Notable Births & Deaths for Pestletown ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Pestletown. 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa May Alcott<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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Philadelphia is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley<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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Pennsauken is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of Pestletown.
  • 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Pestletown.
  • Yeadon is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Burlington is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carroll William Brown<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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roosevelt 'Rosie' Brown<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carr<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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Clifton Heights is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • 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 Pestletown.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Frankford is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Gloucester City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • 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 Pestletown.
  • 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 south of Pestletown.
  • 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Buddy DeFranco<1>
• Henry Van Dyke
  • Poet, author. He was born in Germantown (PA) on November 20, 1852 (a Saturday) and died in Princeton (NJ) on April 10, 1933 (a Monday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Princeton Cemetery (Mercer County, New Jersey).
  • Germantown is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henry Van Dyke<1>
• William 'Bad Bill' Eagan
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Camden (NJ) on January 6, 1869 (a Wednesday) and died in Denver (CO) on February 13, 1905 (a Monday) at the age of 36. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery (Jefferson County, Colorado).
  • Camden is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William 'Bad Bill' Eagan<1>
• John A. 'Jack' Farrell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Newark (NJ) on July 5, 1857 (a Sunday) and died in Overbrook (NJ) on February 10, 1914 (a Tueday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Overbrook is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John A. 'Jack' Farrell<1>
• Janet Gaynor
  • Born: Laura Augusta Gainor
  • Oscar winning actress, painter. She was born in Germantown (PA) on October 6, 1905 (a Friday) and died in Palm Springs (CA) on September 14, 1984 (a Friday) at the age of 78. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Germantown is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Janet Gaynor<1>
• Ileen Getz
  • Actress. She was born in Bristol (PA) on August 7, 1961 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on August 4, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 44. She is buried at Beechwood Cemetery (Bucks County, Pennsylvania).
  • Bristol is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of Pestletown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ileen Getz<1>

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