Deaths in the 1850s
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Aristide Rodrigue
1809–1857 (age 48)
Hazel Wood Cemetery
Aristide Rodrigue was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1809 to 1857.
Thomas Price
1775–1856 (age 81)
Leesville Cemetery
Thomas Price was a Pennsylvania resident who lived from 1775 to 1856.
Lucy Whittelsey
1773–1856 (age 83)
Indian Hill Cemetery
Lucy Whittelsey was a woman who lived from 1773 to 1856.
John R. Crane
1787–1853 (age 66)
Indian Hill Cemetery
John R. Crane was a man who lived from 1787 to 1853.
William Howe
1803–1852 (age 49)
Springfield Cemetery
William Howe was a Spencer resident who lived from 1803 to 1852.
Samuel Bowles
1797–1851 (age 54)
Springfield Cemetery
Samuel Bowles was a man who lived from 1797 to 1851.
John Campbell Henry
1787–1857 (age 70)
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
John Campbell Henry was a man who lived from 1787 to 1857.
Epaphroditus Seymour
1783–1854 (age 71)
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Epaphroditus Seymour was an American figure who lived from 1783 to 1854.
John Vanderlyn
1775–1852 (age 77)
Wiltwyck Cemetery
John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) was an American painter known for his historical and portrait works.
Peter Skene Ogden
1790–1854 (age 64)
Mountain View Cemetery
Peter Skene Ogden (1790-1854) was a Canadian fur trader and explorer who played a significant role in the North American...
Henry Curlhair Sr.
1805–1855 (age 50)
Maine Cemetery
Henry Curlhair Sr. (1805-1855) was a resident of Schoharie County during the 19th century.
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
1799–1855 (age 56)
Indian Hill Cemetery
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (1799-1855) was a Middletown resident and notable figure of his era.
Edward Burd Hubley
1792–1856 (age 64)
Charles Evans Cemetery
Edward Burd Hubley (1792-1856) was a Reading-based individual of the early 19th century.
Henry Augustus Muhlenberg
1823–1854 (age 31)
Charles Evans Cemetery
Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) was an American botanist and naturalist from Reading, Pennsylvania.
John Ritter
1779–1851 (age 72)
Charles Evans Cemetery
John Ritter (1779-1851) was an American resident buried in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Dent Mutter
1811–1859 (age 48)
Indian Hill Cemetery
Thomas Dent Mutter (1811-1859) was an American surgeon and founder of the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia.
Augustus Theodore Lindauer
1816–1857 (age 41)
Union Church Cemetery
Augustus Theodore Lindauer (1816-1857) was a resident of Kehl during the mid-19th century.
John C. Clark
1793–1852 (age 59)
Saint Peter's Churchyard
John C. Clark (1793-1852) was a Pittsfield resident of the early American period.
Alexis Irénée du Pont
1816–1857 (age 41)
Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery
Alexis Irénée du Pont (1816-1857) was a member of the prominent Du Pont family of Delaware.
Aaron Hart Sr.
1768–1853 (age 85)
First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery
Aaron Hart Sr. (1768-1853) was an early American Jewish merchant and community leader from Hopewell Township.
Robert Ogden IV
1775–1857 (age 82)
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Robert Ogden IV (1775-1857) was an American figure of the early 19th century.
Dabney S. Carr
1802–1854 (age 52)
Monticello Graveyard
Dabney S. Carr (1802-1854) was an American lawyer and politician associated with Virginia.
Martha Jefferson Randolph Taylor
1817–1857 (age 40)
Monticello Graveyard
Martha Jefferson Randolph Taylor (1817-1857) was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson's daughter and a member of Virginia's ...
Anna Warner Bailey
1758–1851 (age 93)
Starr Burying Ground
Anna Warner Bailey (1758-1851) was a Connecticut resident known for her longevity and community ties in Groton.
James Birdsall
1783–1856 (age 73)
Glenwood Cemetery
James Birdsall (1783-1856) was a New York resident who lived a long life spanning the early American period.
Frances Swan Dixon
1810–1850 (age 40)
River Bend Cemetery
Frances Swan Dixon (1810-1850) was a woman of the early 19th century whose life was cut short at age 40.
