Deaths in the 1870s

Fitch Poole

1803–1873 (age 70)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Fitch Poole (1803-1873) was a 19th-century resident of Peabody with limited historical documentation.

Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll

1789–1872 (age 83)

Grove Street Cemetery

Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll (1789-1872) was an American businessman and publisher involved in early American journalism.

James Hadley

1821–1872 (age 51)

Grove Street Cemetery

James Hadley (1821-1872) was an American classical scholar and Yale professor known for his Greek and Latin studies.

William Whiting Boardman

1794–1871 (age 77)

Grove Street Cemetery

William Whiting Boardman (1794-1871) was a Connecticut resident and merchant from New Milford.

Gustavus Loomis

1789–1872 (age 83)

Grove Street Cemetery

Gustavus Loomis (1789-1872) was an American figure whose life spanned the early decades of the United States.

Giles Alexander Smith

1829–1876 (age 47)

Evergreen Cemetery

Giles Alexander Smith (1829-1876) was a Civil War officer and military figure from Jefferson County.

William Neil

1788–1870 (age 82)

Green Lawn Cemetery

William Neil (1788-1870) was an American of the late 18th and 19th centuries.

John W. Geary

1819–1873 (age 54)

Harrisburg Cemetery

John W. Geary (1819-1873) was a Pennsylvania military officer and politician from Westmoreland County.

Edgar M. Gregory

1804–1871 (age 67)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Edgar M. Gregory (1804-1871) was an American figure of the 19th century.

Esther Rittenhouse Sergeant

1789–1870 (age 81)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Esther Rittenhouse Sergeant (1789-1870) was a member of the prominent Rittenhouse family of Philadelphia.

Mary Disston

1852–1878 (age 26)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Mary Disston (1852-1878) was a member of the wealthy Disston industrial family.

Sarah Caldwell Keppele Biddle

1789–1877 (age 88)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Sarah Caldwell Keppele Biddle (1789-1877) was a Philadelphia society figure connected to the prominent Biddle family.

John Henry Towne

1818–1875 (age 57)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Henry Towne (1818-1875) was an American of the 19th century.

Caroline E. G. Peale

1803–1875 (age 72)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Caroline E. G. Peale (1803-1875) was a member of the renowned Peale family of artists and naturalists.

Thomas Tucker Smiley

1795–1879 (age 84)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Thomas Tucker Smiley (1795-1879) was an American who lived through much of the 19th century.

George Dillwyn Parrish

1820–1871 (age 51)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

George Dillwyn Parrish (1820-1871) was a Philadelphia figure of the 19th century.

Andrew Jackson Hamilton

1815–1875 (age 60)

Oakwood Cemetery

Andrew Jackson Hamilton (1815-1875) was a Texas politician and Reconstruction-era figure from Huntsville.

Thomas F. McKinney

1801–1873 (age 72)

Oakwood Cemetery

Thomas F. McKinney (1801-1873) was a Texas pioneer and merchant from Lincoln County.

Charles Ferson Durant

1805–1873 (age 68)

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Charles Ferson Durant (1805-1873) was a Manhattan-based inventor and aeronautical pioneer.

James D. Perry

1815–1876 (age 61)

Juniper Hill Cemetery

James D. Perry was an American who lived from 1815 to 1876.

Chester Harding Jr.

1827–1875 (age 48)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Chester Harding Jr. was an American who lived from 1827 to 1875.

Alonzo Stokes

1836–1876 (age 40)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Alonzo Stokes was an Ohio resident who lived from 1836 to 1876.

Matthew Fontaine Maury

1806–1873 (age 67)

Hollywood Cemetery

Matthew Fontaine Maury was a Spotsylvania County native and pioneering oceanographer and naval officer who lived from 18...

Henry A. Wise

1806–1876 (age 70)

Hollywood Cemetery

Henry A. Wise was a Virginia politician and naval officer from Accomac who lived from 1806 to 1876.

Robert H. Chilton

1815–1879 (age 64)

Hollywood Cemetery

Robert H. Chilton was a Confederate officer from Loudoun County who lived from 1815 to 1879.

