Deaths in the 1870s

Salmon P. Chase

1808–1873 (age 65)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Chief Justice of the United States and Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln.

Peggy Eaton

1799–1879 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Wife of Secretary of War John Eaton whose social status sparked the Petticoat Affair scandal.

Joseph Henry

1797–1878 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

First Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and pioneering physicist.

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

1821–1875 (age 54)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Union Army general in the Civil War and politician.

Benjamin Bonneville

1796–1876 (age 80)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

French-born officer in the U.S. Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West.

James B. Bowlin

1804–1874 (age 70)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

U.S. Representative of Missouri.

William Edmond Armitage

1830–1873 (age 43)

Elmwood Cemetery

Second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin from 1870 to 1873.

Zachariah Chandler

1813–1879 (age 66)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator from Michigan and Secretary of the Interior who served as Mayor of Detroit.

J. P. C. Emmons

1818–1877 (age 59)

Elmwood Cemetery

Michigan State Representative and Florida Attorney General.

Jacob M. Howard

1805–1871 (age 66)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator from Michigan who helped draft the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Charles Merrill

1792–1872 (age 80)

Elmwood Cemetery

American entrepreneur and lumber tycoon.

Zina Pitcher

1797–1872 (age 75)

Elmwood Cemetery

Physician and two-time Mayor of Detroit.

Andrew Porter

1820–1872 (age 52)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Army general in the Civil War.

Eber Brock Ward

1811–1875 (age 64)

Elmwood Cemetery

Detroit's first millionaire.

Alpheus S. Williams

1810–1878 (age 68)

Elmwood Cemetery

American Civil War general and U.S. Representative from Michigan.

Coles Bashford

1816–1878 (age 62)

Mountain View Cemetery

Governor of Wisconsin and Arizona Territory politician.

William Bingham

1808–1873 (age 65)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1856 to 1857.

James Blackmore

1821–1875 (age 54)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1868 to 1869 and 1872 to 1875.

Edward D. Gazzam

1803–1878 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

Doctor, politician, and abolitionist.

Moses Hampton

1803–1878 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Thomas Marshall Howe

1808–1877 (age 69)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

Thomas Irwin

1785–1870 (age 85)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

William Freame Johnston

1808–1872 (age 64)

Allegheny Cemetery

Governor of Pennsylvania.

Samuel Kier

1813–1874 (age 61)

Allegheny Cemetery

Pioneer oil refiner.

Andrew W. Loomis

1797–1873 (age 76)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

James Lowry Jr.

1820–1876 (age 56)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1864 to 1866.

George Pickett

1825–1875 (age 50)

Hollywood Cemetery

Major general in the Confederate Army, buried among his men in Richmond at his own request in 1875.

Robert C. Buchanan

1811–1878 (age 67)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Military general during the American Civil War and the Mexican War.

George Templeton Strong

1820–1875 (age 55)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Diarist, abolitionist, and lawyer known for his detailed historical records.

John B. Weller

1812–1875 (age 63)

Girod Street Cemetery

John B. Weller was an American politician and diplomat who served as Governor of California and U.S. Senator.

John Veatch

1808–1870 (age 62)

Portland

John Veatch was a geologist and surveyor who conducted important geological surveys in the American West.

Antonín Dignovity

1810–1875 (age 65)

San Antonio

Antonín Dignovity was a Czech-American musician and composer who settled in Texas.

George Robert Crotch

1842–1874 (age 32)

Philadelphia

George Robert Crotch was a British entomologist known for his work on coleoptera.

Marie Adrien Persac

1823–1873 (age 50)

Baton Rouge

Marie Adrien Persac was a French-born cartographer and artist who created detailed maps of Louisiana.

John J. Chappell

1782–1871 (age 89)

Columbia

John J. Chappell was an American military officer and government official in South Carolina.

John Stevens Cabot Abbott

1805–1877 (age 72)

New Haven

John Stevens Cabot Abbott was an American historian, author, and educator known for his prolific writings.

Justin Dimick

1800–1871 (age 71)

Portsmouth

Justin Dimick was a U.S. Army officer who served in various military posts throughout his career.

Jacob Brock

1810–1876 (age 66)

Jacksonville

Jacob Brock was an American businessman and civic leader in Hartford, Connecticut.

Horatio Gates Somerby

1805–1872 (age 67)

Newburyport

Horatio Gates Somerby was an American merchant and civic figure in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Robert O. Perrin

1823–1878 (age 55)

Eutaw

Robert O. Perrin was a South Carolina planter and political figure in the antebellum South.

Benjamin Cromwell Franklin

1805–1873 (age 68)

Galveston

Benjamin Cromwell Franklin was an American physician and public health advocate in Georgia.

Sarah Harris Fayerweather

1812–1878 (age 66)

South Kingstown

Sarah Harris Fayerweather was an American philanthropist and women's education advocate.

George N. Hollins

1799–1878 (age 79)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

George N. Hollins was a U.S. Navy officer who commanded various vessels during the 19th century.

Robert Gilmor

1808–1875 (age 67)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Robert Gilmor was an American merchant, art collector, and patron of the arts in Baltimore.

Mark Aldrich

1802–1873 (age 71)

Tucson

Mark Aldrich (1802-1873) was a Warren County resident whose remains were interred in Tucson.

Audile Vaugine

1808–1876 (age 68)

Jefferson County

Audile Vaugine (1808-1876) lived in Arkansas Post and was buried in Jefferson County.

Samuel S. Bell

1834–1877 (age 43)

Ashley County

Samuel S. Bell (1834-1877) was a North Carolina native whose grave is located in Ashley County.

Tiburcio Vásquez

1835–1875 (age 40)

Mission Santa Clara de Asís

Tiburcio Vásquez (1835-1875) was a Monterey-based individual buried at Mission Santa Clara de Asís.

Charles Wilkes

1798–1877 (age 79)

Arlington National Cemetery

Charles Wilkes (1798-1877) was a New York City-born explorer and naval officer interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

Joseph A. Mower

1827–1870 (age 43)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph A. Mower (1827-1870) was a Woodstock resident and military officer buried at Arlington National Cemetery.