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Wildwood Cemetery (Hampshire County, Massachusetts).
  • Pelham is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter Alden Dyer<1>
• John Francis 'Jack' Ferry
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Pittsfield (MA) on April 7, 1887 (a Thursday) and died in Pittsfield (MA) on August 29, 1954 (a Sunday) at the age of 67.
  • Pittsfield is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of West Hawley.
  • Pittsfield is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Francis 'Jack' Ferry<1>
• Marshall Field
  • Businessman, entrepreneur. He was born in Conway (MA) on August 18, 1834 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on January 16, 1906 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery (Macon County, Illinois).
  • Conway is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marshall Field<1>
• Carmen Filpi
  • Actor. He was born in Pittsfield (MA) on March 22, 1923 (a Thursday) and died in Washington, DC on May 9, 2003 (a Friday) at the age of 80.
  • Pittsfield is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carmen Filpi<1>
• William Gibson
  • Playwright, author. He was born in New York (NY) on November 13, 1914 (a Friday) and died in Stockbridge (MA) on November 25, 2008 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. The body was cremated.
  • Stockbridge is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Gibson<1>
• Ulysses Franklin Grant
  • Negro League Baseball. He was born in Pittsfield (MA) on August 1, 1865 (a Tueday) and died in New York (NY) on May 27, 1937 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at East Ridgelawn Cemetery (Passaic County, New Jersey).
  • Pittsfield is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of West Hawley.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ulysses Franklin Grant<1>

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