Abolitionist Graves & Memorials

David Ruggles

1810–1849 (age 39)

Yantic Cemetery

David Ruggles (1810-1849) was a notable abolitionist and reformer from Norwich, Connecticut.

Isaac T. Hopper

1771–1852 (age 81)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Isaac T. Hopper was a Quaker abolitionist and social reformer who aided fugitive slaves throughout his life.

Edwin Coppoc

1835–1859 (age 24)

Salem

Edwin Coppoc was an abolitionist executed for his role in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.

John Brown

1800–1859 (age 59)

North Elba

John Brown was an American abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.

Lewis Sheridan Leary

1835–1859 (age 24)

North Elba

Lewis Sheridan Leary was an African American abolitionist who participated in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.

John Doy

1812–1869 (age 57)

Battle Creek

John Doy was an American abolitionist and free-soiler who was active in the Kansas territorial conflicts.

Aaron Dwight Stevens

1831–1860 (age 29)

Perth Amboy

Aaron Dwight Stevens (1831-1860) was a Lisbon-born abolitionist executed for his role in John Brown's raid.

Albert Hazlett

1837–1860 (age 23)

Perth Amboy

Albert Hazlett (1837-1860) was a Pennsylvania native executed for participating in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.

Samuel Butman

1788–1864 (age 76)

Sawyer Cemetery

Samuel Butman was an American abolitionist and Underground Railroad operator from Worcester, Massachusetts.

John Swanson Jacobs

1818–1873 (age 55)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Swanson Jacobs (1818-1873) was an Edenton-born abolitionist and brother of Harriet Jacobs.

Levi Coffin

1798–1877 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Levi Coffin was a Quaker abolitionist and prominent conductor on the Underground Railroad.

William Cooper Nell

1816–1874 (age 58)

Forest Hills Cemetery

William Cooper Nell was a Boston resident and abolitionist who lived from 1816 to 1874.

Charles Lenox Remond

1810–1873 (age 63)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Charles Lenox Remond was a prominent abolitionist and civil rights advocate from Salem, Massachusetts.

Thomas Garrett

1789–1871 (age 82)

Friends Meeting House Burial Ground

Thomas Garrett (1789-1871) was an Upper Darby Township resident and abolitionist known for his work with the Underground...

Laura Smith Haviland

1808–1898 (age 90)

Raisin Valley Cemetery

Laura Smith Haviland (1808-1898) was an Elizabethtown-Kitley resident and abolitionist known for her work with the Under...

William Still

1821–1902 (age 81)

Eden Cemetery

William Still was a prominent abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad who lived from 1821 to 1902.

Louisa Matilda Jacobs

1833–1917 (age 84)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Louisa Matilda Jacobs (1833-1917) was an Edenton native and abolitionist buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

John Hunn

1849–1926 (age 77)

Camden Friends Meetinghouse

John Hunn was a Middletown resident and abolitionist who lived from 1849 to 1926.