This is the grave of Vito Genovese. Born in 1897 in Risigliano, Naples, Italy, this scumbag immigrated with his family to the U.S. when he was 15. They were already all up in organized crime while in Italy and many of his cousins were also...
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This is the grave of Samuel Gridley Howe. Born in 1801 in Boston, Howe grew up initially wealthy, as his father was a successful rope manufacturer. But then he fulfilled.
This is the grave of Frederick Lewis Allen. Born in Boston in 1890, Allen came from a wealthy background. His father was an Episcopal minister at a fancy Boston church..
This is the grave of Brice Disque. In every historian's life, there are people you would never have heard of if you had not gone down some rabbit hole for your research. For me, Brice Disque is one of those people. Disque was born in...
This is the grave of Harriet Tubman. Perhaps born in 1822 into slavery in Maryland, Araminta Ross, as she was born, could in fact have entered into this world anytime.
This is the grave of Mark Hatfield. Born in 1922 in Dallas, Oregon, Hatfield's father was a blue collar guy, a railroad worker. But his mother had higher aspirations. After.
This is the grave of Elijah Mills. Born in 1776 in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, Mills grew up pretty wealthy and graduated from Williams College in 1797. He passed the bar and started practicing law in Northampton, Massachusetts. He rose in the legal world of Massachusetts and...
This is the grave of John Trumbull. Born in 1756 in Lebanon, Connecticut, Trumbull grew up in the New England elite of the Revolutionary generation. His father was Connecticut governor.
This is the grave of Anne Revere. Born in 1903 in New York City, Revere grew up wealthy. A direct descendant of Paul Revere, her father was a successful stockbroker..
This is the grave of Thomas Menino. Born in 1942 in Boston, Menino grew up in the lower middle class. His father was a foreman at a Westinghouse plant. Menino went to St. Thomas Aquinas High School and then briefly to Boston College. But he...
This is the grave of Herbert Lehman. Born in 1878 in Manhattan, Lehman grew up in the Jewish elite of New York City. His father was a co-founder of Lehman.
This is the grave of Jubal Early. Unfortunately born in 1816, one of the worst people in all of American history grew up in the Virginia elite. His father had.