Israel Thorndike
1755–1832 (age 77)
Merchant
About Israel Thorndike
Israel Thorndike (1755–1832) lived to age 77. They were a merchant. Born in Beverly, they died in Boston. They are buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts.
Also buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807–1882 (age 75)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
One of the most popular American poets of the 19th century, author of Paul Revere's Ride and The Song of Hiawatha.
Winslow Homer
1836–1910 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America, best known for his marine subjects.
John Nolen
1869–1937 (age 68)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Nolen was an American landscape architect and urban planner who designed numerous city plans across the United Stat...
Asa Gray
1810–1888 (age 78)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Asa Gray was a prominent American botanist and naturalist who lived from 1810 to 1888.
Jeannette Elizabeth Graustein
1892–1982 (age 90)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jeannette Elizabeth Graustein (1892-1982) lived in Cambridge and was laid to rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George Lewis Ruffin
1834–1886 (age 52)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Lewis Ruffin (1834-1886) was a Richmond-based 19th-century figure interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Other notable merchants
Joseph C. Boyd
1760–1823 (age 63)
Eastern Cemetery
Joseph C. Boyd was an American merchant from Newbury, Massachusetts.
William Bayard Jr.
1761–1826 (age 65)
Trinity Church Cemetery
William Bayard Jr. was a New York City resident from a prominent merchant family.
Stephen Duncan
1787–1867 (age 80)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Stephen Duncan was a prominent Carlisle merchant and philanthropist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Samuel Cabot Jr.
1784–1863 (age 79)
Walnut Hills Cemetery
Samuel Cabot Jr. was a Boston merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1784 to 1863.
Thomas Charles Byde Rooke
1806–1858 (age 52)
Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
Thomas Charles Byde Rooke was a British merchant and businessman who became a prominent figure in Hawaiian commercial af...
Francis M. Dimond
1796–1859 (age 63)
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Francis M. Dimond (1796-1859) was a Bristol resident and notable figure in early American commerce.