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Notable Births & Deaths for Adams Corners ...

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

  • Slim Aarons
    • Photographer. He was born in New York (NY) on October 29, 1916 (a Sunday) and died in Montrose (NY) on May 23, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • Montrose is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Frank Abbundando
    • Crime figure. He was born in New York (NY) on July 11, 1910 (a Monday) and died in Ossining (NY) on February 19, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Ossining is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
  • Peter Arno
    • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
    • Cartoonist. He was born in New York (NY) on January 8, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Port Chester (NY) on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Port Chester is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
  • Timothy Shay Arthur
  • 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).
    • Briarcliff Manor is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • Frank F. Bahret
  • Faith Baldwin
    • Author. She was born in New Rochelle (NY) on October 1, 1893 (a Sunday) and died in Norwalk (CT) on March 18, 1978 (a Saturday) at the age of 84.
    • New Rochelle is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Adams Corners.
    • Norwalk is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Faith Baldwin<1>
  • Chuck Barris
    • Entertainer, producer, author. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on June 3, 1929 (a Monday) and died in Palisades (NY) on March 21, 2017 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. The body was cremated.
    • Palisades is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Barris<1>
  • Laurie Hope Beechman
  • Alice Guy Blache
    • Director. She was born in Paris (France) on July 1, 1873 (a Tueday) and died in Mahwah (NJ) on March 24, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Mahwah is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<1>
  • Holbrook Blinn
  • Ann Blyth
    • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
    • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
    • Mount Kisco is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Adams Corners.
  • Jane Matilda Bolin
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.
  • Evangeline Cory Booth
    • Social reformer. She was born in London (England) on December 25, 1865 (a Monday) and died in Hartsdale (NY) on July 17, 1950 (a Monday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Hartsdale is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Evangeline Cory Booth<1>
  • Sydney Barton Booth
    • Actor. He was born in Boston (MA) on January 29, 1873 (a Wednesday) and died in Stamford (CT) on February 5, 1937 (a Friday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, Massachusetts).
    • Stamford is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Sydney Barton Booth<1>
  • Victor Borge
    • Pianist, conductor, composer, comedian, actor. He was born in Copenhagen (Denmark) on January 3, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Greenwich (CT) on December 23, 2000 (a Saturday) at the age of 91.
    • Greenwich is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Victor Borge<1>
  • Solon Hannibal Borglum
  • Jonathan Brandis
    • Actor. He was born in Danbury (CT) on April 13, 1976 (a Tueday) and died in West Hollywood (CA) on November 12, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 27. The body was cremated.
    • Danbury is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Adams Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jonathan Brandis<1>
  • Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs

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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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