Deaths in the 1840s
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John Ely
1758–1847 (age 89)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Ely was a Lyme resident who lived from 1758 to 1847.
John Farr
1791–1847 (age 56)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Farr was a Lincolnshire resident who lived from 1791 to 1847.
Joshua Forman
1777–1848 (age 71)
Oakwood Cemetery
Joshua Forman was an American figure who lived from 1777 to 1848.
Ephraim Kirby Smith
1807–1847 (age 40)
Oakwood Cemetery
Ephraim Kirby Smith was a Litchfield resident who lived from 1807 to 1847.
Kalākua Kaheiheimālie
1778–1842 (age 64)
Mokuʻula
Kalākua Kaheiheimālie was a Hawaiian chief from Hana who lived from 1778 to 1842.
William S. Fulton
1795–1844 (age 49)
Mount Holly Cemetery
William S. Fulton (1795-1844) was a Cecil County resident interred at Mount Holly Cemetery.
William D. Williamson
1779–1846 (age 67)
Mount Hope Cemetery
William D. Williamson (1779-1846) was a Canterbury resident buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Chester Ashley
1790–1848 (age 58)
Mount Holly Cemetery
Chester Ashley (1790-1848) was an Amherst resident whose remains were interred at Mount Holly Cemetery.
William Fishbourn Wharton
1778–1846 (age 68)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Fishbourn Wharton (1778-1846) was a member of the prominent Wharton family buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Samuel William Fisher
1813–1847 (age 34)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Samuel William Fisher (1813-1847) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Benjamin Franklin Coston
1821–1848 (age 27)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Benjamin Franklin Coston (1821-1848) was a Philadelphia resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Caroline Maria Calvert Morris
1800–1842 (age 42)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Caroline Maria Calvert Morris (1800-1842) was a Prince George's County resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Charles Ellet
1777–1847 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Ellet (1777-1847) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Alida Gouverneur Ogden Rood
1802–1847 (age 45)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alida Gouverneur Ogden Rood (1802-1847) was a woman of prominent New York and Pennsylvania families buried at Laurel Hil...
Thomas Rotch
1792–1840 (age 48)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Rotch (1792-1840) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Ambrose H. Sevier
1801–1848 (age 47)
Mount Holly Cemetery
Ambrose H. Sevier (1801-1848) was a Greene County resident during the early 19th century.
Samuel Simons
1792–1847 (age 55)
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Samuel Simons (1792-1847) was a Bridgeport resident who lived during the early American period.
Sarah Elizabeth Postlethwaite
1763–1849 (age 86)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sarah Elizabeth Postlethwaite (1763-1849) lived a long life spanning the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
Amos Eaton
1776–1842 (age 66)
Oakwood Cemetery
Amos Eaton (1776-1842) was a Chatham resident and naturalist known for his contributions to American science.
Thomas Flournoy Foster
1790–1848 (age 58)
Linwood Cemetery
Thomas Flournoy Foster (1790-1848) was a Greensboro resident of the early 19th century.
Thomas Goulding
1786–1848 (age 62)
Linwood Cemetery
Thomas Goulding (1786-1848) was a man of the early 19th century American period.
George Tibbits
1763–1849 (age 86)
Oakwood Cemetery
George Tibbits (1763-1849) was a Warwick resident who lived a long life spanning multiple decades.
John Dean Dickinson
1767–1841 (age 74)
Oakwood Cemetery
John Dean Dickinson (1767-1841) was a Middletown resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
John Wright
1811–1846 (age 35)
Oakwood Cemetery
John Wright (1811-1846) was a Troy resident who lived a brief life in the 19th century.
Peter Buell Porter
1773–1844 (age 71)
Oakwood Cemetery
Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844) was a Salisbury resident and military officer during the War of 1812.
Preserved Fish
1766–1846 (age 80)
New York City Marble Cemetery
Preserved Fish (1766-1846) was a Portsmouth-born merchant and philanthropist who became a prominent New York City busine...
