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Notable Births & Deaths for Meads Corners ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Meads 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 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Frank Abbundando     (Crime figure)
  • Timothy Shay Arthur     (Author)
  • Brooke Astor     (Philanthropist)
  • Frank F. Bahret     (Major League Baseball)
  • Holbrook Blinn     (Actor)
  • Ann Blyth     (Oscar nominated actress)
    • Full name: Ann Marie Blyth
    • She was born in Mount Kisco (NY) on August 16, 1928 (a Thursday)
    • Mount Kisco is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Meads Corners.
  • Jane Matilda Bolin     (Jurist)
  • Eugene Booth, Jr.     (Physicist)
  • 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jonathan Brandis<1>
  • Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs     (Major League Baseball)
  • Iola Brubeck     (Lyricist)
    • She was born in Corning (CA) on August 14, 1923 (a Tueday) and died in Wilton (CT) on March 12, 2014 (a Wednesday) at the age of 90.
    • Wilton is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Iola Brubeck<1>
  • James Cagney     (Oscar winning actor)
    • Full name: James Francis Cagney
    • He was born in New York (NY) on July 17, 1899 (a Monday) and died in Stanfordville (NY) on March 30, 1986 (a Sunday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Stanfordville is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Cagney<1>
  • Northern James Calloway     (Actor)
  • Louis Capone     (Crime figure)
    • He was born in Naples (Italy) on September 5, 1896 (a Saturday) and died in Ossining (NY) on March 4, 1944 (a Saturday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
    • Ossining is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis Capone<1>
  • Bliss Carman     (Poet)
  • Joe Colombo     (Crime figure)
    • He was born in New York (NY) on June 16, 1923 (a Saturday) and died in Newburgh (NY) on May 22, 1978 (a Monday) at the age of 54. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Newburgh is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Colombo<1>
  • Anthony Comstock     (Social reformer)
    • He was born in New Canaan (CT) on March 7, 1844 (a Thursday) and died in Summit (NJ) on September 21, 1915 (a Tueday) at the age of 71.
    • New Canaan is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anthony Comstock<1>
  • Aaron Copland     (Composer)
    • He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on November 14, 1900 (a Wednesday) and died in Tarrytown (NY) on December 2, 1990 (a Sunday) at the age of 90. The body was cremated.
    • Tarrytown is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Aaron Copland<1>
  • Elmer Nathan 'Al' Corwin     (Major League Baseball)
  • Richard Denning     (Actor)
    • Born: Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger, Jr.
    • He was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) on March 27, 1914 (a Friday) and died in Escondido (CA) on October 11, 1998 (a Sunday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Maui Veterans Cemetery (Maui County, Hawaii).
    • Poughkeepsie is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest of Meads Corners.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Denning<1>

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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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