Deaths in the 1850s

Gurdon Bill

1784–1856 (age 72)

Bill Cemetery

Gurdon Bill lived from 1784 to 1856 and was buried at Bill Cemetery.

Mahlon Dickerson

1770–1853 (age 83)

First Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Mahlon Dickerson was a Hanover Township resident who lived from 1770 to 1853.

Enoch Lewis

1776–1856 (age 80)

Friends Western Burial Ground

Enoch Lewis was a Radnor Township resident who lived from 1776 to 1856.

William Bard

1778–1853 (age 75)

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery Churchyard

William Bard was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1778 to 1853.

Salmon Hawkins Chamberlain

1779–1858 (age 79)

New Salem Center Cemetery

Salmon Hawkins Chamberlain lived from 1779 to 1858 and was buried at New Salem Center Cemetery.

John Neilson

1799–1851 (age 52)

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery Churchyard

John Neilson lived from 1799 to 1851 and was buried at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery Churchyard.

Alfred Vail

1807–1859 (age 52)

St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard

Alfred Vail was a Morristown resident and telegraph pioneer who lived from 1807 to 1859.

Benjamin Watson Hardin

1796–1850 (age 54)

Hardin Family Cemetery

Benjamin Watson Hardin (1796-1850) was a prominent figure of early 19th-century Kentucky.

Elizabeth Hardin Rhodes

1799–1856 (age 57)

Hardin Family Cemetery

Elizabeth Hardin Rhodes (1799-1856) was a member of the notable Hardin family of Kentucky.

Charles Bartlett Phelps

1788–1858 (age 70)

South Cemetery

Charles Bartlett Phelps (1788-1858) was a resident of the early American frontier era.

William Scanland

1778–1850 (age 72)

Sadler Cemetery

William Scanland (1778-1850) was a Stafford resident who lived through the early decades of American independence.

Henderson King Yoakum

1810–1856 (age 46)

Oakwood Cemetery

Henderson King Yoakum (1810-1856) was a 19th-century individual with ties to Kentucky.

Thomas Henry Ball

1819–1858 (age 39)

Oakwood Cemetery

Thomas Henry Ball (1819-1858) was a mid-19th-century resident of the American South.

Isaac G. Farlee

1787–1855 (age 68)

Flemington Presbyterian Cemetery

Isaac G. Farlee (1787-1855) was a Whitehouse resident and member of the Flemington Presbyterian community.

Jonathan Richmond

1774–1853 (age 79)

Oak Glen Cemetery

Jonathan Richmond (1774-1853) was a Dartmouth-area resident who lived through the early American republic.

John Dickey

1794–1853 (age 59)

Clark Park Cemetery

John Dickey (1794-1853) was a Greensburg resident of the early 19th century.

William H. Cabell

1772–1853 (age 81)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

William H. Cabell (1772-1853) was a Virginia planter and public figure from Cumberland County.

John M. Patton

1797–1858 (age 61)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

John M. Patton (1797-1858) was a Fredericksburg resident and notable figure of his era.

Elizabeth Selden McClurg Wickham

1781–1853 (age 72)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Elizabeth Selden McClurg Wickham (1781-1853) was a Virginia woman of prominent family connections.

Robert Pickett

1799–1856 (age 57)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Robert Pickett (1799-1856) was a Virginia resident whose life spanned the early 19th century.

James Blythe Rogers

1802–1852 (age 50)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

James Blythe Rogers (1802-1852) was a Philadelphia resident active during the antebellum period.

William Wharton

1790–1856 (age 66)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

William Wharton (1790-1856) was a Pennsylvania figure buried at Fair Hill.

Walter Case

1776–1859 (age 83)

Fishkill Rural Cemetery

Walter Case (1776-1859) was a Pleasant Valley resident with a long life spanning the late 18th and 19th centuries.

James Bell

1804–1857 (age 53)

Exeter Cemetery

James Bell (1804-1857) was a New Hampshire resident from Francestown.

Sophronia A. Royce Hough

1796–1858 (age 62)

Exeter Cemetery

Sophronia A. Royce Hough (1796-1858) was a New Hampshire woman of the early 19th century.

Daniel Webster

1782–1852 (age 70)

Winslow Cemetery

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a prominent American statesman and orator from Salisbury, New Hampshire.

