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Notable Births & Deaths for Durham ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Durham. 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
- 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast of Durham.
- 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Durham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lee Bergere<1>
- Howard Carleton 'Dick' Blaisdell
- 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Durham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Capp<1>
- Nathaniel Currier
- George Henry Hall
- William Morris Hunt
- Alfred 'Fred' Parent
- 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Durham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Pierce<1>
- Winfield Townley Scott
- John 'Phenomental' Smith
- John Francis 'Phenomenal' Smith
- Leon B. Stevens
- 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 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast of Durham.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jethro Warner<1>
- Martha Wright
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/ The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
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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