Deaths in the 1890s
11,000+ memorials
Nahum Chapin
1820–1897 (age 77)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Nahum Chapin was an American resident of Jamaica during the 19th century.
Ira Loriston Moore
1824–1897 (age 73)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ira Loriston Moore was an American resident of Raymond during the 19th century.
Philip Howes Sears
1819–1898 (age 79)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Philip Howes Sears was an American of the 19th century, likely part of the prominent Sears family.
Isaac Pratt
1814–1899 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Isaac Pratt was an American resident of Middleborough during the 19th century.
Eudora Clark Atkinson
1831–1890 (age 59)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Eudora Clark Atkinson was an American woman of the 19th century.
Surgeon (USA) George Hinckley Lyman, Sr.
1819–1891 (age 72)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Hinckley Lyman, Sr. was a U.S. Army Surgeon from Northampton who served in the 19th century.
Dorothy Hancock White
1799–1890 (age 91)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Dorothy Hancock White (1799-1890) was an American woman of the early 19th century.
Benjamin Helm Bristow
1832–1896 (age 64)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) was an American lawyer, politician, and Secretary of the Treasury.
John B. Haskin
1821–1895 (age 74)
Woodlawn Cemetery
John B. Haskin (1821-1895) was an American congressman from New York.
Steele MacKaye
1842–1894 (age 52)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Steele MacKaye (1842-1894) was an American playwright, actor, and theatrical innovator.
Harriet Jacobs
1815–1897 (age 82)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Harriet Jacobs (1815-1897) was an American autobiographer and abolitionist who escaped slavery.
Jules Marcou
1824–1898 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jules Marcou (1824-1898) was a French-American geologist and paleontologist.
Sereno Watson
1826–1892 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Sereno Watson (1826-1892) was an American botanist and taxonomist.
Phillips Brooks
1835–1893 (age 58)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was an American Episcopal bishop and prominent preacher.
Justin Winsor
1831–1897 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Justin Winsor (1831-1897) was an American librarian and historian.
Charles Eliot
1859–1897 (age 38)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Eliot (1859-1897) was an American botanist and Harvard University professor.
Frederic Henry Hedge
1805–1890 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Frederic Henry Hedge (1805-1890) was an American transcendentalist minister and scholar.
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.
1817–1898 (age 81)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. (1817-1898) was an American antiquarian and historian.
Frederick O. Prince
1818–1899 (age 81)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Frederick O. Prince (1818-1899) was an American merchant and philanthropist.
George C. Magoun
1840–1893 (age 53)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George C. Magoun (1840-1893) was an American educator and college president.
George Edward Ellis
1814–1894 (age 80)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Edward Ellis (1814-1894) was an American clergyman, historian, and author.
George Makepeace Towle
1841–1893 (age 52)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Makepeace Towle (1841-1893) was an American author and diplomat.
George Partridge Sanger
1819–1890 (age 71)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Partridge Sanger (1819-1890) was a prominent Dover businessman and civic leader.
Greely S. Curtis
1830–1897 (age 67)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Greely S. Curtis (1830-1897) was a Boston merchant and philanthropist.
Henry Coffin Nevins
1843–1892 (age 49)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry Coffin Nevins (1843-1892) was a Methuen industrialist and manufacturer.
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch
1808–1892 (age 84)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808-1892) was a pioneering American physician and physiologist.
Jane G. Austin
1831–1894 (age 63)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jane G. Austin (1831-1894) was a Worcester-based American novelist and author.
John Michael Tobin
1841–1898 (age 57)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Michael Tobin (1841-1898) was an Irish-American immigrant from County Waterford.
Joseph Lovering
1813–1892 (age 79)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Joseph Lovering (1813-1892) was a Boston mathematician and Harvard professor.
Carrie Turner
1863–1897 (age 34)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Carrie Turner (1863-1897) was an Albany resident of the late 19th century.
J. K. Emmet
1841–1891 (age 50)
Albany Rural Cemetery
J. K. Emmet (1841-1891) was an American entertainer and performer.
Thomas Hun
1808–1896 (age 88)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Thomas Hun (1808-1896) was an Albany educator and school administrator.
W. H. Pratt
1822–1893 (age 71)
Lakewood Cemetery
W. H. Pratt (1822-1893) was a 19th-century American of note.
Francis Parkman
1823–1893 (age 70)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Francis Parkman (1823-1893) was a renowned Boston historian and author of American frontier history.
Robert Charles Winthrop
1809–1894 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Robert Charles Winthrop (1809-1894) was a Boston statesman, orator, and philanthropist.
George Martin Lane
1823–1897 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
George Martin Lane (1823-1897) was a Charlestown classical scholar and Harvard professor.
John F. Andrew
1850–1895 (age 45)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John F. Andrew was an American lawyer and politician from Hingham, Massachusetts who lived from 1850 to 1895.
John Lowell Gardner
1837–1898 (age 61)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Lowell Gardner was a wealthy Boston merchant and art collector from Brookline who lived from 1837 to 1898.
Theodore Lyman
1833–1897 (age 64)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Theodore Lyman was an American naturalist and zoologist from Waltham, Massachusetts who lived from 1833 to 1897.
Waldo Hutchins
1822–1891 (age 69)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Waldo Hutchins was an American lawyer and legal scholar from Brooklyn who lived from 1822 to 1891.
William Henry Webb
1816–1899 (age 83)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Henry Webb was a prominent American shipbuilder from Manhattan who lived from 1816 to 1899.
Alexander Herrmann
1844–1896 (age 52)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Alexander Herrmann was a renowned French magician and illusionist who lived from 1844 to 1896.
Charles Ranhofer
1836–1899 (age 63)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Charles Ranhofer was a celebrated French chef and culinary innovator who lived from 1836 to 1899.
Gardner Quincy Colton
1814–1898 (age 84)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Gardner Quincy Colton was an American dentist and pioneer of anesthesia in dentistry who lived from 1814 to 1898.
Sarah Cabot Parkman Atkinson
1818–1892 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Sarah Cabot Parkman Atkinson was a Boston socialite and philanthropist who lived from 1818 to 1892.
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
1855–1891 (age 36)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Benjamin Robbins Curtis was an American lawyer and legal scholar who lived from 1855 to 1891.
Philo S. Shelton
1805–1890 (age 85)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Philo S. Shelton was an American businessman and civic figure who lived from 1805 to 1890.
Mary Mifflin
1806–1893 (age 87)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mary Mifflin was an American woman from a prominent Philadelphia family who lived from 1806 to 1893.
Edward Jacob Forster
1846–1896 (age 50)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Edward Jacob Forster was an American businessman from Charlestown who lived from 1846 to 1896.
David Humphreys Storer
1804–1891 (age 87)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
David Humphreys Storer was an American naturalist and physician from Portland who lived from 1804 to 1891.