Deaths in the 1840s
3,800+ memorials
George Bomford
1780–1848 (age 68)
Rock Creek Cemetery
George Bomford (1780-1848) was a U.S. Army officer and military engineer.
Samuel Harrison Smith
1772–1845 (age 73)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Samuel Harrison Smith (1772-1845) was a Philadelphia-based journalist and publisher.
Charles Johnston
1793–1845 (age 52)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Charles Johnston (1793-1845) was an American of the early 19th century.
Smith Thompson
1768–1843 (age 75)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Smith Thompson (1768-1843) was a New York jurist and U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Henry A. Livingston
1776–1849 (age 73)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Henry A. Livingston (1776-1849) was a member of the prominent Livingston family of New York.
Jonathan Allen
1773–1845 (age 72)
Pittsfield Cemetery
Jonathan Allen (1773-1845) was a Massachusetts resident of the early American republic.
Robert Desha
1791–1849 (age 58)
Magnolia Cemetery
Robert Desha (1791-1849) was a Tennessee politician and congressman.
Thomas Glascock
1790–1841 (age 51)
Magnolia Cemetery
Thomas Glascock (1790-1841) was a Georgia politician and U.S. congressman.
Joseph Jefferson II
1804–1842 (age 38)
Magnolia Cemetery
Joseph Jefferson II (1804-1842) was a Philadelphia native interred at Magnolia Cemetery.
Thompson S. Harris
1799–1842 (age 43)
Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook
Thompson S. Harris (1799-1842) was laid to rest at the Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook.
John Ordronaux
1778–1841 (age 63)
Mount Hope Cemetery
John Ordronaux (1778-1841) was a Nantes native buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Thomas Baker Johnson
1779–1843 (age 64)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Thomas Baker Johnson (1779-1843) was interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.
David Porter
1780–1843 (age 63)
The Woodlands
David Porter (1780-1843) was a Boston resident buried at The Woodlands.
Timothy Childs
1785–1847 (age 62)
Pittsfield Cemetery
Timothy Childs (1785-1847) was a Pittsfield resident buried in Pittsfield Cemetery.
Hoapili
1775–1840 (age 65)
Waiola Church
Hoapili (1775-1840) was a Hawaiian chief buried at Waiola Church.
William Richards
1793–1847 (age 54)
Waiola Church
William Richards (1793-1847) was a Plainfield missionary to Hawaii buried at Waiola Church.
James Guyon
1778–1846 (age 68)
St. Andrew's Cemetery
James Guyon was a Staten Island resident who lived from 1778 to 1846.
Joseph A. Lopez
1779–1841 (age 62)
St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church
Joseph A. Lopez was a resident of Cotija de la Paz who lived from 1779 to 1841.
Henry Wardwell
1817–1841 (age 24)
St. Augustine National Cemetery
Henry Wardwell was a Rhode Island resident who lived from 1817 to 1841.
John Blanchard
1787–1849 (age 62)
Union Cemetery
John Blanchard was a Peacham resident who lived from 1787 to 1849.
Robert Swartwout
1779–1848 (age 69)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Robert Swartwout was a Poughkeepsie resident who lived from 1779 to 1848.
Phebe Taylor Winthrop
1765–1841 (age 76)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Phebe Taylor Winthrop lived from 1765 to 1841 and was buried in Trinity Church Cemetery.
Anne Dunlop Harris
1767–1844 (age 77)
Union Cemetery
Anne Dunlop Harris lived from 1767 to 1844 and was buried in Union Cemetery.
Austin Eli Wing
1792–1849 (age 57)
Woodland Cemetery
Austin Eli Wing was a Conway resident who lived from 1792 to 1849.
Caroline Elizabeth Ackerman
1817–1845 (age 28)
Willow Grove Cemetery
Caroline Elizabeth Ackerman lived from 1817 to 1845 and was buried in Willow Grove Cemetery.