Catharine C. Strader
1799–1853 (age 54)
Kingston Presbyterian Church cemetery
Catharine C. Strader (1799-1853) was a 19th-century woman with ties to Kingston Presbyterian Church.
Isaac Southard
1783–1850 (age 67)
Old Somerville Cemetery
Isaac Southard (1783-1850) was a Basking Ridge resident who lived through the early decades of American independence.
Roderick White
1814–1856 (age 42)
Mount View Cemetery
Roderick White (1814-1856) was a 19th-century individual whose burial at Mount View Cemetery marks his final resting pla...
Peter I. Stryker
1766–1859 (age 93)
Old Somerville Cemetery
Peter I. Stryker (1766-1859) was a long-lived individual who witnessed nearly a century of American history.
Ripley A. Arnold
1817–1853 (age 36)
Pioneers Rest
Ripley A. Arnold (1817-1853) was a Pearlington resident whose life spanned the antebellum period.
Orville Hungerford
1790–1851 (age 61)
Brookside Cemetery
Orville Hungerford (1790-1851) was a Bristol resident who lived through the early American republic.
Clement du Mont Bonnell
1766–1856 (age 90)
Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church
Clement du Mont Bonnell (1766-1856) was a long-lived individual connected to Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church.
Thaddeus William Harris
1795–1856 (age 61)
Old Burying Ground
Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856) was a Dorchester resident and naturalist known for his scientific contributions.
John Young
1802–1852 (age 50)
Temple Hill Cemetery
John Young (1802-1852) was a Chelsea resident whose life was cut short in his early fifties.
Andrew Beaumont
1790–1853 (age 63)
Hollenback Cemetery
Andrew Beaumont (1790-1853) was a Lebanon resident who lived through the early decades of the American nation.
Philo C. Fuller
1787–1855 (age 68)
Temple Hill Cemetery
Philo C. Fuller (1787-1855) was a Marlborough resident who lived a long life spanning the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Thomas McGraw
1783–1858 (age 75)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas McGraw was an Irish-born resident of County Armagh who lived from 1783 to 1858.
Patrick Kennedy
1823–1858 (age 35)
Cambridge Cemetery
Patrick Kennedy was an Irish immigrant from County Wexford who lived from 1823 to 1858.
Thomas Talmage
1794–1855 (age 61)
Old Somerville Cemetery
Thomas Talmage was a resident of New England who lived from 1794 to 1855.
Matthew C. Perry
1794–1858 (age 64)
Island Cemetery
Matthew C. Perry was a U.S. naval officer from Newport who lived from 1794 to 1858.
John Lord Butler
1795–1858 (age 63)
Hollenback Cemetery
John Lord Butler was a resident of Pennsylvania who lived from 1795 to 1858.
Isaac Hill
1789–1851 (age 62)
Blossom Hill Cemetery
Isaac Hill was a politician and editor from Cambridge who lived from 1789 to 1851.
Isaac Wayne
1772–1852 (age 80)
Old Saint David Church Cemetery
Isaac Wayne was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1772 to 1852.
John C. Calhoun
1782–1850 (age 68)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery
John C. Calhoun was a prominent South Carolina statesman and Vice President who lived from 1782 to 1850.
James Gadsden
1788–1858 (age 70)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery
James Gadsden was a Charleston-based military officer and diplomat who lived from 1788 to 1858.
Daniel Hugunin, Jr.
1790–1850 (age 60)
Green Ridge Cemetery
Daniel Hugunin, Jr. was a Montgomery County resident who lived from 1790 to 1850.
Robert James Turnbull Jr.
1807–1854 (age 47)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Robert James Turnbull Jr. was a South Carolina writer and political theorist who lived from 1807 to 1854.
Elizabeth Brewton Pinckney
1781–1857 (age 76)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Elizabeth Brewton Pinckney was a prominent Charleston woman from a notable South Carolina family who lived from 1781 to ...
Phebe Hand
1767–1854 (age 87)
Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum
Phebe Hand was a woman of the colonial and early American period who lived from 1767 to 1854.