Notable Births & Deaths for Ancora ...

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

• Louisa May Alcott
  • Author. She was born in Germantown (PA) on November 29, 1832 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 6, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
  • Germantown is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa May Alcott<1>
• Lloyd Alexander
  • Author. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on January 30, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Drexel Hill (PA) on May 17, 2007 (a Thursday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Drexel Hill is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lloyd Alexander<1>
• Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Blackwood (NJ) on April 17, 1864 (a Sunday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on February 17, 1915 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Greenmount Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Blackwood is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley<1>
• Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker
  • Professional hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame - 1945. He was born in Bala - Cynwyd (PA) on January 15, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Toul (France) on December 21, 1918 (a Saturday) at the age of 26. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Bala - Cynwyd is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker<1>
• James Barton
  • Actor. He was born in Gloucester City (NJ) on November 1, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Mineola (NY) on December 19, 1962 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • Gloucester City is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<1>
• Charles J. Bastian
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 4, 1860 (a Wednesday) and died in Pennsauken (NJ) on January 18, 1932 (a Monday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Pennsauken is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles J. Bastian<1>
• Constance Bennett
  • Full name: Constance Campbell Bennett
  • Actress. She was born in New York (NY) on October 22, 1904 (a Saturday) and died in Fort Dix (NJ) on July 24, 1965 (a Saturday) at the age of 60. She is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington County, Virginia).
  • Fort Dix is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Constance Bennett<1>
• Joseph Emley Borden
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Jacobstown (NJ) on May 9, 1854 (a Tueday) and died in Yeadon (PA) on October 14, 1929 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
  • Jacobstown is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Ancora.
  • Yeadon is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Emley Borden<1>
• Carroll William Brown
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Woodbury (NJ) on February 2, 1887 (a Wednesday) and died in Burlington (NJ) on February 8, 1977 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Laurel Memorial Park (Atlantic County, New Jersey).
  • Woodbury is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Burlington is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carroll William Brown<1>
• Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr.
  • Musician. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on November 5, 1944 (a Sunday) and died in Chester (PA) on April 6, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Lawn Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Chester is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr.<1>
• Roosevelt 'Rosie' Brown
  • Professional football. He was born in Charlottesville (VA) on October 20, 1932 (a Thursday) and died in Columbus (NJ) on June 9, 2004 (a Wednesday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery (Albemarle County, Virginia).
  • Columbus is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roosevelt 'Rosie' Brown<1>
• Stephan William Burns
  • Actor. He was born in Elkins Park (PA) on November 15, 1954 (a Monday) and died in Santa Barbara (CA) on February 22, 1990 (a Thursday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery (Santa Barbara County, California).
  • Elkins Park is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephan William Burns<1>
• Mary Carr
  • Actress. She was born in Germantown (PA) on March 14, 1874 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on June 24, 1973 (a Sunday) at the age of 99. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Germantown is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carr<1>
• Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Chester (PA) on February 8, 1883 (a Thursday) and died in Chester (PA) on March 25, 1906 (a Sunday) at the age of 23. He is buried at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
  • Chester is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Ancora.
  • Chester is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy<1>
• Peter J. 'Pete' Conway
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Burmont (PA) on October 30, 1866 (a Tueday) and died in Clifton Heights (PA) on January 13, 1903 (a Tueday) at the age of 36.
  • Burmont is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Clifton Heights is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter J. 'Pete' Conway<1>
• James Fenimore Cooper
  • Author. He was born in Burlington (NJ) on September 15, 1789 (a Tueday) and died in Cooperstown (NY) on September 14, 1851 (a Sunday) at the age of 62. He is buried at Lakewood Cemetery (Otsego County, New York).
  • Burlington is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Fenimore Cooper<1>
• Robert Cornelius
  • Photography pioneer. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on March 1, 1809 (a Wednesday) and died in Frankford (PA) on August 10, 1893 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Frankford is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Cornelius<1>
• William Michael 'Bill' Crowley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on April 8, 1857 (a Wednesday) and died in Gloucester City (NJ) on July 14, 1891 (a Tueday) at the age of 34.
  • Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Gloucester City is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Michael 'Bill' Crowley<1>
• Louisa Knapp Curtis
  • Journalist, author. She was born in Boston (MA) on October 21, 1851 (a Tueday) and died in Cheltenham (PA) on February 25, 1910 (a Friday) at the age of 58. She is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Cheltenham is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa Knapp Curtis<1>
• Reverend Gary D. 'Blind Gary' Davis
  • Musician. He was born in Laurens (SC) on April 30, 1896 (a Thursday) and died in Hammonton (NJ) on May 5, 1972 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Rockville Cemetery (Nassau County, New York).
  • Hammonton is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Reverend Gary D. 'Blind Gary' Davis<1>
• Buddy DeFranco
  • Full name: Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco
  • Musician. He was born in Camden (NJ) on February 15, 1923 (a Thursday) and died in Panama City (FL) on December 24, 2014 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. The body was cremated.
  • Camden is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Ancora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Buddy DeFranco<1>

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