Deaths in the 1840s

Peter Sharpe

1777–1842 (age 65)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Peter Sharpe (1777-1842) was a New York City resident interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Joseph Lee Smith

1776–1846 (age 70)

St. Augustine

Joseph Lee Smith (1776-1846) was buried in St. Augustine.

Andrew Hartsfield Jr.

1775–1840 (age 65)

Wake County

Andrew Hartsfield Jr. (1775-1840) was a Wake County resident buried in his home county.

Samuel Akerly

1785–1845 (age 60)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Samuel Akerly (1785-1845) was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

John Crary

1780–1848 (age 68)

Revolutionary War Cemetery

John Crary was an American who lived from 1780 to 1848 and was buried in Revolutionary War Cemetery.

Henry D. Fitch

1799–1849 (age 50)

Presidio of San Diego

Henry D. Fitch was a New Bedford resident (1799-1849) who was buried at the Presidio of San Diego.

Joseph L. Tillinghast

1790–1844 (age 54)

North Burial Ground

Joseph L. Tillinghast was a Taunton resident (1790-1844) buried at North Burial Ground.

Samuel W. Bridgham

1774–1840 (age 66)

North Burial Ground

Samuel W. Bridgham was a Seekonk resident (1774-1840) buried at North Burial Ground.

William G. Goddard

1794–1846 (age 52)

North Burial Ground

William G. Goddard was a Johnston resident (1794-1846) buried at North Burial Ground.

Sarah Brown Herreshoff

1773–1846 (age 73)

North Burial Ground

Sarah Brown Herreshoff (1773-1846) was a Rhode Island resident buried at North Burial Ground.

Nicholas Power

1771–1844 (age 73)

North Burial Ground

Nicholas Power (1771-1844) was a Rhode Island resident buried at North Burial Ground.

George Pond Daniels

1809–1848 (age 39)

North Burial Ground

George Pond Daniels (1809-1848) was a Rhode Island resident buried at North Burial Ground.

Alexander D. Sims

1803–1848 (age 45)

Darlington

Alexander D. Sims (1803-1848) was buried at Darlington.

Kekāuluohi

1794–1845 (age 51)

ʻIolani Palace

Kekāuluohi (1794-1845) was a Hawaiian royal buried at ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu.

Timothy Swan

1758–1842 (age 84)

Northfield

Timothy Swan (1758-1842) was a Worcester resident buried in Northfield.

Clara Bartlett Gregory Catlin

1807–1845 (age 38)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Clara Bartlett Gregory Catlin (1807-1845) was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Sarah Jones Schermerhorn

1782–1845 (age 63)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Sarah Jones Schermerhorn (1782-1845) was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

William Lee D. Ewing

1795–1846 (age 51)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

William Lee D. Ewing (1795-1846) was a Paris resident buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Charles Follen

1796–1840 (age 44)

Long Island Sound

Charles Follen was a German-American educator and abolitionist who taught at Harvard Divinity School.

Alligator

1832–1846 (age 14)

Fort White

Alligator was a Seminole leader who resisted American expansion during the Second Seminole War.

James Wilmer Dallam

1818–1847 (age 29)

Matagorda

James Wilmer Dallam was an American naturalist and collector from Baltimore.

William Leidesdorff

1810–1848 (age 38)

Mission San Francisco de Asís

William Leidesdorff was an American merchant and diplomat who served as vice-consul in California.

William Bailey

1763–1840 (age 77)

Plattsburgh

William Bailey was an American merchant and landowner from Poughkeepsie, New York.

Jesse Kersey

1768–1845 (age 77)

West Chester

Jesse Kersey was a resident of West Chester who lived from 1768 to 1845.

John Deats

1769–1841 (age 72)

Newark

John Deats was a Hunterdon County resident who lived from 1769 to 1841.

James Biddle

1783–1848 (age 65)

Christ Church, Philadelphia

James Biddle was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1783 to 1848.

Edward Hicks

1780–1849 (age 69)

Newtown

Edward Hicks was a Langhorne resident who lived from 1780 to 1849.

John Finley

1759–1846 (age 87)

South Park Township

John Finley was a Cecil County resident who lived from 1759 to 1846.

James Thompson

1782–1847 (age 65)

Mexico

James Thompson was a Thompsontown resident who lived from 1782 to 1847.

Maria Revere Balestier

1785–1847 (age 62)

Granary Burying Ground

Maria Revere Balestier was a Boston resident and daughter of Paul Revere who lived from 1785 to 1847.

Oliver Garrison

1778–1840 (age 62)

Allegheny Cemetery

Oliver Garrison was a resident who lived from 1778 to 1840.

Isaac Knapp

1804–1843 (age 39)

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

Isaac Knapp (1804-1843) was a Newburyport printer and abolitionist publisher.

Amelia Neville

1763–1849 (age 86)

Allegheny Cemetery

Amelia Neville (1763-1849) was a Winchester resident who lived to an advanced age of 86 years.

Abraham J. Hasbrouck

1773–1845 (age 72)

Sharp Burial Ground

Abraham J. Hasbrouck (1773-1845) was a New York resident with family connections to the prominent Hasbrouck family.

William Quarter

1806–1848 (age 42)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

William Quarter was an Irish-born Catholic bishop who served as the first Archbishop of Chicago from 1844 until his deat...

Ichabod Genung

1766–1841 (age 75)

Hillside Cemetery

Ichabod Genung was an American clergyman and educator who served as a minister in Madison, New York.

Nathan Peabody Ames

1803–1847 (age 44)

Chicopee

Nathan Peabody Ames was an American manufacturer and inventor known for his work in textile machinery and firearms.

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton

1759–1846 (age 87)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton was an American poet and writer who was a prominent literary figure in late 18th-century ...

Thomas L. Winthrop

1760–1841 (age 81)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Thomas L. Winthrop was a member of the prominent Winthrop family and served in various civic roles in New England.

Joseph Coolidge

1773–1840 (age 67)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Joseph Coolidge was a Boston merchant and member of a prominent New England mercantile family.

Patrick Tracy Jackson

1780–1847 (age 67)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Patrick Tracy Jackson was a Massachusetts textile manufacturer and merchant who helped establish the Lowell mills.

David Kimball

1766–1848 (age 82)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

David Kimball was an American clergyman and educator active in New England.

Benjamin Barnard Appleton

1781–1844 (age 63)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Benjamin Barnard Appleton was an American merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1781 to 1844.

George Sears

1795–1845 (age 50)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

George Sears was an American businessman active in the early 19th century who died in 1845.

Abraham Eustis

1786–1843 (age 57)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Abraham Eustis was an American military officer and public servant who lived from 1786 to 1843.

Benjamin Waterhouse

1754–1846 (age 92)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Benjamin Waterhouse was a pioneering American physician and Harvard Medical School founder who lived from 1754 to 1846.

Alden Bradford

1765–1843 (age 78)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Alden Bradford was a Massachusetts historian and antiquarian from Duxbury who lived from 1765 to 1843.

Francisco de Haro

1792–1849 (age 57)

Spanish missions in California

Francisco de Haro was a Spanish colonial administrator and founder of San Francisco who lived from 1792 to 1849.

Henry Ware Jr.

1794–1843 (age 49)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Ware Jr. was an American clergyman and Harvard Divinity School professor who lived from 1794 to 1843.

John Thornton Kirkland

1770–1840 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Thornton Kirkland was the president of Harvard University who lived from 1770 to 1840.