Deaths in the 1850s
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Thomas Roberdeau Wolfe
1819–1856 (age 37)
Fredericksburg
Thomas Roberdeau Wolfe was a Virginia resident who lived during the antebellum period.
Alexis Eustaphieve
1783–1857 (age 74)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Alexis Eustaphieve was a Russian-born resident who settled in New York during the 19th century.
Jeremiah Johnson
1766–1852 (age 86)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Jeremiah Johnson was an American frontiersman and trapper known for his exploits in the Rocky Mountains.
Thomas ap Catesby Jones
1790–1858 (age 68)
Fairfax
Thomas ap Catesby Jones was a United States Navy commodore and diplomat of the 19th century.
Richard Dobbs Spaight
1796–1850 (age 54)
Craven County
Richard Dobbs Spaight was a North Carolina politician and signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Tristam Burges
1770–1853 (age 83)
North Burial Ground
Tristam Burges was an American congressman and lawyer from Rhode Island.
Oliver Chace
1769–1852 (age 83)
North Burial Ground
Oliver Chace was an American textile manufacturer and pioneer of the cotton industry in Rhode Island.
Richard Hazen Ayer
1778–1853 (age 75)
Valley Cemetery
Richard Hazen Ayer was an American resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who lived from 1778 to 1853.
Nicholas Brown III
1792–1859 (age 67)
North Burial Ground
Nicholas Brown III was a prominent Providence merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1792 to 1859.
Elizabeth Paine
1776–1853 (age 77)
North Burial Ground
Elizabeth Paine was an American woman who lived from 1776 to 1853 in New England.
Charles Richard Meade
1826–1858 (age 32)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Charles Richard Meade was an American who lived a brief life from 1826 to 1858.
Abraham Schermerhorn
1783–1850 (age 67)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Abraham Schermerhorn was a New York resident who lived from 1783 to 1850.
John Frederick Schroeder
1800–1857 (age 57)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John Frederick Schroeder was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1800 to 1857.
James I. Jones
1786–1858 (age 72)
Green-Wood Cemetery
James I. Jones was a New York City resident who lived from 1786 to 1858.
Gardiner Greene Howland
1787–1851 (age 64)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Gardiner Greene Howland was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1787 to 1851.
William Augustus Spencer
1792–1854 (age 62)
Green-Wood Cemetery
William Augustus Spencer was an American who lived from 1792 to 1854.
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis
1779–1852 (age 73)
Mount Vernon
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis was the granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington who lived from 1779 to 1852.
Martha Parke Custis Peter
1777–1854 (age 77)
Mount Vernon
Martha Parke Custis Peter was the daughter of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington who lived from 1777 to 1854.
Otway Burns
1775–1850 (age 75)
Beaufort
Otway Burns was a North Carolina privateer and naval officer who lived from 1775 to 1850.
Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey
1788–1858 (age 70)
Berlin
Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey was a Connecticut resident who lived from 1788 to 1858.
William H. Brown
1803–1855 (age 52)
Fairfield
William H. Brown was a Connecticut resident who lived from 1803 to 1855.
Elizabeth Greene Edmondson
1817–1851 (age 34)
East New Market
Elizabeth Greene Edmondson was a Maryland resident who lived from 1817 to 1851.
Edwin Coppoc
1835–1859 (age 24)
Salem
Edwin Coppoc was an abolitionist executed for his role in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.
Benjamin Glover Shields
1808–1850 (age 42)
Marlin
Benjamin Glover Shields was a South Carolina planter and political figure of the early 19th century.
John Hare Powel
1786–1856 (age 70)
Christ Church, Philadelphia
John Hare Powel was a Philadelphia merchant and agricultural reformer known for his progressive farming practices.
Francisco Guerrero
1811–1851 (age 40)
Mission San Francisco de Asís
Francisco Guerrero was a Mexican military officer and politician active during the early independence period.
José Joaquín Estudillo
1800–1852 (age 52)
Mission San Francisco de Asís
José Joaquín Estudillo was a prominent Californio landowner and political figure during the Mexican period.
Phoebe Platt
1779–1859 (age 80)
Plattsburgh
Phoebe Platt was a New York resident whose life spanned the late colonial and early American periods.
Freeman Lewis
1780–1859 (age 79)
Mount Vernon
Freeman Lewis was a New Jersey resident of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Junaluska
1770–1858 (age 88)
Robbinsville
Junaluska was a Cherokee leader who fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the Creek War.
William W. Irwin
1803–1856 (age 53)
Allegheny Cemetery
William W. Irwin was a Pittsburgh businessman and civic figure of the 19th century.
Matthew B. Lowrie
1773–1850 (age 77)
Allegheny Cemetery
Matthew B. Lowrie was a Scottish-born resident who settled in Pittsburgh during the early 19th century.
Samuel R. Johnston
1797–1854 (age 57)
Allegheny Cemetery
Samuel R. Johnston was a Pittsburgh resident and civic figure of the early 19th century.
Charles Avery
1784–1858 (age 74)
Allegheny Cemetery
Charles Avery was a Pennsylvania abolitionist and educator who founded a school for African Americans.
William B. Foster
1779–1855 (age 76)
Allegheny Cemetery
William B. Foster was a West Virginia resident and family patriarch of the 19th century.
Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster
1788–1855 (age 67)
Allegheny Cemetery
Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster was a Delaware-born woman and wife of William B. Foster.
St. Clair Denny
1797–1858 (age 61)
Allegheny Cemetery
St. Clair Denny was a Pittsburgh resident and civic figure of the mid-19th century.
William O'Hara Robinson
1813–1855 (age 42)
Allegheny Cemetery
William O'Hara Robinson was an Allegheny resident who lived from 1813 to 1855.
William Carnegie
1804–1855 (age 51)
Allegheny Cemetery
William Carnegie was a resident of Allegheny who died in 1855 and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery.
Asa Childs
1767–1850 (age 83)
Allegheny Cemetery
Asa Childs was an Allegheny Cemetery resident who lived from 1767 to 1850.
Elizabeth O'Hara Denny
1826–1855 (age 29)
Allegheny Cemetery
Elizabeth O'Hara Denny was an Allegheny resident who lived from 1826 to 1855.
Archibald Stuart
1795–1855 (age 60)
Saltville
Archibald Stuart was a Lynchburg resident who lived from 1795 to 1855.
John Van Buren
1799–1855 (age 56)
Sharp Burial Ground
John Van Buren was a Kingston resident who lived from 1799 to 1855.
Thérèse Marcot LaSalière Schindler
1775–1855 (age 80)
Mackinac Island
Thérèse Marcot LaSalière Schindler was a Mackinac Island resident who lived from 1775 to 1855.
George Griswold
1794–1857 (age 63)
Forest Home Cemetery
George Griswold was a New York resident who lived from 1794 to 1857.
Michael Dousman
1771–1854 (age 83)
Forest Home Cemetery
Michael Dousman was a resident who lived from 1771 to 1854 and was buried in Forest Home Cemetery.
August Krug
1815–1856 (age 41)
Forest Home Cemetery
August Krug was a Miltenberg resident who lived from 1815 to 1856.
William L. Marcy
1786–1857 (age 71)
Albany Rural Cemetery
William L. Marcy was a Southbridge resident and prominent American politician who lived from 1786 to 1857.
Solomon Van Rensselaer
1774–1852 (age 78)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Solomon Van Rensselaer was an East Greenbush resident who lived from 1774 to 1852.
John C. Spencer
1788–1855 (age 67)
Albany Rural Cemetery
John C. Spencer was a Hudson resident who lived from 1788 to 1855.