Deaths in the 1870s

James Ross Snowden

1809–1878 (age 69)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

James Ross Snowden (1809-1878) was an American official and numismatist.

John Fries Frazer

1812–1872 (age 60)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Fries Frazer (1812-1872) was a Philadelphia-based scientist and educator.

John Price Durbin

1800–1876 (age 76)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Price Durbin (1800-1876) was an American Methodist bishop and missionary.

John Rhea Barton

1794–1871 (age 77)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Rhea Barton (1794-1871) was a pioneering American surgeon from Lancaster.

Matthew Baird

1817–1877 (age 60)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Matthew Baird (1817-1877) was an Irish-born American locomotive manufacturer.

Morton McMichael

1807–1879 (age 72)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Morton McMichael (1807-1879) was an American journalist and publisher from Burlington City.

Owen Jones

1819–1878 (age 59)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Owen Jones (1819-1878) was a Welsh designer and architect based in Ardmore.

William Gray

1793–1873 (age 80)

Hollywood Cemetery

William Gray (1793-1873) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Amos Beebe Eaton

1806–1877 (age 71)

Grove Street Cemetery

Amos Beebe Eaton (1806-1877) was an American naturalist and geologist from Catskill.

Sylvanus William Godon

1809–1879 (age 70)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Sylvanus William Godon (1809-1879) was an American naval officer and engineer.

Thomas Davidson

1828–1874 (age 46)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Thomas Davidson (1828-1874) was a Scottish philosopher and educator.

Beverly Randolph Wellford

1797–1870 (age 73)

Hollywood Cemetery

Beverly Randolph Wellford (1797-1870) was a Virginia planter and public servant.

Lunalilo

1835–1874 (age 39)

Kawaiahaʻo Church

Lunalilo (1835-1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Daniel Dole

1808–1878 (age 70)

Kawaiahaʻo Church

Daniel Dole (1808-1878) was an American missionary and educator in Hawaii.

Charles Kanaina

1798–1877 (age 79)

Kawaiahaʻo Church

Charles Kanaina was a Hawaiian chief and advisor who lived from 1798 to 1877.

William Hoapili Kaauwai

1835–1874 (age 39)

Kawaiahaʻo Church

William Hoapili Kaauwai was a Hawaiian noble who served during the Kingdom of Hawaii period from 1835 to 1874.

Maria W. Simms

1819–1870 (age 51)

Oakwood Cemetery

Maria W. Simms was an American woman who lived from 1819 to 1870.

Helen A. Nickerson

1848–1875 (age 27)

Oakwood Cemetery

Helen A. Nickerson was an American woman who lived from 1848 to 1875.

Marmion Henry Bowers

1829–1872 (age 43)

Oakwood Cemetery

Marmion Henry Bowers was a Moorestown resident who lived from 1829 to 1872.

Bursheba Fristoe Younger

1816–1870 (age 54)

Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery

Bursheba Fristoe Younger was a McMinnville woman who lived from 1816 to 1870.

Francis Julius LeMoyne

1798–1879 (age 81)

LeMoyne Crematory

Francis Julius LeMoyne was a Washington-based physician and abolitionist who lived from 1798 to 1879 and pioneered crema...

Alice Cogswell Van Rensselaer

1846–1878 (age 32)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Alice Cogswell Van Rensselaer was an American woman who lived from 1846 to 1878.

Sarah Julia Palmer

1809–1879 (age 70)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Sarah Julia Palmer was an American woman who lived from 1809 to 1879.

Ann Elizabeth Sibley

1797–1874 (age 77)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Ann Elizabeth Sibley was an American woman who lived from 1797 to 1874.

Nathan Bedford Forrest

1821–1877 (age 56)

Columbia

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general and cavalry commander who lived from 1821 to 1877.

Chester L. Yost

1806–1874 (age 68)

Highland Cemetery

Chester L. Yost was a Fayette resident who lived from 1806 to 1874.

