Deaths in the 1870s

Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff

1809–1875 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff was a Connecticut resident who lived from 1809 to 1875.

Nicholas B. La Bau

1823–1873 (age 50)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nicholas B. La Bau was a 19th-century figure who died in 1873.

Robert Eberhard Launitz

1806–1870 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Robert Eberhard Launitz was a Riga-born artist or craftsman who lived from 1806 to 1870.

Joseph Winlock

1826–1875 (age 49)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Joseph Winlock was an American astronomer and director of the Harvard Observatory who lived from 1826 to 1875.

Samuel H. Walley

1805–1877 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel H. Walley was a Boston resident who lived from 1805 to 1877.

Fanny Fern

1811–1872 (age 61)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Fanny Fern was an American writer and columnist who lived from 1811 to 1872.

Marshall Johnson Wellborn

1808–1874 (age 66)

Oakland Cemetery

Marshall Johnson Wellborn was a Georgia resident who lived from 1808 to 1874.

John William Jones

1806–1871 (age 65)

Oakland Cemetery

John William Jones was a Virginia clergyman and historian who lived from 1806 to 1871.

Martin John Spalding

1810–1872 (age 62)

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Martin John Spalding was an American Catholic archbishop who lived from 1810 to 1872.

María Bibiana Benítez

1783–1873 (age 90)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

María Bibiana Benítez was a Puerto Rican poet and intellectual who lived from 1783 to 1873.

Eliza Ogden Butler

1803–1878 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Eliza Ogden Butler was a 19th-century woman who died in 1878.

Josiah Macy

1785–1872 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Josiah Macy was a merchant or businessman who lived from 1785 to 1872.

William Vermilye Brady

1811–1870 (age 59)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Vermilye Brady was a New York City resident who lived from 1811 to 1870.

Godfrey Frankenstein

1820–1873 (age 53)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Godfrey Frankenstein was a Darmstadt-born artist or sculptor who lived from 1820 to 1873.

Jacob Ernst

1809–1872 (age 63)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Jacob Ernst was a 19th-century figure buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.

Joseph Hooker

1814–1879 (age 65)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Joseph Hooker was a prominent Union general during the American Civil War.

Salmon P. Chase

1808–1873 (age 65)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Salmon P. Chase was a prominent politician, Treasury Secretary, and Chief Justice of the United States.

Bellamy Storer

1796–1875 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Bellamy Storer was an American diplomat and congressman from Ohio.

Levi Coffin

1798–1877 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Levi Coffin was a Quaker abolitionist and prominent conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Kenner Garrard

1827–1879 (age 52)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Kenner Garrard was a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War.

George E. Pugh

1822–1876 (age 54)

Spring Grove Cemetery

George E. Pugh was an Ohio politician and congressman known for his legal expertise.

Humphrey H. Leavitt

1796–1873 (age 77)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Humphrey H. Leavitt was an American judge and politician from Ohio.

Felix LaBauve

1809–1879 (age 70)

Hernando

Felix LaBauve was a 19th-century French immigrant to America.

Tappan Wentworth

1802–1875 (age 73)

Lowell Cemetery

Tappan Wentworth was a 19th-century American figure from New Hampshire.

James W. Gazlay

1784–1874 (age 90)

Spring Grove Cemetery

James W. Gazlay was an American congressman and lawyer from New York.

Charles Pettit McIlvaine

1799–1873 (age 74)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Charles Pettit McIlvaine was an Episcopal bishop and prominent religious leader.

Davis Wasgatt Clark

1812–1871 (age 59)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Davis Wasgatt Clark was an American educator and religious figure from Maine.

Edwin Stanton McCook

1837–1873 (age 36)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Edwin Stanton McCook was a Union general and politician during and after the Civil War.

Benjamin Franklin White

1800–1879 (age 79)

Oakland Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin White was an American music educator and composer of shape-note hymns.

James Calhoun

1811–1875 (age 64)

Oakland Cemetery

James Calhoun was a resident of Abbeville County who lived from 1811 to 1875.

James Cook Ayer

1818–1878 (age 60)

Lowell Cemetery

James Cook Ayer was a Groton resident who lived from 1818 to 1878.

Lovick Pierce Thomas I

1812–1878 (age 66)

Oakland Cemetery

Lovick Pierce Thomas I was a Franklin County resident who lived from 1812 to 1878.

Thomas Lowe

1812–1875 (age 63)

Oakland Cemetery

Thomas Lowe lived from 1812 to 1875.

Cornelia Wheaton

1835–1878 (age 43)

Lowell Cemetery

Cornelia Wheaton was a New York City resident who lived from 1835 to 1878.

Thomas Ward

1807–1873 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Thomas Ward lived from 1807 to 1873.

Susan Louisa Pendleton

1821–1877 (age 56)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Susan Louisa Pendleton lived from 1821 to 1877.

George W.C. Johnston

1828–1879 (age 51)

Spring Grove Cemetery

George W.C. Johnston was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1828 to 1879.

Samuel J. Browne

1788–1872 (age 84)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Samuel J. Browne lived from 1788 to 1872.

James Challen

1802–1878 (age 76)

Spring Grove Cemetery

James Challen lived from 1802 to 1878.

Micajah Bailey

1807–1876 (age 69)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Micajah Bailey was a Prince George County resident who lived from 1807 to 1876.

Augustus Damon Fillmore

1823–1870 (age 47)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Augustus Damon Fillmore lived from 1823 to 1870.

John Shillito

1808–1879 (age 71)

Spring Grove Cemetery

John Shillito was a Greensburg resident who lived from 1808 to 1879.

Larz Anderson

1803–1878 (age 75)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Larz Anderson lived from 1803 to 1878.

William Frederick Havemeyer

1804–1874 (age 70)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Frederick Havemeyer was a New York City resident who lived from 1804 to 1874.

James R. Whiting

1803–1872 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

James R. Whiting was an American resident of the 19th century who lived from 1803 to 1872.

John Maier

1819–1877 (age 58)

Oakland Cemetery

John Maier was a German immigrant from the Kingdom of Württemberg who lived in America from 1819 to 1877.

William B. Caldwell

1808–1876 (age 68)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William B. Caldwell was a Butler County resident who lived from 1808 to 1876.

William Y. Gholson

1807–1870 (age 63)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William Y. Gholson was a Southampton County native who lived from 1807 to 1870.

Stephen Joseph McGroarty

1830–1870 (age 40)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Stephen Joseph McGroarty was an Irish immigrant from Mountcharles who lived from 1830 to 1870.

Jesse Root Grant

1794–1873 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Jesse Root Grant was the father of President Ulysses S. Grant and a Greensburg resident who lived from 1794 to 1873.