Deaths in the 1810s

William Moorhead

1774–1817 (age 43)

Allegheny Cemetery

William Moorhead was a Pennsylvania merchant and civic leader in the Pittsburgh area.

James O'Hara

1752–1819 (age 67)

Allegheny Cemetery

James O'Hara was born in County Mayo in 1752 and died in 1819, buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

James Mountain

1771–1813 (age 42)

Allegheny Cemetery

James Mountain lived from 1771 to 1813 and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

Samuel Dunn

1747–1815 (age 68)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Samuel Dunn (1747–1815) was a Boston-area figure interred at King's Chapel Burying Ground.

Samuel Salisbury

1739–1818 (age 79)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Samuel Salisbury (1739–1818) was a Boston figure laid to rest at King's Chapel Burying Ground.

Abraham Ten Broeck

1734–1810 (age 76)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810) was a prominent New York City merchant and landowner.

Peter Gansevoort

1749–1812 (age 63)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812) was an Albany-based military officer and prominent family patriarch.

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer

1738–1810 (age 72)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738–1810) was a member of the influential Van Rensselaer patroon family of the Manor.

Leonard Gansevoort

1751–1810 (age 59)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Leonard Gansevoort (1751–1810) was an Albany merchant and member of a prominent local family.

William Dewitt

1738–1813 (age 75)

Society Hill

William Dewitt was a colonial-era resident of Fredericksburg who lived during the American Revolutionary period.

Samuel Dexter

1761–1816 (age 55)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel Dexter was a Boston lawyer and politician who served in the early U.S. government.

John Murray

1741–1815 (age 74)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Murray was an Alton resident who lived during the early American period.

Theophilus Parsons

1750–1813 (age 63)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Theophilus Parsons was a Newbury lawyer and jurist who contributed to early American legal thought.

Edward Bangs

1756–1818 (age 62)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edward Bangs was a colonial-era resident of Hardwick who lived from 1756 to 1818.

John Carroll

1735–1815 (age 80)

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

John Carroll was a Catholic clergyman from Upper Marlboro who served as the first Archbishop of Baltimore, living from 1...

Isaiah Thomas, Jr.

1773–1819 (age 46)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Isaiah Thomas, Jr. was the son of the prominent printer and publisher Isaiah Thomas, living from 1773 to 1819.

George Gardner Lee

1774–1816 (age 42)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

George Gardner Lee (1774-1816) was a young man of the early American period whose life was cut short in his early fortie...

John Clark Howard

1772–1810 (age 38)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Clark Howard (1772-1810) was a man of the Revolutionary era who died in early adulthood.

James Kenan

1740–1810 (age 70)

Kenansville

James Kenan (1740-1810) was a man of the colonial and early American period associated with what became Kenansville, Nor...

John Derby

1741–1812 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Derby (1741-1812) was a man of the Revolutionary period whose life spanned the founding of the American nation.

Mary Turner Sargent

1743–1813 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mary Turner Sargent lived from 1743 to 1813 and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Oliver Spencer

1736–1811 (age 75)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Oliver Spencer was an East Haddam resident who lived from 1736 to 1811 and was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

William Goforth

1766–1817 (age 51)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William Goforth was a New York City resident who lived from 1766 to 1817 and was interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Carlo Franzoni

1789–1819 (age 30)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Carlo Franzoni was an Italian sculptor from Carrara who lived from 1789 to 1819 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Henry Lee III

1756–1818 (age 62)

Lee Chapel

Henry Lee III was a Revolutionary War general and Virginia politician who lived from 1756 to 1818 and was buried at Lee ...

Eleazer D. Wood

1783–1814 (age 31)

West Point Cemetery

Eleazer D. Wood (1783-1814) was a U.S. Army officer and military engineer who served during the War of 1812.

Philip Barton Key

1757–1815 (age 58)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Philip Barton Key (1757-1815) was a Maryland lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Robert Dewar Wainwright

1781–1811 (age 30)

Congressional Cemetery

Robert Dewar Wainwright (1781-1811) was an American military officer who died young during the early 19th century.

James H. Blake

1768–1819 (age 51)

Congressional Cemetery

James H. Blake was a Maryland politician and congressman from Calvert County who served in the early 19th century.

John Smilie

1742–1812 (age 70)

Congressional Cemetery

John Smilie was an Irish-born American congressman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Represent...

Samuel Allyne Otis

1740–1814 (age 74)

Congressional Cemetery

Samuel Allyne Otis was a Massachusetts politician and secretary of the Senate during the early years of the United State...

Tobias Lear

1762–1816 (age 54)

Congressional Cemetery

Tobias Lear was a personal secretary and aide to George Washington who later served in various government positions.

Elijah Brigham

1751–1816 (age 65)

Congressional Cemetery

Elijah Brigham was a Massachusetts politician and congressman from Northborough who served in the early 19th century.

Elbridge Gerry

1744–1814 (age 70)

Congressional Cemetery

Elbridge Gerry was a Massachusetts politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Vice President of the Unit...

Richard Stanford

1767–1816 (age 49)

Congressional Cemetery

Richard Stanford (1767-1816) was a North Carolina congressman who served during the War of 1812 era.

Thomas Blount

1759–1812 (age 53)

Congressional Cemetery

Thomas Blount was a North Carolina politician from Pitt County who served in Congress during the early 19th century.

George Rogers Clark

1752–1818 (age 66)

Cave Hill Cemetery

George Rogers Clark was a Revolutionary War general and frontiersman who played a key role in securing the Northwest Ter...

Jonathan Clark

1750–1811 (age 61)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Jonathan Clark was a Virginia militia officer and brother of George Rogers Clark who served during the Revolutionary War...

Jacob Suydam

1740–1811 (age 71)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

Jacob Suydam was an 18th-century New York resident whose exact occupation and achievements remain largely undocumented.

Joseph Alston

1779–1816 (age 37)

Murrells Inlet

Joseph Alston was a South Carolina planter and politician who served as governor and married Theodosia Burr.

Theodosia Burr Alston

1783–1813 (age 30)

Murrells Inlet

Theodosia Burr Alston was the accomplished daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr who disappeared at sea in 1813.

Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody

1750–1815 (age 65)

Atkinson

Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody (1750-1815) was a Massachusetts-born woman of the early American period.

Benjamin Howard

1760–1814 (age 54)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) was a Lexington resident during the early 19th century.

Edward Hempstead

1780–1817 (age 37)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) was a New London-based individual of the early American era.

Benjamin Walker

1753–1813 (age 60)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Benjamin Walker (1753-1813) was a London-born individual who lived during the American Revolutionary period.

Cyrus Griffin

1749–1810 (age 61)

Bruton Parish Church

Cyrus Griffin (1749-1810) was a Virginia-born figure of the American Revolutionary and early republic periods.

Benjamin Chew

1722–1810 (age 88)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) was an Anne Arundel County-based figure who lived through the colonial and early American peri...

Ann Sword Dorsey

1758–1812 (age 54)

Green Mount Cemetery

Ann Sword Dorsey was a Maryland woman of the colonial gentry whose family played a role in regional affairs.

Alexander Wilson

1766–1813 (age 47)

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-born naturalist and ornithologist who pioneered American bird study and illustration.

Manuel María de Salcedo

1776–1813 (age 37)

Cathedral of San Fernando

Manuel María de Salcedo was a Spanish colonial administrator who served as governor of Louisiana and Texas.