James McCormick

1801–1870 (age 69)

Harrisburg Cemetery

James McCormick was an American man who lived from 1801 to 1870.

Robert L. Vann

1879–1879 (age 0)

Homewood Cemetery

Robert L. Vann was an Ahoskie resident who lived in 1879.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

1794–1877 (age 83)

Moravian Cemetery

Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American shipping and railroad magnate who lived from 1794 to 1877 and became one of the wea...

Nicholas Davis Jr.

1825–1875 (age 50)

Maple Hill Cemetery

Nicholas Davis Jr. was an Athens resident who lived from 1825 to 1875 and was interred at Maple Hill Cemetery.

Richard Wilde Walker

1823–1874 (age 51)

Maple Hill Cemetery

Richard Wilde Walker (1823-1874) was a Huntsville resident buried at Maple Hill Cemetery.

Gilbert M. L. Johnson

1837–1871 (age 34)

Maple Hill Cemetery

Gilbert M. L. Johnson was an Indiana native who lived from 1837 to 1871 and was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery.

William T. H. Brooks

1821–1870 (age 49)

Maple Hill Cemetery

William T. H. Brooks (1821-1870) was a Lisbon resident laid to rest at Maple Hill Cemetery.

George Anderson Gordon

1830–1872 (age 42)

Maple Hill Cemetery

George Anderson Gordon lived from 1830 to 1872 and was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery.

Peter Vredenburgh

1805–1873 (age 68)

Maplewood Cemetery

Peter Vredenburgh (1805-1873) was a Freehold Township resident interred at Maplewood Cemetery.

Louisa Caroline Tuthill

1798–1879 (age 81)

Grove Street Cemetery

Louisa Caroline Tuthill (1798-1879) was a New Haven resident buried at Grove Street Cemetery.

Sherman Converse

1790–1873 (age 83)

Grove Street Cemetery

Sherman Converse lived from 1790 to 1873 and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery.

Charles Linnaeus Ives

1831–1879 (age 48)

Grove Street Cemetery

Charles Linnaeus Ives (1831-1879) was buried at Grove Street Cemetery.

William Giles Munson

1801–1878 (age 77)

Grove Street Cemetery

William Giles Munson (1801-1878) was laid to rest at Grove Street Cemetery.

Julia Wooster DeForest

1795–1873 (age 78)

Grove Street Cemetery

Julia Wooster DeForest (1795-1873) was interred at Grove Street Cemetery.

Samuel Peck

1813–1879 (age 66)

Grove Street Cemetery

Samuel Peck lived from 1813 to 1879 and was buried at Grove Street Cemetery.

Julian Hartridge

1829–1879 (age 50)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

Julian Hartridge (1829-1879) was a Savannah resident buried at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.

John Morrison Oliver

1828–1872 (age 44)

Lake View Cemetery

John Morrison Oliver (1828-1872) was a Penn Yan resident interred at Lake View Cemetery.

Edward Clifford Anderson, Jr.

1839–1876 (age 37)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

Edward Clifford Anderson, Jr. (1839-1876) was buried at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.

Elizabeth Johnston Morrison

1793–1872 (age 79)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

Elizabeth Johnston Morrison was a woman of the early 19th century who lived from 1793 to 1872 in Georgia.

Augustus Holmes Kenan

1805–1870 (age 65)

Memory Hill Cemetery

Augustus Holmes Kenan was a Baldwin County resident who lived from 1805 to 1870.

Jacob Michael Kunkel

1822–1870 (age 48)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Jacob Michael Kunkel was a Frederick resident who lived from 1822 to 1870.

Michael Walsh Cluskey

1832–1873 (age 41)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Michael Walsh Cluskey was a Savannah-based individual who lived from 1832 to 1873.

William Millward

1822–1871 (age 49)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

William Millward was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1822 to 1871.

Louis Antoine Godey

1804–1878 (age 74)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Louis Antoine Godey was a New York City-based publisher and editor who lived from 1804 to 1878.