Notable Births & Deaths for Deerfield ...

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

• 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 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Bailey Aldrich<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 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee Bergere<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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell<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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<1>
• John Connor
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Nashua (NH) in July 1861 and died in Nashua (NH) on November 14, 1905 (a Tueday).
  • Nashua is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Nashua is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Connor<1>
• Nathaniel Currier
  • Lithographer. He was born in Roxbury (MA) on March 27, 1813 (a Saturday) and died in Amesbury (MA) on November 20, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Amesbury is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nathaniel Currier<1>
• Horace Greeley
  • Journalist. He was born in Amherst (NH) on February 3, 1811 (a Sunday) and died in Pleasantville (NY) on November 29, 1872 (a Friday) at the age of 61. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Amherst is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Horace Greeley<1>
• George Henry Hall
  • Artist. He was born in Manchester (NH) on September 21, 1825 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on February 17, 1913 (a Monday) at the age of 87. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Manchester is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Henry Hall<1>
• William Morris Hunt
  • Artist. He was born in Brattleboro (VT) on March 31, 1824 (a Wednesday) and died in Portsmouth (NH) on September 8, 1879 (a Monday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Windham County, Vermont).
  • Portsmouth is located 23 miles [37 km] to the east of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Morris Hunt<1>
• George Ault 'Tad' Mosel
  • Playwright, screenwriter. He was born in Steubenville (OH) on May 1, 1922 (a Monday) and died in Concord (NH) on August 24, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Wildwood Cemetery (Hampshire County, Massachusetts).
  • Concord is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Ault 'Tad' Mosel<1>
• Franklin Pierce
  • 14th President of the US (1853 - 1857). He was born in Hillsboro (NH) on November 23, 1804 (a Friday) and died in Concord (NH) on October 8, 1869 (a Friday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Old North Cemetery (Merrimack County, New Hampshire).
  • Concord is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Franklin Pierce<1>
• Jane Pierce
  • Born: Jane Means Appleton
  • Wife and First Lady to the Presidency of Franklin Pierce (1853 - 1857). She was born in Hampton (NH) on March 12, 1806 (a Wednesday) and died in Andover (MA) on December 2, 1863 (a Wednesday) at the age of 57. She is buried at Old North Cemetery (Merrimack County, New Hampshire).
  • Hampton is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Pierce<1>
• Claude Rains
  • Full name: William Claude Rains
  • Actor. He was born in London (England) on November 10, 1889 (a Sunday) and died in Laconia (NH) on May 30, 1967 (a Tueday) at the age of 77.
  • Laconia is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Claude Rains<1>
• Winfield Townley Scott
  • Author. He was born in Haverhill (MA) on April 30, 1910 (a Saturday) and died in Santa Fe (NM) on April 28, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Santa Fe Memorial Gardens (Santa Fe County, New Mexico).
  • Haverhill is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Winfield Townley Scott<1>
• John 'Phenomental' Smith
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Manayunk (PA) on December 12, 1864 (a Monday) and died in Manchester (NH) on April 3, 1952 (a Thursday) at the age of 87.
  • Manchester is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John 'Phenomental' Smith<1>
• John Francis 'Phenomenal' Smith
  • Born: John Francis Gammon
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Manayunk (PA) on December 12, 1864 (a Monday) and died in Manchester (NH) on April 3, 1952 (a Thursday) at the age of 87.
  • Manchester is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Francis 'Phenomenal' Smith<1>
• Leon B. Stevens
  • Actor. He was born in Manchester (NH) on January 13, 1926 (a Wednesday) and died in Oro Valley (AZ) on July 30, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery (Strafford County, New Hampshire).
  • Manchester is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leon B. Stevens<1>
• Jethro Warner
  • Actor. He was born in Dover (NH) on July 26, 1875 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on April 12, 1931 (a Sunday) at the age of 55. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Dover is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jethro Warner<1>
• Martha Wright
  • Born: Martha Lucile Wiederrecht
  • Actress, singer. She was born in Seattle (WA) on March 23, 1923 (a Friday) and died in Newburyport (MA) on March 1, 2016 (a Tueday) at the age of 93. She is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • Newburyport is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Deerfield.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Martha Wright<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Deerfield: townofdeerfieldnh.com/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/