Washingtons Crossing (Montgomery County, PA)

Notable Births & Deaths for Washingtons Crossing ...

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

Louisa May Alcott (Author)
- She was born in Germantown (PA) on November 29, 1832 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 6, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
- Germantown is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa May Alcott<1>
Lloyd Alexander (Author)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on January 30, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Drexel Hill (PA) on May 17, 2007 (a Thursday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Drexel Hill is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lloyd Alexander<1>
William Law Anderson (Professional golf)
- He was born in North Berwick (Scotland) on October 21, 1879 (a Tueday) and died in Chestnut Hill (PA) on October 25, 1910 (a Tueday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- Chestnut Hill is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Law Anderson<1>
Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Blackwood (NJ) on April 17, 1864 (a Sunday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on February 17, 1915 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Greenmount Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- Blackwood is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Philadelphia is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley<1>
Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker (Professional hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame - 1945)
- He was born in Bala - Cynwyd (PA) on January 15, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Toul (France) on December 21, 1918 (a Saturday) at the age of 26. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
- Bala - Cynwyd is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker<1>
Samuel Barber (Composer)
- He was born in West Chester (PA) on March 9, 1910 (a Wednesday) and died in New York (NY) on January 23, 1981 (a Friday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
- West Chester is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Barber<1>
James Barton (Actor)
- He was born in Gloucester City (NJ) on November 1, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Mineola (NY) on December 19, 1962 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
- Gloucester City is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<1>
Charles J. Bastian (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 4, 1860 (a Wednesday) and died in Pennsauken (NJ) on January 18, 1932 (a Monday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Pennsauken is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles J. Bastian<1>
Joseph Emley Borden (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Jacobstown (NJ) on May 9, 1854 (a Tueday) and died in Yeadon (PA) on October 14, 1929 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
- Yeadon is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Emley Borden<1>
Catherine Drinker Bowen (Author)
- She was born in Haverford (PA) on January 1, 1897 (a Friday) and died in Haverford (PA) on November 1, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 76. She is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
- Haverford is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Haverford is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Catherine Drinker Bowen<1>
Peter Boyle (Actor)
- Full name: Peter Lawrence Boyle
- He was born in Norristown (PA) on October 18, 1935 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on December 12, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Green River Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
- Norristown is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Boyle<1>
Carroll William Brown (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Woodbury (NJ) on February 2, 1887 (a Wednesday) and died in Burlington (NJ) on February 8, 1977 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Laurel Memorial Park (Atlantic County, New Jersey).
- Woodbury is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Burlington is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carroll William Brown<1>
Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr. (Musician)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on November 5, 1944 (a Sunday) and died in Chester (PA) on April 6, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Lawn Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Chester is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr.<1>
Jimmy 'Cowboy' Bryan (Race car driver)
- He was born in Phoenix (AZ) on January 28, 1926 (a Thursday) and died in Langhorne (PA) on June 19, 1960 (a Sunday) at the age of 34. He is buried at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery (Maricopa County, Arizona).
- Langhorne is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jimmy 'Cowboy' Bryan<1>
Stephan William Burns (Actor)
- He was born in Elkins Park (PA) on November 15, 1954 (a Monday) and died in Santa Barbara (CA) on February 22, 1990 (a Thursday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery (Santa Barbara County, California).
- Elkins Park is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stephan William Burns<1>
Walter T. Butterworth (Actor)
- Full name: Walter Thomas Butterworth
- He was born in Wallingford (PA) on April 4, 1892 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 10, 1962 (a Saturday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Wallingford is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter T. Butterworth<1>
Cabell 'Cab' Calloway (Singer, bandleader)
- He was born in Rochester (NY) on December 25, 1907 (a Wednesday) and died in Hockessin (DE) on November 18, 1994 (a Friday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
- Hockessin is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cabell 'Cab' Calloway<1>
Mary Carr (Actress)
- She was born in Germantown (PA) on March 14, 1874 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on June 24, 1973 (a Sunday) at the age of 99. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Germantown is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carr<1>
William Walker 'Ready' Cash (Negro League Baseball)
- He was born in Round Oak (GA) on February 21, 1919 (a Friday) and died in Roxborough (PA) on September 12, 2011 (a Monday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
- Roxborough is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Walker 'Ready' Cash<1>
Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Chester (PA) on February 8, 1883 (a Thursday) and died in Chester (PA) on March 25, 1906 (a Sunday) at the age of 23. He is buried at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Chester is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Washingtons Crossing.
- Chester is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy<1>
Naomi Childers (Actress)
- Full name: Naomi Weston Childers
- She was born in Pottstown (PA) on November 15, 1892 (a Tueday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on May 9, 1964 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
- Pottstown is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest of Washingtons Crossing.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Naomi Childers<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.