Christ and Holy Trinity Church Cemetery

Westport, Connecticut

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Christ and Holy Trinity Church Cemetery is located on Kings Highway North, where the road meets Old Hill Road. It is adjacent to Assumption Cemetery Old and less than a quarter mile down Kings Highway from the Old Burial Ground (Kings Highway Cemetery). The oldest burials in Christ and Holy Trinity Cemetery seem to date from the mid-1800s. Many families are interred here, with memorials for multiple members. (The cemetery is still in use.) Christ and Holy Trinity is the final resting place of writer, Richard Connell, who won two O. Henry Memorial Awards for his short stories. Connell's memorial, along with additional information regarding his work, is provided below.

Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 872.

Photos were taken 16 May 2022.

The children of Edwin and Eloisa Landers.

The solitary stone to the left is a memorial for Jarvis G., died 8 February 1843, age 5 months and Infant Son died 17 February 1844, age 21 days.

The set of three stones together are for Edwin and Eloisa's three children who died within 2 days of one another:

Frank Gregory, died 18 April 1855, age 3;

Mary Ellen, died 19 April 1855, age 5;

Charles Jarvis, died 19 April 1855, age 8.

A large, old table tomb. Unfortunately, it is too worn to read the inscription.

The McCready crypt, dated 1873.

The Guyer/Thorpe plot, with interments from 1852 to 1936.

"Timothy H. Danaher

Nov. 15, 1932.

Catherine T. Mullins

His wife"

Slab tombs (from left to right):

"Sarah A. J. Hoyt wife of Isaac Smith,

died December 5, 1907."

"Howard J. Smythe died August 6, 1920.

Stella M. Smythe wife of George De H. Seyfried

died October 28, 1929."

"Hattie E. Hoyt wife of Henry L. Wildman

died February 4, 1922."

"Richard Connell

Writer

1893 - 1949

His shining mind

his generous heart

turned tears to laughter"

From the Find A Grave website: In 1923, Connell was the recipient of the the O. Henry Memorial Award for the short story, "A Friend of Napoleon". He won another O. Henry Award in 1924 for his short story, "The Most Dangerous Game". Connell authored over 300 short stories, five screen stories and four novels.