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The 2026 Living Cemetery event was a huge success! Several 100 visitors strolled through the cemetery on October 24th to meet actors portraying Downers Grove’s early settlers. The actors were
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Parker Chase was born in 1765 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Moses Chase and Susanna Kelly. He is the known American Revolutionary War veteran to live
First Lieutenant Wells H. Blodgett was born in Downers Grove on January 29, 1839, to Israel and Avis Blodgett, two early settlers of DuPage County. He joined the Union Army
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