Deaths in the 1840s

John Hopkins Ross

1800–1848 (age 48)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

John Hopkins Ross (1800-1848) was a New Jersey resident of the early 19th century.

Mark Harris

1779–1843 (age 64)

Eastern Cemetery

Mark Harris (1779-1843) was an Ipswich, Massachusetts resident of the early 19th century.

John Holmes

1773–1843 (age 70)

Eastern Cemetery

John Holmes (1773-1843) was a Kingston-based politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.

James Forten

1766–1842 (age 76)

Eden Cemetery

James Forten (1766-1842) was a Philadelphia-based African American sailmaker, abolitionist, and civil rights activist.

Sophia Hewitt Ostinelli

1799–1845 (age 46)

Eastern Cemetery

Sophia Hewitt Ostinelli was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1799 to 1845.

Asa Clapp

1762–1848 (age 86)

Eastern Cemetery

Asa Clapp was a Mansfield resident who lived for 86 years from 1762 to 1848.

Martha Curtis Freeman

1755–1841 (age 86)

East Parish Burying Ground

Martha Curtis Freeman lived from 1755 to 1841, spanning nearly nine decades.

Christian Jacob Hütter

1771–1849 (age 78)

Easton Cemetery

Christian Jacob Hütter was a German-born individual who lived from 1771 to 1849.

Mary Harrison Eliot Dwight

1788–1846 (age 58)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Mary Harrison Eliot Dwight lived from 1788 to 1846, reaching age 58.

Hugh Lawson White

1773–1840 (age 67)

First Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Hugh Lawson White was an Iredell County resident who lived from 1773 to 1840.

Hiram Pratt

1800–1840 (age 40)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Hiram Pratt was a 19th-century resident of Westminster who lived from 1800 to 1840.

John Fowler

1756–1840 (age 84)

Episcopal Burying Ground and Chapel

John Fowler was a Chesterfield County resident who lived from 1756 to 1840.

Samuel Wilkeson

1781–1848 (age 67)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Samuel Wilkeson was a Carlisle resident who lived from 1781 to 1848.

William G. Williams

1801–1846 (age 45)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

William G. Williams was a Charleston resident who lived from 1801 to 1846.

Archibald Yell

1797–1847 (age 50)

Evergreen Cemetery

Archibald Yell was a Hamblen County resident who lived from 1797 to 1847.

James Bishop

1788–1845 (age 57)

Elmwood Cemetery

James Bishop lived from 1788 to 1845 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Augustus Fitz Randolph Taylor

1782–1840 (age 58)

Elmwood Cemetery

Augustus Fitz Randolph Taylor was a New Brunswick resident who lived from 1782 to 1840.

Thaddeus Mason Harris

1768–1842 (age 74)

Dorchester North Burying Ground

Thaddeus Mason Harris was a Charlestown resident who lived from 1768 to 1842.

Mary Ann Barroll Washington

1817–1844 (age 27)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Mary Ann Barroll Washington was a woman who lived from 1817 to 1844.

De Garmo Jones

1787–1846 (age 59)

Elmwood Cemetery

De Garmo Jones (1787-1846) was an Albany resident buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Julia Alapai

1814–1849 (age 35)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Julia Alapai (1814-1849) was a Hawaiian noblewoman buried at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.

Kaʻiminaʻauao

1844–1848 (age 4)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Kaʻiminaʻauao (1844-1848) was a Hawaiian royal child from Honolulu buried at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.

Leleiohoku I

1821–1848 (age 27)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Leleiohoku I (1821-1848) was a Hawaiian chief from Kailua-Kona buried at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.

Stephen Barlow

1779–1845 (age 66)

Greendale Cemetery

Stephen Barlow (1779-1845) was a Redding resident buried at Greendale Cemetery.

James Allen

1806–1846 (age 40)

Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

James Allen (1806-1846) was an American military figure interred at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Moses Kekūāiwa

1829–1848 (age 19)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Moses Kekūāiwa (1829-1848) was a Hawaiian royal family member buried at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii in Honolulu.