Edward Johnson

1816–1873 (age 57)

Hollywood Cemetery

Edward Johnson was a Confederate general from Midlothian who lived from 1816 to 1873.

Braxton Bragg

1817–1876 (age 59)

Magnolia Cemetery

Braxton Bragg was a prominent Confederate general from Warrenton who lived from 1817 to 1876.

Edmund Strother Dargan

1805–1879 (age 74)

Magnolia Cemetery

Edmund Strother Dargan was a South Carolina judge and politician who lived from 1805 to 1879.

John Bragg

1806–1878 (age 72)

Magnolia Cemetery

John Bragg was a Warren County resident who lived from 1806 to 1878.

Josiah C. Nott

1804–1873 (age 69)

Magnolia Cemetery

Josiah C. Nott was a South Carolina physician and ethnologist who lived from 1804 to 1873.

Robert Hardy Smith

1813–1878 (age 65)

Magnolia Cemetery

Robert Hardy Smith was a Camden County politician and Confederate delegate who lived from 1813 to 1878.

Ambrose R. Wright

1826–1872 (age 46)

Magnolia Cemetery

Ambrose R. Wright was a Confederate general from Louisville who lived from 1826 to 1872.

Paul F. Eve

1806–1877 (age 71)

Magnolia Cemetery

Paul F. Eve was a Richmond County physician and surgeon who lived from 1806 to 1877.

William Hexamer

1825–1870 (age 45)

Grove Church Cemetery

William Hexamer was a Koblenz-born resident who lived from 1825 to 1870.

John Christian Kunkel

1816–1870 (age 54)

Harrisburg Cemetery

John Christian Kunkel (1816-1870) was a Harrisburg resident whose life spanned the antebellum and Civil War era.

William Henry Miller

1829–1870 (age 41)

Harrisburg Cemetery

William Henry Miller (1829-1870) was a Landisburg native who lived during the mid-19th century.

Augustus L. Roumfort

1796–1878 (age 82)

Harrisburg Cemetery

Augustus L. Roumfort (1796-1878) was a Paris-based individual who lived to an advanced age.

Ephraim Emmerton

1791–1877 (age 86)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Ephraim Emmerton (1791-1877) was a long-lived individual of the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Mary McCormick

1834–1874 (age 40)

Harrisburg Cemetery

Mary McCormick (1834-1874) was a woman who lived a relatively short life in the mid-19th century.

Ruth Hurd

1784–1874 (age 90)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Ruth Hurd (1784-1874) was a long-lived woman who witnessed nearly a century of American history.

Brown Emerson

1778–1872 (age 94)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Brown Emerson (1778-1872) was an Ashby resident who lived through the founding and early development of the United State...

George Augustus Parker

1820–1877 (age 57)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

George Augustus Parker (1820-1877) was a 19th-century individual whose life spanned the antebellum through Reconstructio...

Nicholas Trist

1800–1874 (age 74)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Nicholas Trist (1800-1874) was a Charlottesville-based figure of the 19th century.

John F. Rague

1799–1877 (age 78)

Linwood Cemetery

John F. Rague (1799-1877) was a Scotch Plains resident and architect known for designing notable American buildings.

Charles Hale Morgan

1834–1875 (age 41)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Charles Hale Morgan (1834-1875) was a Manlius resident whose remains were interred in a national cemetery.

Charles Macalester

1798–1873 (age 75)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charles Macalester (1798-1873) was a Philadelphia-based individual of the 19th century.

Charles Naylor

1806–1872 (age 66)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charles Naylor (1806-1872) was a Philadelphia resident and politician active during the antebellum period.

George Hewitt Cushman

1814–1876 (age 62)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

George Hewitt Cushman (1814-1876) was a 19th-century individual buried in Philadelphia's historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Henry Disston

1819–1878 (age 59)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Henry Disston (1819-1878) was a Tewkesbury-born industrialist and saw manufacturer who founded a prominent American comp...

James Harper

1780–1873 (age 93)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

James Harper (1780-1873) was an Irish-born resident of Castlederg.