"[Alexander] Walsh was born in 1783 in Duncannon, Tyrone, Ireland and emigrated in 1799 with his parents, Alexander Walsh Sr. (1737-1820) and Jan (Smith) Walsh (1740-1807). The elder Walsh opened a general store in the village and his successful business was continued for a number of years after his death by Alexander Jr. […] "He was one of the men responsible for the formation of both the Rensselaer County and New York State Agricultural Societies. He often constructed extensive displays for the Rensselaer County Fairs, and as a result of his frequent attendance at the annual State exhibitions, Walsh became known and respected throughout the East. […] “Walsh was one of the first proponents of the landscaped ‘rural cemetery.’ He also had an earnest desire that our citizens should do something to beautify their village burying places." Broderick, Warren. "Walsh Was Noted Horticulturalist." Troy Times. May 8, 1871: B20. For more see https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfLVpqTHU1Mzh5TTg/edit?usp=sharing In that linked document is an 1846 Troy Daily Whig article calling for a rural cemetery for Troy which noted “We publish below, as pertinent to the subject, a letter written by Alexander Walsh, Esq., of Lansingburgh, to the New York Horticultural Society, in 1833, and which led, we believe, to the purchase of the picturesque spot on Long Island, known as Greenwood Cemetery.” He could be said to have helped inspire Oakwood Cemetery, which does mention him on their website http://www.oakwoodcemetery.org/arts_archt.html Walsh himself is buried in Trinity Churchyard in Lansingburgh: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ny/lansingburg1.htm Some genealogical information about his family here: http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/walsh.html His home, according to Warren Broderick’s article, was on the NW corner of 4th Ave and 116th St - what’s now numbered 601 4th Ave. “Walsh was especially famous for his extensive gardens which lay to the north of ‘Elm Place’, his commodious house on the corner of John (4th Avenue) and Elizabeth (116th) Streets.” It still has a large yard, but nothing particularly interesting in it now: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.775527,-73.674281,3a,75y,284.3h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sV0erUJ7E5l_Z88JHIJFrfQ!2e0 It wouldn’t be a bad spot for a historical marker http://www.wgpfoundation.org Christopher K. Philippo