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  2. Albany Rural Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Albany Rural Cemetery. The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Menands, New York, United States, just outside the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the U.S., at over 400 acres (1.6 km 2). Many historical American figures are buried there.

  3. Edwin Corning - Wikipedia

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    Corning was born on September 30, 1883, in Albany, New York.He was a son of Erastus Corning (1827–1897) and Mary (née Parker) Corning (1845–1899). [1] His brother, Parker Corning served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

  4. Category:Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery. This category is for people whose remains are interred at Albany Rural Cemetery in New York.

  5. Washington Park Historic District (Albany, New York)

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    June 19, 1972. Washington Park in Albany, New York is the city's premier park and the site of many festivals and gatherings. As public property it dates back to the city charter in 1686, and has seen many uses including that of gunpowder storage, square/parade grounds, and cemetery. The park is often mistaken as being designed by Frederick Law ...

  6. Peggy Schuyler - Wikipedia

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    Peggy Schuyler was born in Albany, New York on September 19, 1758, the third daughter of Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1734–1803) and Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), a wealthy patroon and major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. She had seven siblings who lived to adulthood, including Philip Jeremiah Schuyler ...

  7. Harmen Harmense Gansevoort - Wikipedia

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    By the time of 1697, he had become a member of the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany, previously he had been a Lutheran. [2] Harmen died on July 23, 1709 (other sources say January 23, 1708) in Albany, he was ca. 75 years of age. Harmen was buried in the Lutheran cemetery, but in the 1860s his grave was moved to the Albany Rural Cemetery. His ...

  8. List of mayors of Albany, New York - Wikipedia

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    Born in Connecticut, relocated to Albany in 1811. Albany Rural Cemetery was consecrated and Albany's first telegraph office opened during his term. Advocate for public morality, he closed public markets on Sundays. New York State Senator. John Keyes Paige: 1845: 1846: New York State Supreme Court Clerk from 1825 until his election as mayor.

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany ...

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    October 25, 1979. (#79001566) Cemetery Ave. 42°42′21″N 73°44′12″W  /  42.705833°N 73.736667°W  / 42.705833; -73.736667  (Albany Rural Cemetery) Colonie. Albany Rural Cemetery was incorporated in 1841, and is one of the oldest examples of the rural cemetery movement in America. The cemetery was consecrated on October 7, 1844.