Deaths in the 1870s

Wilson Olney

1802–1874 (age 72)

South Cemetery

Mary Wolcott Ellsworth

1830–1870 (age 40)

Winter Street Burial Ground

Erasmus D. Hall

1812–1878 (age 66)

Evergreen Cemetery

Jane Lansing

1785–1871 (age 86)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Jane Lansing was an American woman who lived from 1785 to 1871 and was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.

Alvin Adams

1804–1877 (age 73)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Alvin Adams (1804-1877) was an American businessman and founder of Adams Express Company, a major freight and express de...

Anna Cabot Lowell

1811–1874 (age 63)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Anna Cabot Lowell (1811-1874) was a member of the prominent Lowell family of Boston, known for their mercantile and phil...

Harriot Kezia Hunt

1805–1875 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Harriot Kezia Hunt (1805-1875) was a Boston-based physician and women's health advocate who practiced medicine in the 19...

Benjamin E. Bates

1808–1878 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Benjamin E. Bates (1808-1878) was a Mansfield-based industrialist and philanthropist who contributed significantly to ed...

Charles Pickering

1805–1878 (age 73)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Pickering (1805-1878) was a naturalist and scientist from Susquehanna Depot who made contributions to American n...

Charles Tufts

1781–1876 (age 95)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Tufts (1781-1876) was a Medford resident and philanthropist who founded Tufts University.

Edmund Quincy

1808–1877 (age 69)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edmund Quincy (1808-1877) was a Boston-based writer, editor, and abolitionist active in 19th-century reform movements.

Edward Needles Hallowell

1836–1871 (age 35)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edward Needles Hallowell (1836-1871) was a Philadelphia-based Civil War officer and military leader.

Cyrus Aldrich

1808–1871 (age 63)

Lakewood Cemetery

Cyrus Aldrich (1808-1871) was a Smithfield resident and American businessman involved in commercial and political affair...

George Stillman Hillard

1808–1879 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

George Stillman Hillard (1808-1879) was a Boston lawyer, author, and literary figure known for his contributions to Amer...

Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch

1809–1870 (age 61)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch (1809-1870) was an American clergyman and member of the prominent Bulfinch family of Boston.

Mary Susan Everett Abbot

1832–1871 (age 39)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mary Susan Everett Abbot (1832-1871) was an American woman from a prominent New England family.

Hannah Rogers Mason

1806–1871 (age 65)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Hannah Rogers Mason (1806-1871) was an American woman known for her involvement in 19th-century social circles.

William Montgomery Vermilye

1801–1878 (age 77)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Montgomery Vermilye (1801-1878) was a New York City-based merchant and businessman active in 19th-century commer...

Charles Russell Lowell

1807–1870 (age 63)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Russell Lowell (1807-1870) was an American businessman and philanthropist buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Robert Means Mason

1810–1879 (age 69)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Robert Means Mason (1810-1879) was a Portsmouth-based merchant and civic leader buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

William Gray Brooks

1805–1879 (age 74)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Gray Brooks (1807-1879) was a Portland businessman and community figure buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Francis Boardman Crowninshield

1809–1877 (age 68)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1809-1877) was a Boston-based merchant and shipping magnate buried at Mount Auburn Cemet...

Horace Gray

1800–1873 (age 73)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Horace Gray (1800-1873) was an American jurist and legal scholar buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

William C. Emmet

1807–1875 (age 68)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William C. Emmet (1807-1875) was an American physician and medical educator buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Edward Parrish

1822–1872 (age 50)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Edward Parrish (1822-1872) was a Philadelphia pharmacist and pharmaceutical educator buried at Fair Hill Burial Ground.

Thomas M'Clintock

1792–1876 (age 84)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Thomas M'Clintock (1792-1876) was a Delaware Quaker abolitionist and social reformer buried at Fair Hill Burial Ground.

