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Notable Births & Deaths for Applegate Corner ...

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

  • A.R. Ammons
    • Full name: Archie Randolph Ammons
    • Poet. He was born in Whiteville (NC) on February 26, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on February 26, 2001 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
    • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the east of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: A.R. Ammons<1>
  • Richard Bakalyan
  • Aurora 'Lola' Baldwin
    • Born: Aurora Greene
    • One of the first policewomen in the United States. She was born in Elmira (NY) in 1860 and died on June 22, 1957 (a Saturday). She is buried at River View Cemetery (Multnomah County, Oregon).
    • Elmira is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Aurora 'Lola' Baldwin<1>
  • Francis Bicknell Carpenter
  • John Edgar Clapp
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Ithaca (NY) on July 15, 1851 (a Tueday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on December 18, 1904 (a Sunday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
    • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the east of Applegate Corner.
    • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the east of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Edgar Clapp<1>
  • Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens
    • Married to Samuel Clemens ('Mark Twain'). She was born in Elmira (NY) on November 27, 1845 (a Thursday) and died in Florence (Italy) on June 5, 1904 (a Sunday) at the age of 58. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Chemung County, New York).
    • Elmira is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens<1>
  • Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye
    • Nobel laureate, chemist, physicist. He was born in Maastricht (Netherlands) on March 24, 1884 (a Monday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on November 2, 1996 (a Saturday) at the age of 112. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
    • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the east of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye<1>
  • William Desmond
    • Born: William Mannion
    • Actor. He was born in Horseheads (NY) on January 23, 1878 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 3, 1949 (a Thursday) at the age of 71.
    • Horseheads is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Desmond<1>
  • Millard Fillmore
    • 13th President of the US (1850 - 1853). He was born in Summer Hill (NY) on January 7, 1800 (a Tueday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on March 8, 1874 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Erie County, New York).
    • Summer Hill is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Millard Fillmore<1>
  • Thomas Gold
    • Astronomer, geoscientist. He was born in Vienna (Austria) on May 22, 1920 (a Saturday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on June 22, 2004 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
    • Ithaca is located 5 miles [8 km] to the east of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Gold<1>
  • Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum
    • 1899/09/12:1901/05/04. He was born in Elmira (NY) on July 27, 1875 (a Tueday) and died in Cortland (NY) on March 12, 1908 (a Thursday) at the age of 32.
    • Elmira is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Applegate Corner.
    • Cortland is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum<1>
  • Coates Kinney
    • Poet. He was born in Penn Yan (NY) on November 24, 1826 (a Friday) and died in Cincinnati (OH) on January 25, 1904 (a Monday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Miami Cemetery (Warren County, Ohio).
    • Penn Yan is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Coates Kinney<1>
  • Lewis Henry Morgan
    • Pioneering anthopologist and considered the father of ethnology. He was born in Aurora (NY) on November 21, 1818 (a Saturday) and died in Rochester (NY) on December 17, 1881 (a Saturday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Monroe County, New York).
    • Aurora is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lewis Henry Morgan<1>
  • Anna Campbell Palmer
    • Author. She was born in Elmira (NY) on February 3, 1854 (a Friday) and died in Elmira (NY) on June 18, 1928 (a Monday) at the age of 74. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Chemung County, New York).
    • Elmira is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Applegate Corner.
    • Elmira is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anna Campbell Palmer<1>
  • Hal Roach
    • Producer, director. He was born in Elmira (NY) on January 14, 1892 (a Thursday) and died in Bel Air (CA) on November 2, 1992 (a Monday) at the age of 100. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery (Chemung County, New York).
    • Elmira is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south of Applegate Corner.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hal Roach<1>
  • Clara Langdon Clemens Samossoud
  • Frederick Daniel Scott
  • Elmer Ambrose Sperry

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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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