Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
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Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is a cemetery in East Hampton, New York
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York...

 that is the burial ground for the paternal ancestors and relatives of First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...

 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Five years later she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle...

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The cemetery on Cedar Street north of the village is associated with Most Holy Trinity (formerly Saint Philomena) Roman Catholic Church in East Hampton although it is a mile north of the church.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who was born nearby at Southampton Hospital
Southampton (village), New York
Southampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The village is named after the Earl of Southampton. The Village of Southampton is in the southeast part of the county in the Town of Southampton...

, spent her summers until age 10 at her grandfather's home called Lasata
Lasata
Lasata was the girlhood summer home of First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in East Hampton, New York until she was about 12....

. She is buried not at Most Holy Trinity but next to her first husband, President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....

, in Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...

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Notable burials

  • John Vernou Bouvier III
    John Vernou Bouvier III
    John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III was an American socialite and Wall Street stockbroker. He was the father of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Princess Lee Radziwill...

     (1891-1957) - Kennedy Onassis' father
  • Margaret Merritt Lee (1877-1943) - Kennedy Onassis' maternal grandmother
  • John Vernou Bouvier II (1865-1948) - Kennedy Onassis' paternal grandfather
  • Maude Sergeant Bouvier (1870- 1940) - Kennedy Onassis' paternal grandmother
  • John Vernou Bouvier (1843-1926) - Kennedy Onassis' paternal great grandfather
  • Caroline Ewing Bouvier (1844-1929) - Kennedy Onassis' paternal great grandmother
  • Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
    Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
    Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale , aunt of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, was an American amateur singer, known for her eccentric lifestyle, and part of the New York high society...

     (1895-1977) - Kennedy Onassis' aunt immortalized in the documentary Grey Gardens
    Grey Gardens
    Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary film by Albert and David Maysles, with Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive socialites, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived at Grey Gardens, a decrepit mansion at 3 West End Road in...

  • Dr. John J Astorr - 1938-1996 - Trustee of MHT
  • Diane I Astorr - 1940-2008 - Trustee of MHT

External links

  • Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery at Find A Grave
    Find A Grave
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