Deaths in the 1880s
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Hooper C. Van Vorst
1818–1889 (age 71)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Hooper C. Van Vorst was a 19th-century New York resident who lived in Schenectady from 1818 to 1889.
William Hague
1808–1887 (age 79)
Albany Rural Cemetery
William Hague was a Pelham resident who lived from 1808 to 1887.
Asa Gray
1810–1888 (age 78)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Asa Gray was a prominent American botanist and naturalist who lived from 1810 to 1888.
Edwin Percy Whipple
1819–1886 (age 67)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Edwin Percy Whipple was an American essayist and literary critic who lived from 1819 to 1886.
Alvan Clark
1804–1887 (age 83)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Alvan Clark was an American telescope maker and optician who lived from 1804 to 1887.
Dorothea Dix
1802–1887 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Dorothea Dix was an American social reformer and advocate for the mentally ill who lived from 1802 to 1887.
Amos Adams Lawrence
1814–1886 (age 72)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Amos Adams Lawrence was an American merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1814 to 1886.
Ezra Abbot
1819–1884 (age 65)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ezra Abbot was an American biblical scholar and editor who lived from 1819 to 1884.
Henry Shaw
1800–1889 (age 89)
Missouri Botanical Garden
Henry Shaw was an American botanist and founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden who lived from 1800 to 1889.
Chester A. Arthur
1829–1886 (age 57)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Chester A. Arthur was the 21st President of the United States who lived from 1829 to 1886.
Eli Perry
1799–1881 (age 82)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Eli Perry was a Cambridge resident who lived from 1799 to 1881.
Daniel Manning
1831–1887 (age 56)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Daniel Manning was an American banker and Secretary of the Treasury who lived from 1831 to 1887.
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
1837–1880 (age 43)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the wife of President Chester A. Arthur who lived from 1837 to 1880.
Bradford R. Wood
1800–1889 (age 89)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Bradford R. Wood was a Westport resident who lived from 1800 to 1889.
Charles Thomas Jackson
1805–1880 (age 75)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Thomas Jackson was an American chemist and geologist who lived from 1805 to 1880.
Gaylord Graves
1804–1889 (age 85)
Northwood
Gaylord Graves was a 19th-century resident of Richfield Springs who lived from 1804 to 1889.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807–1882 (age 75)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator born in Portland in 1807 who became one of the most widely ...
John G. Palfrey
1796–1881 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John G. Palfrey was a Boston-born historian, educator, and politician who lived from 1796 to 1881.
F. O. C. Darley
1822–1888 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
F. O. C. Darley was a prominent Philadelphia-born illustrator and artist of the 19th century.
James Lovell Little
1810–1884 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
James Lovell Little was a Marshfield resident and notable figure of the 19th century who lived from 1810 to 1884.
Thomas Lamb
1796–1887 (age 91)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Thomas Lamb was a Boston resident and businessman or professional who lived from 1796 to 1887.
Davis Collamore
1820–1887 (age 67)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Davis Collamore was a Scituate resident who lived from 1820 to 1887.
Charles Fay
1808–1888 (age 80)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Fay was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1808 to 1888.
Ephraim Whitman Gurney
1829–1886 (age 57)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ephraim Whitman Gurney was a Roxbury resident and notable educator or professional who lived from 1829 to 1886.
Austin Clark Wellington
1840–1888 (age 48)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Austin Clark Wellington was a Lexington resident who lived from 1840 to 1888.
Edward Sprague Rand II
1810–1884 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Edward Sprague Rand II was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1810 to 1884.
Leon Barlow Walker
1868–1887 (age 19)
Lakewood Cemetery
Leon Barlow Walker was a resident who lived from 1868 to 1887.
Hollis Hunnewell
1836–1884 (age 48)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Hollis Hunnewell was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1836 to 1884.
Josiah Putnam Bradlee
1817–1887 (age 70)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Josiah Putnam Bradlee was a resident who lived from 1817 to 1887.
Jerome George Kidder
1808–1882 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jerome George Kidder was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1808 to 1882.
Charles Faulkner
1811–1885 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Faulkner was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1811 to 1885 and was interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Camillus Kidder
1805–1883 (age 78)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Camillus Kidder (1805-1883) was a notable individual of the early 19th century buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Sarah Thompson Herrick
1814–1881 (age 67)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Sarah Thompson Herrick (1814-1881) was a woman of the 19th century whose final resting place was Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Direxa C. Claflin
1805–1887 (age 82)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Direxa C. Claflin lived from 1805 to 1887 and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts.
Fanny Mackay Reynolds
1795–1881 (age 86)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Fanny Mackay Reynolds (1795-1881) was a long-lived 19th-century resident interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George Nixon Black
1814–1880 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Nixon Black (1814-1880) was a 19th-century individual buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Lovice Corbett
1801–1882 (age 81)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Lovice Corbett lived from 1801 to 1882 and was laid to rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Francis Winthrop Palfrey
1831–1889 (age 58)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1831-1889) was a Boston-area resident of the 19th century buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George C. Howard
1818–1887 (age 69)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George C. Howard (1818-1887) was a Halifax native who was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George Lewis Ruffin
1834–1886 (age 52)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Lewis Ruffin (1834-1886) was a Richmond-based 19th-century figure interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George Rumford Baldwin
1798–1888 (age 90)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Rumford Baldwin (1798-1888) was a Woburn resident who lived to an advanced age and was buried at Mount Auburn Cem...
Harvey Jewell
1820–1881 (age 61)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Harvey Jewell (1820-1881) was a Winchester native of the 19th century buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Henry Fowle Durant
1822–1881 (age 59)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry Fowle Durant (1822-1881) was a Hanover-based figure of the 19th century and founder of Wellesley College.
Henry L. Eustis
1819–1885 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry L. Eustis (1819-1885) was a Boston resident and military engineer of the 19th century.
John Langdon Sibley
1804–1885 (age 81)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Langdon Sibley (1804-1885) was a Union native and Harvard librarian who documented early American history.
Calvin Gibson Goodrich
1820–1880 (age 60)
Lakewood Cemetery
Calvin Gibson Goodrich (1820–1880) was a 19th-century American figure buried in Lakewood Cemetery.
Alice Louise Olmsted
1856–1881 (age 25)
Lakewood Cemetery
Alice Louise Olmsted (1856–1881) was a young woman who died in her mid-twenties and was interred at Lakewood Cemetery.
Thomas Greaves Cary
1824–1888 (age 64)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Thomas Greaves Cary (1824–1888) was a 19th-century American whose remains rest in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
John Allen Lewis
1819–1885 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Allen Lewis (1819–1885) was a Barnstable resident who lived for 66 years and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
William Benford Aitken
1810–1880 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Benford Aitken (1810–1880) was a Manhattan resident who lived 70 years and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.