Augustus Garrett
1801–1848 (age 47)
Rosehill Cemetery
Augustus Garrett was a New York City resident who lived from 1801 to 1848.
Gideon Lee
1778–1841 (age 63)
Washington Street Cemetery
Gideon Lee was an Amherst resident who lived from 1778 to 1841.
Samuel Angus
1784–1840 (age 56)
Washington Street Cemetery
Samuel Angus was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1784 to 1840.
Charles Henry Brough
1813–1849 (age 36)
Wesleyan Cemetery
Charles Henry Brough (1813-1849) was an English-born individual buried in Wesleyan Cemetery.
Dan Marble
1810–1849 (age 39)
Rosehill Cemetery
Dan Marble (1810-1849) was an American entertainer and performer of the 19th century.
Charles Bent
1799–1847 (age 48)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Charles Bent (1799-1847) was an American fur trader and territorial governor of New Mexico.
Joseph Chinn
1798–1840 (age 42)
Sharps
Joseph Chinn (1798-1840) was a Virginia resident from Nuttsville whose occupation remains undocumented.
Alexander Augustus Campbell
1789–1846 (age 57)
Riverside Cemetery
Alexander Augustus Campbell (1789-1846) was an American religious leader and founder of the Disciples of Christ movement...
Henry Wheaton
1785–1848 (age 63)
Swan Point Cemetery
Henry Wheaton (1785-1848) was an American jurist, diplomat, and international law scholar from Providence.
Lewis F. Linn
1796–1843 (age 47)
Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery
Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843) was an American physician and U.S. Senator from Missouri.
Prospect K. Robbins
1788–1847 (age 59)
Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery
Prospect K. Robbins (1788-1847) was an American Shaker religious leader from Pittsfield.
John Conrad Otto
1774–1844 (age 70)
The Woodlands
John Conrad Otto (1774-1844) was an American physician and surgeon known for early hemophilia research.
Anne Shippen
1763–1841 (age 78)
The Woodlands
Anne Shippen (1763-1841) was an American woman from the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia.
Thomas Hanford Wentworth
1781–1849 (age 68)
Riverside Cemetery
Thomas Hanford Wentworth (1781-1849) was an American businessman and civic leader from Norwalk, Connecticut.
Morris Seely
1795–1847 (age 52)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Morris Seely was an American resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who lived from 1795 to 1847.
Peter I. Borst
1797–1848 (age 51)
Upper Middleburgh Cemetery
Peter I. Borst was a Middleburgh resident who lived from 1797 to 1848.
William Hampton Barr
1778–1843 (age 65)
Upper Long Cane Cemetery
William Hampton Barr was an American resident who lived from 1778 to 1843.
Oliver Shaw
1779–1848 (age 69)
Swan Point Cemetery
Oliver Shaw was a Newport-based composer and musician who lived from 1779 to 1848.
David Isaak Seligman
1790–1845 (age 55)
Salem Fields Cemetery
David Isaak Seligman was an American resident who lived from 1790 to 1845.
John Jacob Astor I
1763–1848 (age 85)
Trinity Church Cemetery
John Jacob Astor I was a German-born American merchant and real estate magnate who lived from 1763 to 1848.
John J. Morgan
1770–1849 (age 79)
Trinity Church Cemetery
John J. Morgan was a Queens resident who lived from 1770 to 1849.
Sarah Cox Coxe
1779–1843 (age 64)
The Woodlands
Sarah Cox Coxe was an American woman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who lived from 1779 to 1843.
Henry Deas
1770–1846 (age 76)
St. Michael's Churchyard
Henry Deas was an American merchant and civic leader who lived from 1770 to 1846.
Absalom Peters
1754–1840 (age 86)
St. Peter's Cemetery
Absalom Peters was an American clergyman and missionary who lived from 1754 to 1840.
David W. Vail
1796–1842 (age 46)
Willow Grove Cemetery
David W. Vail was an American resident of New Brunswick who lived from 1796 to 1842.