Harriet Forten Purvis

1810–1875 (age 65)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Harriet Forten Purvis (1810-1875) was a Philadelphia abolitionist and women's rights activist buried at Fair Hill Burial...

William Wilson Longstreth

1802–1879 (age 77)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

William Wilson Longstreth (1802-1879) was an American merchant and philanthropist buried at Fair Hill Burial Ground.

Anna Mott Hopper

1812–1874 (age 62)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Anna Mott Hopper (1812-1874) was an American Quaker reformer and social activist buried at Fair Hill Burial Ground.

Julia Ann Morrison Blount

1832–1877 (age 45)

Blandford Cemetery

Julia Ann Morrison Blount (1832-1877) was a Southern plantation owner and civic figure buried at Blandford Cemetery.

Josiah Tattnall

1794–1871 (age 77)

Bonaventure Cemetery

Josiah Tattnall (1794-1871) was a Savannah-based merchant and naval officer buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Hugh W. Mercer

1808–1877 (age 69)

Bonaventure Cemetery

Hugh W. Mercer (1808-1877) was a Fredericksburg physician and military officer buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Richard Dennis Arnold

1808–1876 (age 68)

Bonaventure Cemetery

Richard Dennis Arnold (1808-1876) was a Savannah physician and naturalist buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Mary Telfair

1791–1875 (age 84)

Bonaventure Cemetery

Mary Telfair was an Augusta-based philanthropist and cultural patron who lived from 1791 to 1875.

William Brown Hodgson

1801–1871 (age 70)

Bonaventure Cemetery

William Brown Hodgson was a Washington, D.C. resident and scholar who lived from 1801 to 1871.

Augustus Barry

1840–1871 (age 31)

Cold Harbor National Cemetery

Augustus Barry was an Irish-born individual who died in 1871 at age 31.

Ann Mackall Taylor

1811–1875 (age 64)

Cold Springs Cemetery

Ann Mackall Taylor was a Jefferson County resident who lived from 1811 to 1875.

Elias Thomas

1772–1872 (age 100)

Eastern Cemetery

Elias Thomas was a Portland resident who lived from 1772 to 1872, reaching an advanced age of 100.

Samuel Wright Sr.

1812–1877 (age 65)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Samuel Wright Sr. lived from 1812 to 1877 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery.

Helen Eliza Garrison

1811–1876 (age 65)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Helen Eliza Garrison lived from 1811 to 1876 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery.

A. Tracy Lee

1844–1870 (age 26)

Forest Hills Cemetery

A. Tracy Lee was a Roxbury resident who died in 1870 at age 26.

William Minot

1783–1873 (age 90)

Forest Hills Cemetery

William Minot lived from 1783 to 1873 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery.

Augustus Seymour Porter

1798–1872 (age 74)

Oakwood Cemetery

Augustus Seymour Porter was a Canandaigua resident who lived from 1798 to 1872.

Addison H. Laflin

1823–1878 (age 55)

Oakwood Cemetery

Addison H. Laflin lived from 1823 to 1878 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

John J. Peck

1821–1878 (age 57)

Oakwood Cemetery

John J. Peck was a Manlius resident who lived from 1821 to 1878.

Sardis Birchard

1801–1874 (age 73)

Oakwood Cemetery

Sardis Birchard was a Wilmington resident who lived from 1801 to 1874.

Samuel Joseph May

1797–1871 (age 74)

Oakwood Cemetery

Samuel Joseph May was a Boston-based individual who lived from 1797 to 1871.

Thomas Treadwell Davis

1810–1872 (age 62)

Oakwood Cemetery

Thomas Treadwell Davis was a Middlebury resident who lived from 1810 to 1872.

Nehemiah H. Earll

1787–1872 (age 85)

Oakwood Cemetery

Nehemiah H. Earll (1787-1872) was a long-lived resident of the early American period.

O. W. Childs

1802–1870 (age 68)

Oakwood Cemetery

O. W. Childs (1802-1870) was a Stillwater resident who lived through the 19th century.