Deaths in the 1880s

Richard Montgomery Pell

1822–1882 (age 60)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard Montgomery Pell (1822-1882) was a prominent New York businessman and member of the Pell family.

Elizabeth Woodbridge Hoe

1865–1889 (age 24)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elizabeth Woodbridge Hoe (1865-1889) was a member of the prominent Hoe printing machinery family.

Benjamin Richardson

1812–1889 (age 77)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Benjamin Richardson (1812-1889) was an American merchant and businessman of the 19th century.

Jonathan Young

1826–1885 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Jonathan Young (1826-1885) was an Ohio resident and notable figure of his era.

Joseph Alden

1807–1885 (age 78)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Joseph Alden (1807-1885) was an American businessman associated with Cairo during the 19th century.

Joshua R. Sands

1795–1883 (age 88)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Joshua R. Sands (1795-1883) was a Brooklyn-based merchant and community figure.

Nathaniel Currier

1813–1888 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) was a renowned American lithographer and co-founder of the famous Currier & Ives print com...

Martha Bulloch Roosevelt

1835–1884 (age 49)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Martha Bulloch Roosevelt (1835-1884) was the mother of President Theodore Roosevelt and a prominent society figure.

Nealy Phelps

1840–1885 (age 45)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Nealy Phelps (1840-1885) was a New York City resident and notable figure of the late 19th century.

Samuel Hanson Cox

1793–1880 (age 87)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Samuel Hanson Cox (1793-1880) was an American clergyman and abolitionist minister based in Rahway.

Stephen H. Tyng

1800–1885 (age 85)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Stephen H. Tyng was an American clergyman and religious leader based in Newburyport during the 19th century.

Theodorus Bailey Myers

1821–1888 (age 67)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Theodorus Bailey Myers was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist.

Edmund Burke

1809–1882 (age 73)

Newport

Edmund Burke was a 19th-century American diplomat and statesman from Westminster.

Samuel Ward Francis

1835–1886 (age 51)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Samuel Ward Francis was a 19th-century American merchant and financier.

George Edwin Ewing

1828–1884 (age 56)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Edwin Ewing was a 19th-century American businessman and civic leader.

Edward Middleton

1810–1883 (age 73)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Edward Middleton was a 19th-century American merchant from Charleston.

Robert L. Cutting

1812–1887 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Robert L. Cutting was a prominent 19th-century New York City businessman and philanthropist.

Lloyd Aspinwall

1834–1886 (age 52)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Lloyd Aspinwall was a 19th-century American businessman and Manhattan resident.

John Swanel Inskip

1816–1884 (age 68)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Swanel Inskip was an American Methodist minister and religious leader from Huntingdon.

Charles Comstock Betts

1808–1882 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Charles Comstock Betts was a 19th-century American businessman from Richmond.

Stephen Buttrick Noyes

1833–1885 (age 52)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Stephen Buttrick Noyes was a 19th-century American businessman from Brookfield.

John Randolph Bryan

1806–1887 (age 81)

Gloucester County

John Randolph Bryan was a 19th-century American planter and landowner from Gloucester County.

Laurens Perseus Hickok

1798–1888 (age 90)

Bethel

Laurens Perseus Hickok was an American philosopher and theologian from Danbury.

Ellen Jane Banker

1828–1885 (age 57)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ellen Jane Banker was a 19th-century American woman from a prominent family.

Emma Hartley

1858–1881 (age 23)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Emma Hartley was a 19th-century American woman who died at a young age.

Richard Jessup Morgan

1852–1884 (age 32)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard Jessup Morgan (1852-1884) was a young man who lived during the Gilded Age and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery ...

Henrietta Arnold

1823–1884 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Henrietta Arnold (1823-1884) was a woman who lived through much of the 19th century and found her final resting place at...

Benjamin L. DeForest

1840–1885 (age 45)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Benjamin L. DeForest (1840-1885) was a 19th-century resident buried at the prominent Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

William Henry Gunther

1826–1887 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Henry Gunther (1826-1887) was a man of the 19th century whose life spanned six decades before his burial at Gree...

Ellen Bush McComb

1857–1885 (age 28)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ellen Bush McComb (1857-1885) was a young woman of the late 19th century interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Frederick Francis Alexandre

1809–1889 (age 80)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Frederick Francis Alexandre (1809-1889) lived for eight decades during the 1800s and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Gertrude Jerome

1853–1883 (age 30)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Gertrude Jerome (1853-1883) was a woman of the Gilded Age whose life was cut short at age 30 and buried at Green-Wood Ce...

William Edgar Howland

1813–1885 (age 72)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Edgar Howland (1813-1885) was a 19th-century man who lived for over seven decades before his interment at Green-...

Andrew Varick Stout

1812–1883 (age 71)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Andrew Varick Stout (1812-1883) was a man who lived through most of the 19th century and was buried at Green-Wood Cemete...

George Muirson Totten

1809–1884 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

George Muirson Totten (1809-1884) was a long-lived 19th-century figure who spent his final years before burial at Green-...

Mary Esther Hart

1843–1888 (age 45)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Mary Esther Hart (1843-1888) was a Brooklyn resident who lived during the latter half of the 19th century and was buried...

Albert Salter

1811–1882 (age 71)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Albert Salter (1811-1882) was a Manhattan native who lived over seven decades in the 19th century before his burial at G...

William Mitchell

1801–1886 (age 85)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Mitchell (1801-1886) was a man who lived through most of the 19th century, spanning 85 years, and was buried at ...

William Hayes Fogg

1817–1884 (age 67)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Hayes Fogg (1817-1884) was a resident of Berwick who lived during the 19th century and was interred at Green-Woo...

Joseph Chrisman Hutchison

1827–1887 (age 60)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Joseph Chrisman Hutchison (1827-1887) was a Franklin resident who lived for six decades in the 19th century before his b...

Courtlandt Palmer

1843–1888 (age 45)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Courtlandt Palmer was a New York City businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1843 to 1888.

Edward Prime

1801–1883 (age 82)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Edward Prime was a New York City merchant and publisher who lived from 1801 to 1883.

Adam Norrie

1796–1882 (age 86)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Adam Norrie was a Scottish-born resident of Montrose who lived from 1796 to 1882.

Marian Hooper Adams

1843–1885 (age 42)

Adams Memorial

Marian Hooper Adams was a Boston-based writer and wife of historian Henry Adams who lived from 1843 to 1885.

Joseph Segar

1804–1880 (age 76)

Hampton

Joseph Segar was a King William County, Virginia resident who lived from 1804 to 1880.

Benjamin F. Mackall

1790–1880 (age 90)

Fairfax County

Benjamin F. Mackall was a Georgetown resident who lived from 1790 to 1880.

Philip C. Johnson, Jr.

1828–1887 (age 59)

Arlington National Cemetery

Philip C. Johnson, Jr. was a Fryeburg resident and military officer buried at Arlington National Cemetery who lived from...

James Smith Bush

1825–1889 (age 64)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

James Smith Bush was a Rochester resident who lived from 1825 to 1889.

Francis Saltus Saltus

1849–1889 (age 40)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Francis Saltus Saltus was a New York City writer and poet who lived from 1849 to 1889.

Frank Hastings Hamilton

1813–1886 (age 73)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Frank Hastings Hamilton was a prominent surgeon and medical educator who lived from 1813 to 1886.