Notable Births & Deaths for Penn Yan ...

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

• Louise Blanchard Bethune
  • Architect. She was born in Waterloo (NY) on July 21, 1856 (a Monday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on December 18, 1913 (a Thursday) at the age of 57. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Erie County, New York).
  • Waterloo is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Penn Yan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louise Blanchard Bethune<1>
• Glenn Hammond Curtiss
  • Aviation pioneer. He was born in Hammondsport (NY) on May 21, 1878 (a Tueday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on July 23, 1930 (a Wednesday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Steuben County, New York).
  • Hammondsport is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Penn Yan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Hammond Curtiss<1>
• Gilbert Emery
  • Born: Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle
  • Actor. He was born in Naples (NY) on June 11, 1875 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on October 27, 1945 (a Saturday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Rose Ridge Cemetery (Ontario County, New York).
  • Naples is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west of Penn Yan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gilbert Emery<1>
• Lawrence Thomas 'Tom' Farley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Seneca Falls (NY) in August 1856 and died in Kansas City (MO) on October 6, 1910 (a Thursday).
  • Seneca Falls is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast of Penn Yan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Thomas 'Tom' Farley<1>
• Coates Kinney
  • Poet. He was born in Penn Yan 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).
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east of Penn Yan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lewis Henry Morgan<1>
• Caroline Maria Seymour Severance
  • Social reformer, suffragette. She was born in Canandaigua (NY) on January 12, 1820 (a Wednesday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 10, 1914 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Canandaigua is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Penn Yan.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Caroline Maria Seymour Severance<1>

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