Deaths in the 1840s

Patrick H. Pope

1806–1841 (age 35)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Patrick H. Pope was a Louisville resident who lived from 1806 to 1841.

Richard Menefee

1809–1841 (age 32)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Richard Menefee was an Owingsville resident who lived from 1809 to 1841.

William J. Graves

1805–1848 (age 43)

Cave Hill Cemetery

William J. Graves was a New Castle resident who lived from 1805 to 1848.

Henry Atkinson

1782–1842 (age 60)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Henry Atkinson was a Person County resident who lived from 1782 to 1842.

John Bucklin

1773–1844 (age 71)

Cave Hill Cemetery

John Bucklin was a Providence resident who lived from 1773 to 1844.

Henry Clay Pope

1808–1849 (age 41)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Henry Clay Pope was a 19th-century individual who lived from 1808 to 1849.

Catherine Cornelia Prather

1816–1844 (age 28)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Catherine Cornelia Prather was an American woman who lived from 1816 to 1844.

Stephen W. Kearny

1794–1848 (age 54)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Stephen W. Kearny was an American military general who played a significant role in the Mexican-American War.

William Sublette

1799–1845 (age 46)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Sublette was an American fur trader and mountain man who was instrumental in opening the fur trade routes in the...

John Miller

1781–1846 (age 65)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

John Miller was an American military officer and politician from Martinsburg.

George Strother

1783–1840 (age 57)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

George Strother was an American politician and landowner from Stevensburg, Virginia.

Joseph Rosati

1789–1843 (age 54)

Basilica of St. Louis, King of France

Joseph Rosati was an Italian-American Catholic bishop who served as the first bishop of St. Louis.

Edmund Simpson

1784–1848 (age 64)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

Edmund Simpson was an English-American actor and theatrical manager who was prominent in 19th-century American theater.

Samuel Ripley

1783–1847 (age 64)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Samuel Ripley was an American clergyman and educator who served as a minister in Massachusetts.

Helen Thoreau

1812–1849 (age 37)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Helen Thoreau was an American woman and the sister of naturalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau.

John Thoreau Jr.

1815–1842 (age 27)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

John Thoreau Jr. was an American pencil manufacturer and the brother of naturalist Henry David Thoreau.

Walter Bowne

1770–1846 (age 76)

Flushing Cemetery

Walter Bowne was an American Quaker merchant and philanthropist from New York City.

Joseph Kirkland

1770–1844 (age 74)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Joseph Kirkland was an American writer and editor who contributed to 19th-century American literature.

Jacob Suydam

1773–1847 (age 74)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

Jacob Suydam was a New York resident who lived from 1773 to 1847.

Simon Willard

1753–1848 (age 95)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Simon Willard was a Grafton resident and clockmaker who lived from 1753 to 1848.

Joseph C. Brown

1784–1849 (age 65)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Joseph C. Brown was a Virginia resident who lived from 1784 to 1849.

Bernard Gaines Farrar

1785–1849 (age 64)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Bernard Gaines Farrar was a Goochland County, Virginia resident who lived from 1785 to 1849.

Beverly Allen

1800–1845 (age 45)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Beverly Allen was a resident who lived from 1800 to 1845.

Charles Scudder

1792–1849 (age 57)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Charles Scudder was a resident who lived from 1792 to 1849.

George Donner

1784–1847 (age 63)

Donner Memorial State Park

George Donner was a Salem resident and pioneer who became known for the tragic Donner Party expedition and lived from 17...

Tamsen Donner

1801–1847 (age 46)

Donner Memorial State Park

Tamsen Donner was a pioneer who perished during the tragic 1846-47 Donner Party expedition to California.

Robert Page

1765–1840 (age 75)

Millwood

Robert Page was a Gloucester County resident who lived during the early American period.

Willis Gaylord Clark

1808–1841 (age 33)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Willis Gaylord Clark was an American writer and editor known for his literary contributions in the 19th century.

John Carlyle Herbert

1775–1846 (age 71)

Green Mount Cemetery

John Carlyle Herbert was an Alexandria resident and notable figure of the early 19th century.

Nathaniel Potter

1770–1843 (age 73)

Green Mount Cemetery

Nathaniel Potter was a physician and medical educator from Easton who practiced in the early 19th century.

Polly Carroll Caton

1770–1846 (age 76)

Green Mount Cemetery

Polly Carroll Caton was an Annapolis resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Charlotte Nichols Patterson Gilmor

1820–1846 (age 26)

Green Mount Cemetery

Charlotte Nichols Patterson Gilmor was a 19th-century woman of notable family connections.

Joseph Wilkinson Reynolds

1786–1841 (age 55)

Green Mount Cemetery

Joseph Wilkinson Reynolds was a Calvert County resident of the early 19th century.

Samuel Ringgold

1796–1846 (age 50)

Green Mount Cemetery

Samuel Ringgold was a U.S. Army officer from Hagerstown who served during the Mexican-American War.

Christopher Hughes

1786–1849 (age 63)

Green Mount Cemetery

Christopher Hughes was a Baltimore-based diplomat and government official in the early 19th century.

Robert Stanard

1781–1846 (age 65)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Robert Stanard was an esteemed Virginia judge and legal professional of the early 19th century.

Mary Webster Mosby

1791–1844 (age 53)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Mary Webster Mosby was a member of a prominent Virginia family during the early 19th century.

John Hampden Pleasants

1797–1846 (age 49)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

John Hampden Pleasants was a prominent Virginia journalist and newspaper editor.

Philip Norborne Nicholas

1773–1849 (age 76)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Philip Norborne Nicholas was a Virginia public servant and civic leader of the early 19th century.

Annabella Shedden Burr

1781–1849 (age 68)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Annabella Shedden Burr was a member of Richmond's prominent gentry during the early 19th century.

Philip Pendleton Slaughter

1758–1849 (age 91)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Philip Pendleton Slaughter was a Virginia clergyman and scholar of the early 19th century.

Daniel Norborne Norton

1791–1842 (age 51)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Robert Greenhow

1761–1840 (age 79)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Judson Canfield

1759–1840 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Elisha I. Winter

1781–1849 (age 68)

Lexington Cemetery

Thomas Smith

1773–1846 (age 73)

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

John Wesley Hunt

1773–1849 (age 76)

Lexington Cemetery

John Wesley Hunt was a prominent Lexington merchant and civic leader whose business acumen and community involvement sha...

John Breckinridge

1797–1841 (age 44)

Lexington Cemetery

John Breckinridge was a notable statesman whose political career and public service left an enduring mark on the nation.

Robert Smith Todd

1791–1849 (age 58)

Lexington Cemetery

Robert Smith Todd was a prominent Lexington resident whose family and business interests were woven into the community's...

Robert Carter Harrison

1765–1840 (age 75)

Lexington Cemetery

Robert Carter Harrison was an early Lexington resident whose life coincided with the city's foundational period of growt...