Henry W. Livingston
1798–1848 (age 50)
New York City Marble Cemetery
Henry W. Livingston (1798-1848) was a member of the prominent Livingston family of New York.
Jane Patten
1771–1846 (age 75)
New York City Marble Cemetery
Jane Patten (1771-1846) was a woman of the early American period whose family connections linked her to prominent New Yo...
John Patten Emmet
1796–1842 (age 46)
New York City Marble Cemetery
John Patten Emmet (1796-1842) was a Dublin-born physician and chemist who contributed to early American medical educatio...
Anna Maria Schieffelin
1788–1843 (age 55)
New York City Marble Cemetery
Anna Maria Schieffelin (1788-1843) was a member of the prominent Schieffelin merchant family of New York.
Augustus Porter
1769–1849 (age 80)
Oakwood Cemetery
Augustus Porter (1769-1849) was an American figure who lived into the mid-19th century.
Rodolphus Dickinson
1797–1849 (age 52)
Oakwood Cemetery
Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) was a Hatfield native who lived during the early American period.
John Quincy Adams
1767–1848 (age 81)
United First Parish Church
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was a Braintree-born American statesman and diplomat of the founding era.
Randall S. Street
1780–1841 (age 61)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Randall S. Street (1780-1841) was an early 19th-century American figure whose specific occupation and achievements are n...
Jacob Green
1790–1841 (age 51)
Princeton Cemetery
Jacob Green was a Philadelphia-based clergyman and educator who lived from 1790 to 1841.
Albert Baldwin Dod
1805–1845 (age 40)
Princeton Cemetery
Albert Baldwin Dod was a 19th-century mathematician and Princeton theologian who lived from 1805 to 1845.
Ashbel Green
1762–1848 (age 86)
Princeton Cemetery
Ashbel Green was a prominent Presbyterian minister and educator who served as president of Princeton University from 181...
Henry Baldwin
1780–1844 (age 64)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Henry Baldwin was an American jurist and U.S. Supreme Court Justice who served from 1830 until his death in 1844.
Catherine Lee Sugg
1797–1845 (age 48)
Prospect Cemetery
Catherine Lee Sugg was a woman of the early American period who lived from 1797 to 1845.
Ann Keteltas
1771–1846 (age 75)
Prospect Cemetery
Ann Keteltas was a woman of the early American period who lived from 1771 to 1846.
Anne Barkaloo
1786–1849 (age 63)
Prospect Cemetery
Anne Barkaloo was a woman of the early American period who lived from 1786 to 1849.
Cornelius Rapalje Duryea
1779–1842 (age 63)
Prospect Cemetery
Cornelius Rapalje Duryea was a man of the early American period who lived from 1779 to 1842.
Oliver Holden
1765–1844 (age 79)
Phipps Street Burying Ground
Oliver Holden was an American composer and musician known for his hymn compositions during the early 19th century.
Salvador de Vives
1784–1845 (age 61)
Román Baldorioty de Castro National Pantheon
Salvador de Vives was a Spanish military officer and political figure from Catalonia who lived from 1784 to 1845.
Tomás de Renovales
1785–1844 (age 59)
Román Baldorioty de Castro National Pantheon
Tomás de Renovales was a Spanish military officer and liberal politician from Biscay who lived from 1785 to 1844.
Theophilus R. Gates
1787–1846 (age 59)
Parker Ford
Theophilus R. Gates was an American of the early 19th century from Hartland who lived from 1787 to 1846.
James Calhoun
1779–1843 (age 64)
Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery
James Calhoun (1779-1843) was a South Carolina planter and member of a prominent political family.
William Caldwell Calhoun
1776–1840 (age 64)
Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery
William Caldwell Calhoun (1776-1840) was a South Carolina gentleman of the early republic era.
Julia Dickinson Tayloe
1799–1846 (age 47)
Oakwood Cemetery
Julia Dickinson Tayloe (1799-1846) was a woman of the early American gentry.
Stephen Warren
1783–1847 (age 64)
Oakwood Cemetery
Stephen Warren (1783-1847) was an American of the early 19th century.