Deaths in the 1870s
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Kitty Leroy
1850–1879 (age 29)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Kitty Leroy (1850-1879) was a Michigan resident buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Richard M. Blatchford
1798–1875 (age 77)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Richard M. Blatchford (1798-1875) was a Stratford resident interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James de Peyster Ogden
1790–1870 (age 80)
Green-Wood Cemetery
James de Peyster Ogden (1790-1870) was a New York City resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Alexander Van Rensselaer
1814–1878 (age 64)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Alexander Van Rensselaer (1814-1878) was a member of the prominent Van Rensselaer family of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck...
Joseph Wesley Harper
1801–1870 (age 69)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Joseph Wesley Harper (1801-1870) was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Harper
1797–1875 (age 78)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John Harper (1797-1875) was a Middle Village resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
George Wakeman
1841–1870 (age 29)
Green-Wood Cemetery
George Wakeman (1841-1870) was a Fairfield resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
James William Wallack II
1818–1873 (age 55)
Green-Wood Cemetery
James William Wallack II (1818-1873) was a London-born resident buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
William Henry Chase
1798–1870 (age 72)
Pensacola
William Henry Chase (1798-1870) was a Buckfield resident buried in Pensacola.
Frances Kirby Smith
1785–1875 (age 90)
St. Augustine
Frances Kirby Smith (1785-1875) was buried in St. Augustine.
Moses Hicks Grinnell
1803–1877 (age 74)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803-1877) was a New Bedford resident buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Robert Havell
1793–1878 (age 85)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Robert Havell (1793-1878) was a Reading resident buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
James Alexander Hamilton
1788–1878 (age 90)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878) was a New York City resident and son of Alexander Hamilton, buried at Sleepy Hollow...
Danford N. Barney
1808–1874 (age 66)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Danford N. Barney (1808-1874) was a Henderson resident buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
James Duncan Phyfe
1819–1876 (age 57)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
James Duncan Phyfe was an American furniture maker known for his refined Federal style designs in New York.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
1791–1872 (age 81)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter who developed the electromagnetic telegraph and Morse co...
Al Thake
1849–1872 (age 23)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Al Thake was a 19th-century resident of Wymondham who lived a brief life of 23 years.
Alfred Wingate Craven
1810–1879 (age 69)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Alfred Wingate Craven was an American naval officer associated with the Washington Navy Yard during the 19th century.
Ambrose Cornelius Kingsland
1804–1878 (age 74)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Ambrose Cornelius Kingsland was a prominent New York City businessman and civic leader in the 19th century.
John Thomas
1805–1871 (age 66)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John Thomas was a 19th-century resident of Hoxton Square in London who lived 66 years.
John A. Lott
1806–1878 (age 72)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John A. Lott was a 19th-century American who lived 72 years and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Austin Stevens
1795–1874 (age 79)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John Austin Stevens was a New York City historian and antiquarian who documented early American history.
John E. Bendix
1818–1877 (age 59)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John E. Bendix was a 19th-century American who lived 59 years and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
John Eberhard Faber
1822–1879 (age 57)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John Eberhard Faber was a German-American pencil manufacturer who founded one of America's leading pencil companies.
John Purdue
1802–1876 (age 74)
Purdue University
John Purdue was an American businessman and philanthropist whose endowment founded Purdue University in Indiana.
Evert Augustus Duyckinck
1816–1878 (age 62)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Evert Augustus Duyckinck was a New York City literary critic and editor who championed American literature.
Amy Fawsitt
1836–1876 (age 40)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Amy Fawsitt was a London resident who lived 40 years and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in New York.
Charlotte Denman Lozier
1844–1870 (age 26)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Charlotte Denman Lozier was an American physician and women's rights advocate who practiced medicine in the 19th century...
Azariah C. Flagg
1790–1873 (age 83)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Azariah C. Flagg was an American politician and public official who served in New York state government.
Barney Williams
1824–1876 (age 52)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Barney Williams was an Irish-born resident of Cork who lived from 1824 to 1876.
Cornelius Roosevelt
1794–1871 (age 77)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Cornelius Roosevelt was a New York City resident and member of the prominent Roosevelt family who lived from 1794 to 187...
John McClintock
1814–1870 (age 56)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John McClintock was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1814 to 1870.
John Vanderbilt
1819–1877 (age 58)
Green-Wood Cemetery
John Vanderbilt was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family who lived from 1819 to 1877.
Henry Newton
1845–1877 (age 32)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Henry Newton was a resident who lived a brief life from 1845 to 1877.
Carroll Dunham
1828–1876 (age 48)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Carroll Dunham was a resident who lived from 1828 to 1876.
Fulton Cutting
1814–1875 (age 61)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Fulton Cutting was a resident who lived from 1814 to 1875.
Charles Henry Williamson
1826–1874 (age 48)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Charles Henry Williamson was a Canadian resident who lived from 1826 to 1874.
James Brown
1791–1877 (age 86)
Green-Wood Cemetery
James Brown was an Irish-born resident of Ballymena who lived from 1791 to 1877.
Abraham Salter
1789–1874 (age 85)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Abraham Salter was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1789 to 1874.
Rufus King Delafield
1802–1874 (age 72)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Rufus King Delafield was a New York City resident who lived from 1802 to 1874.
Joseph Delafield
1790–1875 (age 85)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Joseph Delafield was a New York City resident who lived from 1790 to 1875.
Oliver Bronson
1799–1875 (age 76)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Oliver Bronson was a Middlebury resident who lived from 1799 to 1875.
George W. Blunt
1802–1878 (age 76)
Green-Wood Cemetery
George W. Blunt was a Newburyport resident who lived from 1802 to 1878.
Lewis S. Owings
1820–1875 (age 55)
Denison
Lewis S. Owings was a Roane County resident who lived from 1820 to 1875.
Brutus de Villeroi
1794–1874 (age 80)
Bensalem Township
Brutus de Villeroi (1794-1874) was a French-born resident of Tours who spent his later years in Pennsylvania.
Mary Dix Strong
1820–1875 (age 55)
Wabasha
Mary Dix Strong (1820-1875) was a woman of the 19th century buried in Wabasha, Minnesota.
Abby Gordon
1785–1878 (age 93)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Abby Gordon (1785-1878) was a long-lived woman of the early American period interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Heyward Cutting
1837–1876 (age 39)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Heyward Cutting (1837-1876) was a 19th-century New Yorker buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Harriet Hannah McAllister
1833–1879 (age 46)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Harriet Hannah McAllister (1833-1879) was a mid-19th century woman of prominence buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Isaac L. Platt
1793–1875 (age 82)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Isaac L. Platt (1793-1875) was an early American whose long life spanned nearly eight decades.