Deaths in the 1870s
7,400+ memorials
Charlotte Cushman
1816–1876 (age 60)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charlotte Cushman was an acclaimed American actress who was one of the most celebrated performers of the 19th century.
Eliza Ware Farrar
1791–1870 (age 79)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Eliza Ware Farrar was an American author and educator known for her writings on domestic life and women's education.
George Aiken
1830–1876 (age 46)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Aiken was an American playwright and actor best known for adapting Uncle Tom's Cabin for the stage.
Moses Pond
1800–1870 (age 70)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Moses Pond was a 19th-century American whose specific occupation and accomplishments are not readily inferrable from ava...
George Washington Messinger
1813–1870 (age 57)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Washington Messinger (1813-1870) was a Boston resident buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Charles Edward Buckingham
1821–1877 (age 56)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Edward Buckingham (1821-1877) was a Boston resident buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Francis Lieber
1800–1872 (age 72)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Francis Lieber (1800-1872) was a Berlin-born figure buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Eliza Constantia Watson Cushing
1791–1878 (age 87)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Eliza Constantia Watson Cushing (1791-1878) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Sophia Harrison Otis Ritchie
1799–1874 (age 75)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Sophia Harrison Otis Ritchie (1799-1874) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Hope Savage Shaw
1793–1879 (age 86)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Hope Savage Shaw (1793-1879) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
David Kimball
1802–1873 (age 71)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
David Kimball (1802-1873) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
George Howe
1795–1871 (age 76)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Howe (1795-1871) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Ellen Brewer
1836–1873 (age 37)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ellen Brewer (1836-1873) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
James Madison Beebe
1809–1875 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
James Madison Beebe (1809-1875) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
John Munroe
1811–1870 (age 59)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Munroe (1811-1870) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Theresa Reynolds
1837–1872 (age 35)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Theresa Reynolds (1837-1872) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Elizabeth Stone
1808–1879 (age 71)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Elizabeth Stone (1808-1879) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Mary Boardman Gilman Bates
1817–1870 (age 53)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mary Boardman Gilman Bates (1817-1870) was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Winthrop Ward Chenery
1819–1876 (age 57)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Winthrop Ward Chenery (1819-1876) was a Watertown resident buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George Washington Whittemore
1812–1870 (age 58)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Washington Whittemore (1812-1870) was a 19th-century American figure buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Charles Folsom
1794–1872 (age 78)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Folsom (1794-1872) was an Exeter-connected scholar and bibliophile of the early 19th century.
Thomas Appleton
1785–1872 (age 87)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Thomas Appleton (1785-1872) was an American writer and cultural figure of the 19th century.
John Swanson Jacobs
1818–1873 (age 55)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Swanson Jacobs (1818-1873) was an Edenton-born abolitionist and brother of Harriet Jacobs.
Ellen Wayles Randolph
1796–1876 (age 80)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ellen Wayles Randolph (1796-1876) was a member of the prominent Randolph family of Virginia.
Joseph Coolidge
1798–1879 (age 81)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Joseph Coolidge (1798-1879) was a Boston merchant and member of a prominent Massachusetts family.
Richard Baker
1819–1875 (age 56)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Richard Baker (1819-1875) was a 19th-century American figure of the New England region.
McKean Buchanan
1798–1871 (age 73)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
McKean Buchanan (1798-1871) was an American of the early 19th century.
Charles Kemble Fox
1833–1875 (age 42)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Kemble Fox (1833-1875) was a 19th-century American, likely related to theatrical or literary circles.
William Turell Andrews
1794–1879 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
William Turell Andrews (1794-1879) was a long-lived 19th-century American figure.
Eliza Riddle Field
1812–1871 (age 59)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Eliza Riddle Field (1812-1871) was a 19th-century American woman of the New England region.
Samuel D. Parker
1781–1873 (age 92)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Samuel D. Parker (1781-1873) was a Boston-based American of the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Anson Burlingame
1820–1870 (age 50)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Anson Burlingame (1820-1870) was a New Berlin-born diplomat and congressman who served as U.S. Minister to China.
George L. Fox
1825–1877 (age 52)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George L. Fox (1825-1877) was a Cambridge-based American performer and pantomime artist.
George Oliver Brastow
1811–1878 (age 67)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Oliver Brastow (1811-1878) was a Wrentham-born American composer and music educator.
John P. Bigelow
1797–1872 (age 75)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John P. Bigelow was a 19th-century resident of Groton who lived from 1797 to 1872.
Joseph Cushing Edmands
1842–1878 (age 36)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Joseph Cushing Edmands was a Boston resident who lived from 1842 to 1878.
Marianna Hubbard Slater
1845–1873 (age 28)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Marianna Hubbard Slater lived from 1845 to 1873.
Frances Lea
1847–1877 (age 30)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Frances Lea lived from 1847 to 1877.
John Tillman Lamkin
1811–1870 (age 59)
Summit
John Tillman Lamkin was an Augusta resident who lived from 1811 to 1870.
W. R. Vermilye
1810–1876 (age 66)
Woodlawn Cemetery
W. R. Vermilye was a New York City resident who lived from 1810 to 1876.
Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs
1810–1875 (age 65)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs lived from 1810 to 1875.
Julia Matilda May
1819–1879 (age 60)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Julia Matilda May lived from 1819 to 1879.
Singleton Van Buren
1840–1879 (age 39)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Singleton Van Buren lived from 1840 to 1879.
Josiah Warren
1798–1874 (age 76)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Josiah Warren was a Boston resident and 19th-century social theorist who lived from 1798 to 1874.
Jacob Abbott
1803–1879 (age 76)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jacob Abbott was a Hallowell resident and prolific American author and educator who lived from 1803 to 1879.
Charles Sumner
1811–1874 (age 63)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Sumner was a prominent Boston abolitionist and U.S. Senator who lived from 1811 to 1874.
Jacob Bigelow
1787–1879 (age 92)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jacob Bigelow was a Watertown resident and pioneering American physician and botanist who lived from 1787 to 1879.
J. Wiley Edmands
1809–1877 (age 68)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
J. Wiley Edmands was a Boston resident who lived from 1809 to 1877.
Jeffries Wyman
1814–1874 (age 60)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jeffries Wyman was a Chelmsford resident and renowned American naturalist and anatomist who lived from 1814 to 1874.
Josiah Macy, Jr.
1837–1876 (age 39)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Josiah Macy, Jr. was a prominent New York City businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1837 to 1876.