Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States
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Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, New York, is a Roman Catholic burial ground on Long Island known for being the final resting place of numerous local parishioners and notable figures, including actor Paul Ford.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States canonical | 4 |
| Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, New York, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11318395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States Context triple: [Paul Ford, burialPlace, Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States]
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St. Ann’s Churchyard, Bronx, New York
St. Ann’s Churchyard in the Bronx, New York, is a historic burial ground associated with St. Ann’s Church, known for containing the graves of prominent local families and figures from the area’s early history.
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B.
All Faiths Cemetery, Queens, New York
All Faiths Cemetery in Queens, New York is a large historic burial ground best known as the resting place of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, mother of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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C.
Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York, United States
Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan, New York, is a historic burial ground associated with Trinity Church that serves as the final resting place of many notable figures, including naturalist and painter John James Audubon.
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D.
Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York
Saint Michael's Cemetery in Queens, New York is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including mob boss Frank Costello.
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E.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Queens, New York
Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a large Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures from the arts, sciences, and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States Target entity description: Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, New York, is a Roman Catholic burial ground on Long Island known for being the final resting place of numerous local parishioners and notable figures, including actor Paul Ford.
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A.
St. Ann’s Churchyard, Bronx, New York
St. Ann’s Churchyard in the Bronx, New York, is a historic burial ground associated with St. Ann’s Church, known for containing the graves of prominent local families and figures from the area’s early history.
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B.
All Faiths Cemetery, Queens, New York
All Faiths Cemetery in Queens, New York is a large historic burial ground best known as the resting place of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, mother of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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C.
Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York, United States
Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan, New York, is a historic burial ground associated with Trinity Church that serves as the final resting place of many notable figures, including naturalist and painter John James Audubon.
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D.
Saint Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York
Saint Michael's Cemetery in Queens, New York is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including mob boss Frank Costello.
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E.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Queens, New York
Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a large Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures from the arts, sciences, and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cemetery
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Brooklyn
|
| buriedIn | Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasBurialsFrom |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Catholic religious iconography
ⓘ
crosses ⓘ grave markers ⓘ headstones ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGraves |
family plots
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ veterans’ graves ⓘ |
| hasUse |
Christian cemetery
ⓘ
burial ground ⓘ |
| heritage | Christian burial traditions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Rockville Centre ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Westbury, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Nassau County, New York
ⓘ
State of New York ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| locatedNear |
Hempstead, New York
ⓘ
Village of Westbury ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Long Island ⓘ |
| notableBurial | Paul Ford ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Rockville Centre
|
| ownedBy |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Rockville Centre
|
| primaryLanguageOfInscriptions | English ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Catholic parishes on Long Island
ⓘ
local Roman Catholic parishioners ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interment of Roman Catholic faithful
ⓘ
memorialization of the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States Description of subject: Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, New York, is a Roman Catholic burial ground on Long Island known for being the final resting place of numerous local parishioners and notable figures, including actor Paul Ford.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
William Casey
subject linked to:
Margaret "Molly" Brown
linked to: Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States
subject linked to:
Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, New York, United States