Deaths in the 1870s

John Nicholas Genin

1819–1878 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Nicholas Genin was an American hat manufacturer and businessman who lived from 1819 to 1878.

Maunsell Bradhurst Field

1822–1875 (age 53)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Maunsell Bradhurst Field was an American businessman and lawyer who lived from 1822 to 1875.

William Ives Budington

1815–1879 (age 64)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Ives Budington was an American whaling captain and Arctic explorer who lived from 1815 to 1879.

Frances Flora Bond Palmer

1812–1876 (age 64)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Frances Flora Bond Palmer was an American lithographer and artist who lived from 1812 to 1876.

Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede

1820–1877 (age 57)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede was a West Point graduate and military officer who lived from 1820 to 1877.

Edmund Storer Janes

1807–1876 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Edmund Storer Janes was a Sheffield-born industrialist and businessman who lived from 1807 to 1876.

William Niblo

1790–1878 (age 88)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Niblo was an Irish-born theatrical impresario and entertainment entrepreneur who lived from 1790 to 1878.

Elizabeth Bogart

1795–1879 (age 84)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elizabeth Bogart was a New York City resident and woman of social prominence who lived from 1795 to 1879.

Cyrus P. Smith

1800–1877 (age 77)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Cyrus P. Smith was a Hanover-born businessman and entrepreneur who lived from 1800 to 1877.

Henry Grinnell

1799–1874 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Henry Grinnell was a New Bedford merchant and philanthropist known for his support of Arctic exploration who lived from ...

Marshall Lefferts

1821–1876 (age 55)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Marshall Lefferts was a Bedford-born businessman and civic leader who lived from 1821 to 1876.

Luther C. Carter

1805–1875 (age 70)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Luther C. Carter was a Bethel-born professional who lived from 1805 to 1875.

Jacob Aaron Westervelt

1800–1879 (age 79)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Jacob Aaron Westervelt was a Tenafly-born merchant and businessman who lived from 1800 to 1879.

James Bogardus

1800–1874 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Bogardus was a Catskill-born inventor and pioneer of cast-iron architecture who lived from 1800 to 1874.

Elizabeth F. Ellet

1818–1877 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elizabeth F. Ellet was a Sodus Point-born author and historian who lived from 1818 to 1877.

John Matthews

1808–1870 (age 62)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Matthews was a businessman and inventor known for his contributions to carbonated beverage technology who lived fro...

Theodore Roosevelt Sr.

1831–1878 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was a New York City philanthropist, businessman, and father of President Theodore Roosevelt who l...

William Henry Powell

1823–1879 (age 56)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Henry Powell was a New York City artist and painter who lived from 1823 to 1879.

Joseph A. Haskin

1818–1874 (age 56)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph A. Haskin was a Troy-born military officer and engineer who served with distinction during the Civil War and live...

Aaron Arnold

1794–1876 (age 82)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Aaron Arnold was an American resident who lived from 1794 to 1876.

Charles M. Barras

1826–1873 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Charles M. Barras was a playwright and dramatist who lived from 1826 to 1873.

Otto Wilhelm Christian Schack

1818–1875 (age 57)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Otto Wilhelm Christian Schack was a Danish writer and cultural figure from Copenhagen who lived from 1818 to 1875.

Abram Child Dayton

1818–1877 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Abram Child Dayton was an American resident who lived from 1818 to 1877.

Thomas McCall Cadwalader

1795–1873 (age 78)

Friends Burying Ground

Thomas McCall Cadwalader was a New Jersey resident who lived from 1795 to 1873.

Sarah Olive

1787–1878 (age 91)

Lauderdale County

Sarah Olive was a North Carolina resident who lived from 1787 to 1878.

Francis Kerby Stevens

1839–1874 (age 35)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Francis Kerby Stevens was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1839 to 1874.

James Patterson

1794–1877 (age 83)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Patterson was an Irish resident from Lisburn who lived from 1794 to 1877.

Orison Blunt

1815–1879 (age 64)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Orison Blunt was a Gardiner resident who lived from 1815 to 1879.

Richard Delafield

1798–1873 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard Delafield was a prominent New York City military engineer and officer who lived from 1798 to 1873.

Fletcher Harper

1806–1877 (age 71)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Fletcher Harper was an American publisher and founder of Harper & Brothers publishing house who lived from 1806 to 1877.

Francis Seger

1796–1872 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Francis Seger was an American resident who lived from 1796 to 1872.

Frederick B. Conway

1819–1874 (age 55)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Frederick B. Conway was an American actor and theatrical performer who lived from 1819 to 1874.

George Fletcher

1845–1872 (age 27)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Fletcher was a Brooklyn resident who lived from 1845 to 1872.

George Gardner Barnard

1829–1879 (age 50)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Gardner Barnard was an American sculptor known for his monumental works who lived from 1829 to 1879.

George Nicholas Sanders

1812–1873 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Nicholas Sanders was an American politician and diplomat from Lexington who served in various government roles du...

George Phineas Gordon

1810–1878 (age 68)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Phineas Gordon was a Salem-born merchant and businessman active in 19th-century American commerce.

Henry John Wallack

1790–1870 (age 80)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Henry John Wallack was a prominent actor and theatrical performer of the early 19th century.

Thomas Hastings

1784–1872 (age 88)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Thomas Hastings was an influential American architect known for designing notable buildings in the 19th century.

Olof Hedström

1803–1877 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Olof Hedström was a Swedish-American Methodist minister and missionary who served immigrant communities.

James Allen Hardie

1823–1876 (age 53)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Allen Hardie was a Union Army officer and military administrator during the American Civil War era.

James William Beekman

1815–1877 (age 62)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James William Beekman was a New York City merchant and member of the prominent Beekman family.

Morgan Lewis Smith

1822–1874 (age 52)

Arlington National Cemetery

Morgan Lewis Smith was a Union general who commanded troops during the American Civil War.

Osborne Cross

1803–1876 (age 73)

Libertytown

Osborne Cross was a U.S. Army officer and government official involved in 19th-century military administration.

Samuel Harvey Taylor

1807–1871 (age 64)

Andover

Samuel Harvey Taylor was an American clergyman and educator from Londonderry.

Rebecca Mason

1803–1879 (age 76)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Rebecca Mason was an American woman of the early 19th century whose life details remain largely historical.

Madame Restell

1812–1878 (age 66)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Madame Restell was a controversial abortionist and women's health practitioner in 19th-century New York.

William Orton

1826–1878 (age 52)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

William Orton was an American businessman and telegraph company executive in the late 19th century.

Pierre Munroe Irving

1802–1876 (age 74)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Pierre Munroe Irving was an American author and editor, nephew of Washington Irving.

Wild Bill Hickok

1837–1876 (age 39)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Wild Bill Hickok was a legendary American gunslinger, lawman, and Wild West figure known for his marksmanship and fronti...

Henry Weston Smith

1827–1876 (age 49)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Henry Weston Smith (1827-1876) was a resident of Tolland County who was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.