Sophia Eliza Thurston

1827–1858 (age 31)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Sophia Eliza Thurston (1827-1858) was a young woman whose life was cut short in the mid-19th century.

Campbell P. White

1787–1859 (age 72)

Churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel

Campbell P. White (1787-1859) was an Irish-born figure who lived into his seventies.

John Milton Niles

1787–1856 (age 69)

Old North Cemetery

John Milton Niles (1787-1856) was a Connecticut politician and public servant from Windsor.

Julia Sterling

1823–1854 (age 31)

Old North Cemetery

Julia Sterling (1823-1854) was a young Connecticut woman who died in her early thirties.

Nathaniel Goodwin

1782–1855 (age 73)

Old North Cemetery

Nathaniel Goodwin (1782-1855) was a Hartford, Connecticut resident active during the early American period.

Robert Rantoul Jr.

1805–1852 (age 47)

Beverly Central Cemetery

Robert Rantoul Jr. (1805-1852) was an American lawyer and politician from Beverly, Massachusetts.

Robert Rantoul

1778–1858 (age 80)

Beverly Central Cemetery

Robert Rantoul (1778-1858) was an American merchant and civic leader from Massachusetts.

Stephen Bishop

1820–1857 (age 37)

Old Guides' Cemetery

Stephen Bishop (1820-1857) was a renowned cave explorer and guide known for his explorations of Mammoth Cave.

John Otis

1801–1856 (age 55)

Hallowell Village Cemetery

John Otis (1801-1856) was a resident of Leeds, Massachusetts during the early 19th century.

Gideon Osband

1801–1855 (age 54)

Macedon Center Cemetery

Gideon Osband (1801-1855) was an American abolitionist and missionary active in the 19th century.

John Gould

1784–1855 (age 71)

West Truro Cemetery

John Gould (1784-1855) was a resident of West Truro, Massachusetts during the early 19th century.

John Fay

1773–1855 (age 82)

Fish House Presbyterian Cemetery

John Fay (1773-1855) was a resident of Hardwick, Massachusetts during the early American period.

James Sprigg

1802–1852 (age 50)

Grove Hill Cemetery

James Sprigg (1802-1852) was a resident of Frostburg, Maryland during the 19th century.

Lewis Dewart

1780–1852 (age 72)

Sunbury Cemetery

Lewis Dewart (1780-1852) was a prominent resident of Sunbury, Pennsylvania during the early 19th century.

Alexander Milton Creagh

1809–1854 (age 45)

Creagh-Glover Cemetery

Alexander Milton Creagh (1809-1854) was an American of Irish descent from the 19th century.

Charlotte Drayton Manigault

1781–1855 (age 74)

French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery

Charlotte Drayton Manigault (1781-1855) was a South Carolina woman of French Huguenot heritage.

John Wesley Davis

1799–1859 (age 60)

Carlisle Old Town Cemetery

John Wesley Davis (1799-1859) was a resident of New Holland, Pennsylvania during the 19th century.

Sherman Page

1779–1853 (age 74)

Saint Matthew's Cemetery

Sherman Page (1779-1853) was a resident of Cheshire during the early 19th century.

Norman Henry Adams

1799–1853 (age 54)

Saint Matthew's Cemetery

Norman Henry Adams (1799-1853) was an American resident of the 19th century.

Lodewijk van Heiden

1773–1850 (age 77)

Estonia

Lodewijk van Heiden (1773-1850) was a Dutch-born Russian Imperial Navy admiral who served with distinction and was burie...

Eduard Philipp Körber

1770–1850 (age 80)

Estonia

Eduard Philipp Körber (1770-1850) was a Baltic German figure from Tori parish who lived during the early 19th century i...

Василий Дмитриевич Шишмарёв

1798–1856 (age 58)

Tallinn

Vasily Dmitrievich Shishmarev (1798-1856) was a Russian Empire official or military figure buried in Tallinn, Estonia.

Gustav Adolf Hippius

1792–1856 (age 64)

Kopli cemetery

Gustav Adolf Hippius (1792-1856) was a Baltic German born in Nissi Rural Municipality and buried at Kopli cemetery.

Carl Julius Albert Paucker

1798–1856 (age 58)

Kopli cemetery

Carl Julius Albert Paucker (1798-1856) was a Baltic German historian and archaeologist from Simuna, Estonia.