Notable Births & Deaths for Vails Gate Junction ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Vails Gate Junction. 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • 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 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<1>
• Timothy Shay Arthur     (Author)
  • He was born in Newburgh (NY) on June 22, 1809 (a Thursday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on March 6, 1885 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Woodlands Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Newburgh is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Timothy Shay Arthur<1>
• Brooke Astor     (Philanthropist)
  • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
  • 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
• Frank F. Bahret     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) in 1858 and died in Poughkeepsie (NY) on March 30, 1888 (a Friday). He is buried at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery (Dutchess County, New York).
  • Poughkeepsie is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Poughkeepsie is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank F. Bahret<1>
• 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<1>
• Holbrook Blinn     (Actor)
  • He was born in Stonestown (CA) on January 23, 1872 (a Tueday) and died in Croton-on-Hudson (NY) on June 24, 1928 (a Sunday) at the age of 56. He is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Croton-on-Hudson is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Holbrook Blinn<1>
• 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
• Jane Matilda Bolin     (Jurist)
  • She was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) on April 11, 1908 (a Saturday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on January 8, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 98. She is buried at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery (Dutchess County, New York).
  • Poughkeepsie is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jane Matilda Bolin<1>
• Eugene Booth, Jr.     (Physicist)
  • He was born in Rome (GA) on September 28, 1912 (a Saturday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on March 6, 2004 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery (Chatham County, Georgia).
  • Briarcliff Manor is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene Booth, Jr.<1>
• Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Poughkeepsie (NY) on July 8, 1875 (a Thursday) and died in Cleveland (OH) on February 18, 1911 (a Saturday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Cuyahoga County, Ohio).
  • Poughkeepsie is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Herbert Theodore 'Buttons' Briggs<1>
• Northern James Calloway     (Actor)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on January 22, 1948 (a Thursday) and died in Ossining (NY) on January 9, 1990 (a Tueday) at the age of 42. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Ossining is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Northern James Calloway<1>
• 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 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis Capone<1>
• Frank Jacob Chamberlin     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Mahwah (NJ) on January 2, 1978 (a Monday) and died in Wyckoff (NJ) on November 17, 2013 (a Sunday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
  • Mahwah is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Jacob Chamberlin<1>
• 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 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joe Colombo<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 Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Aaron Copland<1>
• Elmer Nathan 'Al' Corwin     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Newburgh (NY) on December 3, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Geneva (IL) on October 23, 2003 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. He is buried at River Hills Memorial Park (Kane County, Illinois).
  • Newburgh is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elmer Nathan 'Al' Corwin<1>
• 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 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Denning<1>
• Andrew Jackson Downing     (Architect)
  • He was born in Newburgh (NY) on October 31, 1815 (a Tueday) and died in Riverdale (NY) on July 28, 1852 (a Wednesday) at the age of 36. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery (Orange County, New York).
  • Newburgh is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Andrew Jackson Downing<1>
• Mort Drucker     (Caricaturist, cartoonist)
  • He was born in New York (NY) on March 22, 1929 (a Friday) and died in Woodbury (NY) on April 9, 2020 (a Thursday) at the age of 91. We don't have any burial details.
  • Woodbury is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mort Drucker<1>
• Thomas John 'Dude' Esterbrook     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Staten Island (NY) on June 20, 1857 (a Saturday) and died in Middletown (NY) on April 30, 1901 (a Tueday) at the age of 43. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Middletown is located 18 miles [29 km] to the west of Vails Gate Junction.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas John 'Dude' Esterbrook<1>

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