Deaths in the 1870s

Eugene Miller Van Reed

1835–1873 (age 38)

Masonic Cemetery

Eugene Miller Van Reed (1835-1873) was a Reading resident.

William Caldwell Anderson

1804–1870 (age 66)

Highland Cemetery

William Caldwell Anderson (1804-1870) was a Washington County resident.

James J. Winans

1818–1879 (age 61)

Woodland Cemetery

James J. Winans (1818-1879) lived in Maysville.

Electa Churchill

1818–1873 (age 55)

West Cemetery

Electa Churchill (1818-1873) was a 19th-century resident.

Christopher William Leffingwell

1808–1879 (age 71)

Greenwood Cemetery

Christopher William Leffingwell was an American resident of the early 19th century who lived from 1808 to 1879.

Luther H. Foster

1827–1876 (age 49)

Lakeview Cemetery

Luther H. Foster was a 19th-century American who lived from 1827 to 1876.

Joseph H. Tuthill

1811–1877 (age 66)

Fantinekill Cemetery

Joseph H. Tuthill was a Blooming Grove resident who lived from 1811 to 1877.

John S. Barry

1802–1870 (age 68)

Constantine Township Cemetery

John S. Barry was an Amherst-based American who lived from 1802 to 1870.

John F. Driggs

1813–1877 (age 64)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

John F. Driggs was a Kinderhook resident who lived from 1813 to 1877.

Lois Bryan Adams

1817–1870 (age 53)

Constantine Township Cemetery

Lois Bryan Adams was an American woman who lived from 1817 to 1870.

Edward Garfield

1874–1876 (age 2)

Fairview Cemetery

Edward Garfield was a young American who lived from 1874 to 1876.

Charles R. McKay

1808–1873 (age 65)

Harrison Cemetery

Charles R. McKay was a Brandon House resident who lived from 1808 to 1873.

David Allen Smalley

1809–1877 (age 68)

Greenmount Cemetery

David Allen Smalley was a Middlebury resident who lived from 1809 to 1877.

Lucilla Green Cheney

1853–1878 (age 25)

Evergreen Cemetery

Lucilla Green Cheney was an American woman who lived from 1853 to 1878.

George Wyllys Benedict

1796–1871 (age 75)

Greenmount Cemetery

George Wyllys Benedict was an American who lived from 1796 to 1871.

John White

1785–1871 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John White was a Canaan resident who lived from 1785 to 1871.

Elizabeth White

1788–1871 (age 83)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Elizabeth White was an Exeter resident who lived from 1788 to 1871.

William Savage

1802–1877 (age 75)

Salem East Cemetery

William Savage was a Northamptonshire-born American who lived from 1802 to 1877.

Thomas Henry Powers

1812–1878 (age 66)

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery

Thomas Henry Powers was an American who lived from 1812 to 1878.

Henry Howard Houston

1858–1879 (age 21)

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery

Henry Howard Houston (1858-1879) was a young man whose brief life ended in his early twenties.

Solomon Meredith

1810–1875 (age 65)

Riverside Cemetery

Solomon Meredith (1810-1875) was a Guilford County resident who lived a long life spanning nearly seven decades.

Lawrence Brainerd

1794–1870 (age 76)

Greenwood Cemetery

Lawrence Brainerd (1794-1870) was an East Hartford resident who lived into his mid-seventies.

James Hanna

1816–1872 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

James Hanna (1816-1872) was a Franklin County man who lived fifty-six years.

Charles Phillips

1824–1879 (age 55)

Rock Lake Cemetery

Charles Phillips (1824-1879) was a Westmoreland resident who died in his mid-fifties.

Joseph Stickels

1843–1876 (age 33)

Monroe Cemetery

Joseph Stickels (1843-1876) was a young man who died in his early thirties.

Henry S. Overholt

1810–1870 (age 60)

Scottdale Cemetery

Henry S. Overholt (1810-1870) lived sixty years and was buried in Scottdale Cemetery.

Philip Church Schuyler

1805–1872 (age 67)

Burlingame Community Cemetery

Philip Church Schuyler (1805-1872) was a Stillwater resident who lived sixty-seven years.

