Deaths in the 1890s

Benjamin Walworth Arnold

1821–1891 (age 70)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Benjamin Walworth Arnold (1821-1891) was an American military officer and government official.

James Wallace Black

1825–1896 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

James Wallace Black (1825-1896) was an American photographer and inventor from Francestown.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

1809–1894 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) was a renowned American physician, poet, and essayist from Cambridge.

Charles Devens

1820–1891 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Devens (1820-1891) was an American general, judge, and Attorney General of Massachusetts from Charlestown.

Henry Jacob Bigelow

1818–1890 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Jacob Bigelow (1818-1890) was an American surgeon and Harvard Medical School professor from Boston.

James Russell Lowell

1819–1891 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) was an American poet, editor, and diplomat from Cambridge.

Benjamin Apthorp Gould

1824–1896 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824-1896) was an American astronomer and Harvard Observatory director from Boston.

William Russell

1857–1896 (age 39)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Russell (1857-1896) was an American scholar and educator from Cambridge.

Rosa Miller Avery

1830–1894 (age 64)

Madison

Rosa Miller Avery (1830-1894) was an American woman from Madison whose biographical details are limited.

Edwin Booth

1833–1893 (age 60)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was a legendary American Shakespearean actor from Bel Air.

Josiah P. Cooke

1827–1894 (age 67)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Josiah P. Cooke (1827-1894) was an American chemist and Harvard University professor from Boston.

Eben Norton Horsford

1818–1893 (age 75)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Eben Norton Horsford was an American chemist and engineer who pioneered the development of baking powder and made signif...

Mehitable E. Woods

1813–1891 (age 78)

Fairfield

Mehitable E. Woods was a 19th-century woman from Georgia whose life spanned the early American republic through the post...

Abraham Lansing

1835–1899 (age 64)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Abraham Lansing was an Albany resident who lived during the 19th century.

Robert Bruce Langdon

1826–1895 (age 69)

Lakewood Cemetery

Robert Bruce Langdon was a New Haven resident of the 19th century.

Denis M. Hurley

1843–1899 (age 56)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Denis M. Hurley was an Irish-born resident of Limerick who lived in the mid-to-late 19th century.

Charles Alfred Pillsbury

1842–1899 (age 57)

Lakewood Cemetery

Charles Alfred Pillsbury was an American businessman and founder of the Pillsbury Company, a major flour milling enterpr...

Dorilus Morrison

1814–1897 (age 83)

Lakewood Cemetery

Dorilus Morrison was a Livermore resident who lived through much of the 19th century.

Jacob Fjelde

1859–1896 (age 37)

Lakewood Cemetery

Jacob Fjelde was a Norwegian-born sculptor known for his monumental works and public sculptures.

Joseph Francis

1801–1893 (age 92)

Lakewood Cemetery

Joseph Francis was a Boston resident of the early 19th century.

Milan H. Sessions

1821–1898 (age 77)

Lakewood Cemetery

Milan H. Sessions was a 19th-century American whose exact occupation and location details remain limited.

Eliza Arnold Douglass

1811–1896 (age 85)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Eliza Arnold Douglass was a woman who lived in the early-to-mid 19th century.

Elisha Y. Ten Eyck

1835–1894 (age 59)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Elisha Y. Ten Eyck was an Albany resident of the 19th century.

Leopold Morse

1831–1892 (age 61)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Leopold Morse was a German-born American businessman and philanthropist who became a prominent figure in Boston society.

Edward Winslow Hinks

1830–1894 (age 64)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edward Winslow Hinks was a Bucksport resident and 19th-century American.

Ellen Cheney Johnson

1829–1899 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Ellen Cheney Johnson was an Athol resident and 19th-century American woman.

Franklin Townsend

1821–1898 (age 77)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Franklin Townsend (1821-1898) was an Albany resident whose life spanned the 19th century.

Frederick Townsend

1825–1897 (age 72)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Frederick Townsend (1825-1897) was an Albany-based individual who lived during the industrial era.

John Cochrane

1813–1898 (age 85)

Albany Rural Cemetery

John Cochrane (1813-1898) was a Palatine resident who lived through most of the 19th century.

Lorenzo D. Collins

1821–1898 (age 77)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Lorenzo D. Collins (1821-1898) was a 19th-century individual buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.

Thomas Hillhouse

1817–1897 (age 80)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Thomas Hillhouse (1817-1897) was an Albany County resident during the 1800s.

William J. McAlpine

1812–1890 (age 78)

Albany Rural Cemetery

William J. McAlpine (1812-1890) was a New York City-based individual of the 19th century.

Horatio P. Van Cleve

1809–1891 (age 82)

Lakewood Cemetery

Horatio P. Van Cleve (1809-1891) was a Princeton resident who lived for over 80 years.

Charles E. Vanderburgh

1829–1898 (age 69)

Lakewood Cemetery

Charles E. Vanderburgh (1829-1898) was a Saratoga County resident of the 19th century.

Henry Titus Welles

1821–1898 (age 77)

Lakewood Cemetery

Henry Titus Welles (1821-1898) was a Glastonbury resident who lived during the 1800s.

Edward C. Babb

1834–1899 (age 65)

Lakewood Cemetery

Edward C. Babb (1834-1899) was a Westbrook resident who lived into the 20th century.

Hugh G. Harrison

1822–1891 (age 69)

Lakewood Cemetery

Hugh G. Harrison (1822-1891) was a Belleville resident of the 19th century.

George Alfred Pillsbury

1816–1898 (age 82)

Lakewood Cemetery

George Alfred Pillsbury (1816-1898) was a Sutton resident who lived for over 80 years.

David Adam Secombe

1827–1892 (age 65)

Lakewood Cemetery

David Adam Secombe (1827-1892) was a Milford resident of the 19th century.

James Sheridan

1832–1893 (age 61)

Holy Cross Cemetery

James Sheridan (1832-1893) was a Newark resident who lived during the industrial era.

Ned Bligh

1864–1892 (age 28)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Ned Bligh (1864-1892) was a Brooklyn resident who died in his late twenties.

Patrick Charles Keely

1816–1896 (age 80)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Patrick Charles Keely was an Irish architect known for designing Catholic churches and institutions in the 19th century.

Jeremiah Troy

1845–1897 (age 52)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Jeremiah Troy was a 19th-century resident of New York City whose life details remain largely undocumented.

William O'Meagher

1829–1896 (age 67)

Holy Cross Cemetery

William O'Meagher was an Irish resident of Killenaule during the 19th century.

John Osborne Sargent

1811–1891 (age 80)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Osborne Sargent was an American of the 19th century whose specific occupation is not readily apparent.

John Stetson

1834–1896 (age 62)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Stetson was an American businessman and resident of the 19th century.

Elizabeth Brown Bowditch

1807–1892 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Elizabeth Brown Bowditch was an American woman of the 19th century, likely part of the prominent Bowditch family.

Charles Savage Homer

1809–1898 (age 89)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Savage Homer was an American of the 19th century, possibly related to the Homer family of prominence.

John Nelson Borland

1828–1890 (age 62)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Nelson Borland was an American resident of the 19th century.

Hiram Smith Shurtleff

1841–1893 (age 52)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Hiram Smith Shurtleff was an American of the 19th century.