Deaths in the 1850s
4,600+ memorials
Sophie Swetchine
1782–1857 (age 75)
Calvary Cemetery
Sophie Swetchine (1782-1857) was a Russian-born writer and religious thinker known for her philosophical works and salon...
Mary Letitia Martin
1815–1850 (age 35)
Calvary Cemetery
Mary Letitia Martin (1815-1850) was a woman who lived in the early 19th century and was buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Horace Baldwin
1798–1850 (age 52)
Glenwood Cemetery
Horace Baldwin was an American resident of the early 19th century who lived from 1798 to 1850.
Henry Nes
1799–1850 (age 51)
Congressional Cemetery
Henry Nes was a York resident who lived from 1799 to 1850 and was buried in Congressional Cemetery.
John Gallagher Montgomery
1805–1857 (age 52)
Congressional Cemetery
John Gallagher Montgomery was a Northumberland resident who lived from 1805 to 1857.
John McNeil Jr.
1784–1850 (age 66)
Congressional Cemetery
John McNeil Jr. was a Hillsborough resident who lived from 1784 to 1850.
John Payne Todd
1792–1852 (age 60)
Congressional Cemetery
John Payne Todd was a Philadelphia resident and son of Dolley Madison who lived from 1792 to 1852.
John Thomas Towers
1811–1857 (age 46)
Congressional Cemetery
John Thomas Towers was an Alexandria resident who lived from 1811 to 1857.
John Walker Maury
1809–1855 (age 46)
Congressional Cemetery
John Walker Maury was a Caroline County resident who lived from 1809 to 1855.
Roger Jones
1789–1852 (age 63)
Congressional Cemetery
Roger Jones was a Westmoreland County resident who lived from 1789 to 1852.
Stephen Pleasonton
1776–1855 (age 79)
Congressional Cemetery
Stephen Pleasonton was an American official who lived from 1776 to 1855 and was buried in Congressional Cemetery.
William Cranch
1769–1855 (age 86)
Congressional Cemetery
William Cranch was a Weymouth resident and American jurist who lived from 1769 to 1855.
Alexander Contee Magruder
1779–1853 (age 74)
Congressional Cemetery
Alexander Contee Magruder was an American resident who lived from 1779 to 1853.
William DuBose
1786–1855 (age 69)
St. Stephen
William DuBose was a South Carolina resident who lived from 1786 to 1855.
Charles Caldwell
1772–1853 (age 81)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Charles Caldwell was a Caswell County resident and American physician who lived from 1772 to 1853.
George Watterston
1783–1854 (age 71)
Congressional Cemetery
George Watterston was a New York Harbor resident and American librarian who lived from 1783 to 1854.
Ivan Chabert
1792–1859 (age 67)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Ivan Chabert was an Avignon-born performer known for fire-eating and endurance stunts who lived from 1792 to 1859.
John Cook
1830–1859 (age 29)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
John Cook (1830-1859) was a resident of Haddam who died at age 29.
Lysander Thompson
1817–1854 (age 37)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Lysander Thompson (1817-1854) was a Knaresborough native who lived 37 years.
Samuel Hoar
1778–1856 (age 78)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Samuel Hoar (1778-1856) was a Lincoln resident and prominent figure who lived 78 years.
Barzillai Frost
1804–1858 (age 54)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Barzillai Frost (1804-1858) was a 54-year-old individual buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
John Thoreau
1787–1859 (age 72)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
John Thoreau (1787-1859) was a 72-year-old resident buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Robert Bulkeley Emerson
1807–1859 (age 52)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Robert Bulkeley Emerson (1807-1859) was a 52-year-old individual buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Hyman Gratz
1776–1857 (age 81)
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Hyman Gratz (1776-1857) was an 81-year-old Jewish community member buried in Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
Bailey Washington
1787–1854 (age 67)
Congressional Cemetery
Bailey Washington (1787-1854) was a Westmoreland County resident who lived 67 years.
Anna Payne Causten
1819–1852 (age 33)
Congressional Cemetery
Anna Payne Causten (1819-1852) was an Orange County woman who died at age 33.
Frances Gratz Etting
1771–1852 (age 81)
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Frances Gratz Etting (1771-1852) was an 81-year-old Jewish community member buried in Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
James Hyman Causten
1818–1856 (age 38)
Congressional Cemetery
James Hyman Causten (1818-1856) was a 38-year-old individual buried in Congressional Cemetery.
John Watson Simonton II
1791–1854 (age 63)
Congressional Cemetery
John Watson Simonton II (1791-1854) was a New Jersey resident who lived 63 years.
Elizabeth Livingston Gunton
1822–1854 (age 32)
Congressional Cemetery
Elizabeth Livingston Gunton (1822-1854) was a 32-year-old woman buried in Congressional Cemetery.
Edward Gilbert
1819–1852 (age 33)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Edward Gilbert (1819-1852) was a Cherry Valley resident who died at age 33.
Thomas W. Sutherland
1817–1859 (age 42)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Thomas W. Sutherland (1817-1859) was a Philadelphia resident who lived 42 years.
Jim Porter
1811–1859 (age 48)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Jim Porter was an American resident of Louisville who lived from 1811 to 1859.
Harvey Putnam
1793–1855 (age 62)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Harvey Putnam was a Vermont resident who lived from 1793 to 1855 in Brattleboro.
Andrew Jackson Allen
1776–1853 (age 77)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Andrew Jackson Allen was an American who lived from 1776 to 1853.
Leo Merzbacher
1809–1856 (age 47)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Leo Merzbacher was a German resident of Fürth who lived from 1809 to 1856.
Frederick M. Kent
1829–1857 (age 28)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Frederick M. Kent was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1829 to 1857.
Hugh A. Garland
1805–1854 (age 49)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Hugh A. Garland was a Nelson County resident who lived from 1805 to 1854.
Robert Wash
1790–1856 (age 66)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Robert Wash was a Louisa County resident who lived from 1790 to 1856.
Ellen Bray Wrenshall
1792–1857 (age 65)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Ellen Bray Wrenshall was an American woman who lived from 1792 to 1857.
Edward Baker Lincoln
1846–1850 (age 4)
Lincoln Tomb
Edward Baker Lincoln was the young son of President Abraham Lincoln who lived from 1846 to 1850 in Springfield.
Thomas O. Larkin
1802–1858 (age 56)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Thomas O. Larkin was a Charlestown resident who lived from 1802 to 1858.
Joshua A. Spencer
1790–1857 (age 67)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Joshua A. Spencer was an American who lived from 1790 to 1857.
Thomas H. Hubbard
1781–1857 (age 76)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Thomas H. Hubbard was a New Haven resident who lived from 1781 to 1857.
Mary Louisa Adams
1828–1859 (age 31)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Mary Louisa Adams was an American woman who lived from 1828 to 1859.
Sarah Lamson Ford
1821–1854 (age 33)
Flushing Cemetery
Sarah Lamson Ford was an American woman who lived from 1821 to 1854.
William Williams
1787–1850 (age 63)
Forest Hill Cemetery
William Williams was a Framingham resident who lived from 1787 to 1850.
Ichabod Smith Spencer
1780–1857 (age 77)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Ichabod Smith Spencer was an American religious leader and educator who lived from 1780 to 1857.
Abigail Prather Churchill
1817–1852 (age 35)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Abigail Prather Churchill was a 19th-century American woman who lived from 1817 to 1852.
William Chiles Carr
1783–1851 (age 68)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
William Chiles Carr was an American resident of the early 19th century who lived from 1783 to 1851.