Montfort Stokes

1762–1842 (age 80)

Fort Gibson National Cemetery

Montfort Stokes (1762-1842) was a Lunenburg County native and military official buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery.

Nathaniel Garrow

1780–1841 (age 61)

Fort Hill Cemetery

Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841) was a Barnstable resident buried at Fort Hill Cemetery.

Charles Collins

1807–1846 (age 39)

Fort Gibson National Cemetery

Charles Collins (1807-1846) was a New York-born military officer buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery.

Alexander McNutt

1802–1848 (age 46)

Greenwood Cemetery

Alexander McNutt (1802-1848) was a Rockbridge County native buried at Greenwood Cemetery.

Franklin E. Plummer

1795–1847 (age 52)

Greenwood Cemetery

Franklin E. Plummer (1795-1847) was a Massachusetts-born individual interred at Greenwood Cemetery.

George Adams

1784–1844 (age 60)

Greenwood Cemetery

George Adams (1784-1844) was a Lynchburg resident buried at Greenwood Cemetery.

Peleg Tallman

1764–1840 (age 76)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Peleg Tallman was an American merchant and ship captain from Rhode Island active in early 19th-century maritime trade.

Joseph Desha

1768–1842 (age 74)

Georgetown Cemetery

Joseph Desha was a Kentucky politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as Governor of Kentucky.

Heman A. Moore

1809–1844 (age 35)

Green Lawn Cemetery

Heman A. Moore was an American businessman and civic leader from Connecticut.

Joel Root

1770–1847 (age 77)

Grove Street Cemetery

Joel Root was an American farmer and civic leader from Connecticut.

Sybil Moseley Bingham

1792–1848 (age 56)

Grove Street Cemetery

Sybil Moseley Bingham was an American woman from Massachusetts, likely a homemaker and community member.

Joseph John Daniel

1783–1848 (age 65)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Joseph John Daniel was an American individual from the early 19th century whose specific occupation is unclear.

Rebecca Amory Lowell

1771–1842 (age 71)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Rebecca Amory Lowell was an American woman from Massachusetts, likely a member of the prominent Lowell family.

Edmund Dwight

1780–1849 (age 69)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Edmund Dwight (1780-1849) was an American businessman and philanthropist buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Rebecca Greenleaf Webster

1766–1847 (age 81)

Grove Street Cemetery

Rebecca Greenleaf Webster (1766-1847) was the wife of lexicographer Noah Webster and was buried at Grove Street Cemetery...

Louisa Marx Myers

1795–1849 (age 54)

Hebrew Cemetery

Louisa Marx Myers (1795-1849) was an American woman of the Myers and Marx families buried at Hebrew Cemetery.

Joseph Marx

1772–1840 (age 68)

Hebrew Cemetery

Joseph Marx (1772-1840) was an American Jewish merchant and community figure buried at Hebrew Cemetery.

Noah Webster

1758–1843 (age 85)

Grove Street Cemetery

Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer and author of the first American dictionary, buried in West Hartf...

Ithiel Town

1784–1844 (age 60)

Grove Street Cemetery

Ithiel Town (1784-1844) was a prominent American architect from Thompson buried at Grove Street Cemetery.

Leverett Saltonstall I

1783–1845 (age 62)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Leverett Saltonstall I (1783-1845) was an American politician and merchant from Haverhill buried at Harmony Grove Cemete...

Dudley Leavitt Pickman

1779–1846 (age 67)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) was an American notable buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery.

Timothy Flint

1780–1840 (age 60)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Timothy Flint (1780-1840) was an American author, editor, and clergyman from Reading buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery.

Ann Gerry

1763–1849 (age 86)

Grove Street Cemetery

Ann Gerry was a New York City resident who lived a long life from 1763 to 1849.

Joseph Peabody

1757–1844 (age 87)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Joseph Peabody was a Middleton merchant and shipowner who lived from 1757 to 1844.