Joseph Lee Heywood

1837–1876 (age 39)

Northfield Cemetery

Joseph Lee Heywood (1837-1876) was a man who died in his late thirties.

Nicholas Gustafson

1846–1876 (age 30)

Northfield Cemetery

Nicholas Gustafson (1846-1876) was a young man who died in his early thirties.

Daniel Polsley

1803–1877 (age 74)

Lone Oak Cemetery

Daniel Polsley (1803-1877) was a Fairmont resident who lived seventy-four years.

Kellian Whaley

1821–1876 (age 55)

Lone Oak Cemetery

Kellian Whaley (1821-1876) was a Utica man who died in his mid-fifties.

John Shaffer

1827–1870 (age 43)

Freeport City Cemetery

John Shaffer (1827-1870) was a Lewisburg resident who lived forty-three years.

Abner C. Harding

1807–1874 (age 67)

Monmouth Cemetery

Abner C. Harding (1807-1874) was an East Hampton man who lived sixty-seven years.

Thomas J. Turner

1815–1874 (age 59)

Freeport City Cemetery

Thomas J. Turner (1815-1874) was a Trumbull County resident who lived fifty-nine years.

Caroline Owen Curtiss

1803–1870 (age 67)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Caroline Owen Curtiss (1803-1870) was a woman whose life spanned the early American republic.

Charles Swain Lovell

1811–1871 (age 60)

Cave Hill National Cemetery

Charles Swain Lovell (1811-1871) was a 19th-century American whose final resting place was Cave Hill National Cemetery.

William Stimpson

1832–1872 (age 40)

Saint Johns Cemetery of Howard County

William Stimpson (1832-1872) was a Boston-based naturalist and zoologist known for his contributions to marine biology.

John Wells

1817–1877 (age 60)

Johnstown Cemetery

John Wells (1817-1877) was a Johnstown resident who lived during the mid-to-late 19th century.

Samuel Worthington Dorsey

1811–1875 (age 64)

Saint Johns Cemetery of Howard County

Samuel Worthington Dorsey (1811-1875) was a 19th-century American whose life reflected the era of westward expansion.

Joseph Bates

1792–1872 (age 80)

Poplar Hill Cemetery

Joseph Bates (1792-1872) was a Rochester-based religious leader and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham

1793–1870 (age 77)

Chestnut Hill Cemetery

Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham (1793-1870) was a Boston Unitarian minister and prominent religious intellectual of his er...

Henry Clay Longnecker

1820–1871 (age 51)

Fairview Cemetery

Henry Clay Longnecker (1820-1871) was a Lower Allen Township resident of the 19th century.

Danforth Thayer

1819–1870 (age 51)

Union Cemetery

Danforth Thayer (1819-1870) was a Braintree resident whose life spanned the antebellum and Civil War periods.

Bezaleel Thayer

1795–1875 (age 80)

Mexico Village Cemetery

Bezaleel Thayer (1795-1875) was a Hartwick resident who lived through the early American republic and industrial revolut...

James Patrick Major

1836–1877 (age 41)

Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery

James Patrick Major (1836-1877) was a Fayette resident of Irish Catholic heritage.

Perley B. Johnson

1798–1870 (age 72)

McConnelsville Cemetery

Perley B. Johnson (1798-1870) was a Marietta resident who lived through the formative decades of American history.

Thomas J. McKean

1810–1870 (age 60)

Oak Shade Cemetery

Thomas J. McKean (1810-1870) was a Burlington resident of the 19th century.

Charles Minton Baker

1804–1872 (age 68)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Charles Minton Baker (1804-1872) was a New York City resident whose life encompassed the antebellum and Civil War eras.

Charles Waters Jennings

1802–1872 (age 70)

East Lawn Cemetery

Charles Waters Jennings (1802-1872) was a 19th-century American whose life reflected the transformative decades of the e...

William H. Van Epps

1812–1877 (age 65)

Oakwood Cemetery

William H. Van Epps was a Schenectady resident who lived from 1812 to 1877.