Educator Graves & Memorials

Myrtilla Miner

1815–1864 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth in Washington, D.C.

Kate Brousseau

1862–1938 (age 76)

Evergreen Cemetery

Chair of the Psychology Department at Mills College.

Zephaniah Swift Moore

1770–1823 (age 53)

Amherst West Cemetery

Zephaniah Swift Moore (1770-1823) was a Palmer resident and educator buried at Amherst West Cemetery.

Timothy Alden

1736–1828 (age 92)

Ancient Cemetery

Timothy Alden was a Bridgewater resident and educator who lived from 1736 to 1828.

Theodore Dwight

1764–1846 (age 82)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Theodore Dwight was a Northampton resident and educator who lived from 1764 to 1846 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemeter...

John Thornton Kirkland

1770–1840 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Thornton Kirkland was the president of Harvard University who lived from 1770 to 1840.

Henry W. Edwards

1779–1847 (age 68)

Grove Street Cemetery

Henry W. Edwards was a New Haven resident and educator who lived from 1779 to 1847.

Alice Cogswell

1805–1830 (age 25)

Old North Cemetery

Alice Cogswell was a Hartford resident and deaf education pioneer who lived from 1805 to 1830.

Ebenezer Porter

1772–1834 (age 62)

Phillips Academy Cemetery

Ebenezer Porter was a man who lived from 1772 to 1834.

Isaac L. Anderson

1780–1857 (age 77)

Maryville College

Isaac L. Anderson was a Rockbridge County resident and educator associated with Maryville College.

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

1787–1851 (age 64)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851) was a Philadelphia-based educator and pioneer in deaf education.

John Griscom

1774–1852 (age 78)

Friends Quaker Cemetery

John Griscom (1774-1852) was a Quaker educator and reformer from New Jersey.

John Clarke Young

1803–1857 (age 54)

Bellevue Cemetery

John Clarke Young was an American educator from Greencastle who lived from 1803 to 1857.

Theodore Dwight

1796–1866 (age 70)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Theodore Dwight (1796-1866) was a Hartford-born educator and author buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Nathan Hale

1784–1863 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Nathan Hale was an American educator and editor known for his work in journalism and educational reform.

Sarah Bradford Ripley

1793–1867 (age 74)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American educator and intellectual who was a noted teacher and wife of the Transcendentalist scholar George Bradford Rip...

Gessner Harrison

1807–1862 (age 55)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

Gessner Harrison was a Virginia educator and classical scholar who lived from 1807 to 1862.

Benjamin Hale

1797–1863 (age 66)

Belleville Cemetery

Benjamin Hale was an American educator and scholar who contributed to intellectual discourse in 19th-century New England...

Hugh Maxwell

1787–1873 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Hugh Maxwell (1787-1873) was a Scottish-born educator and religious leader.

William Horn Battle

1802–1879 (age 77)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

William Horn Battle was a North Carolina educator and university president.

John Pierce Brace

1793–1872 (age 79)

Old North Cemetery

John Pierce Brace was an educator and reformer who lived from 1793 to 1872.

Harvey Prindle Peet

1794–1873 (age 79)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Harvey Prindle Peet was a Bethlehem resident and educator who lived from 1794 to 1873.

Edmund Randolph Peaslee

1814–1878 (age 64)

Dartmouth College Cemetery

Edmund Randolph Peaslee was an American educator and administrator at Dartmouth College during the 19th century.

Nathaniel Fish Moore

1782–1872 (age 90)

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery Churchyard

Nathaniel Fish Moore was a Newton resident and educated man who lived from 1782 to 1872.

Milo Parker Jewett

1808–1882 (age 74)

Forest Home Cemetery

Milo Parker Jewett (1808-1882) was an educator and religious leader from St. Johnsbury who served as a founding principa...

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.

Lydia Fowler Wadleigh

1817–1888 (age 71)

Sutton

Lydia Fowler Wadleigh was a Sutton resident and educator who lived from 1817 to 1888.

George Barrell Emerson

1797–1881 (age 84)

Old Burying Ground

George Barrell Emerson (1797-1881) was an American educator and reformer from Wells.

Mark Hopkins

1802–1887 (age 85)

Williams College Cemetery

Mark Hopkins was a renowned educator and president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872.

J. E. McConaughy

1834–1885 (age 51)

New Somerville Cemetery

J. E. McConaughy was a Twinsburg resident and educator active during the 19th century.

Fannie Smith Washington

1858–1884 (age 26)

Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery

Fannie Smith Washington (1858-1884) was a West Virginia native who was buried at Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery.

Charles Avery

1795–1883 (age 88)

Hamilton College Cemetery

Charles Avery was a Monson resident and educator who lived from 1795 to 1883.

Oren Root

1803–1885 (age 82)

Hamilton College Cemetery

Oren Root was a 19th-century educator and theologian who lived from 1803 to 1885.

Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews

1821–1880 (age 59)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews was an American educator and scholar active during the 19th century.

Laura Bridgman

1829–1889 (age 60)

Dana Cemetery

Laura Bridgman (1829-1889) of Hanover was a notable deaf-blind educator buried at Dana Cemetery.

Benjamin Stoddert Ewell

1810–1894 (age 84)

College of William & Mary

Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (1810-1894) was a Washington, D.C. resident associated with the College of William & Mary.

George C. Magoun

1840–1893 (age 53)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

George C. Magoun (1840-1893) was an American educator and college president.

Samuel S. Carroll

1832–1893 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Samuel S. Carroll (1832-1893) was a Takoma Park resident and educator.

William S. Lincoln

1813–1893 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William S. Lincoln (1813-1893) was a Berkshire resident and educator.

Zalmon Richards

1811–1899 (age 88)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Zalmon Richards (1811-1899) was a Cummington resident and educational reformer.

Henry Noble Day

1808–1890 (age 82)

Grove Street Cemetery

Henry Noble Day (1808-1890) was an American educator and academic administrator.

Orrington Lunt

1815–1897 (age 82)

Rosehill Cemetery

Orrington Lunt was an American educator and founding trustee of Northwestern University who lived from 1815 to 1897.

David Greene Haskins

1818–1896 (age 78)

Western Cemetery

David Greene Haskins was an American educator and historian known for his work in New England history.

David Crenshaw Barrow

1815–1899 (age 84)

Oconee Hill Cemetery

David Crenshaw Barrow was an American educator and president of the University of Georgia during the Reconstruction era.

Mary Tucker Magill

1830–1899 (age 69)

Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse

Mary Tucker Magill was a Virginia woman and educator who lived from 1830 to 1899.

Julius Hawley Seelye

1824–1895 (age 71)

Wildwood Cemetery

Julius Hawley Seelye was an American educator and Congregational minister who lived from 1824 to 1895.

William Seymour Tyler

1810–1897 (age 87)

Wildwood Cemetery

William Seymour Tyler was an American classical scholar and educator who lived from 1810 to 1897.

Lyman Richards Williston

1830–1897 (age 67)

Cambridge Cemetery

Lyman Richards Williston was an American educator and scholar associated with Harvard University.

Mary Mitchell Birchall

1846–1898 (age 52)

McAllister Cemetery

Mary Mitchell Birchall was a resident of Dover-Foxcroft who lived from 1846 to 1898.

Mary Julia Baldwin

1829–1897 (age 68)

Thornrose Cemetery

Mary Julia Baldwin was an educator and founder of Mary Baldwin University in Winchester who lived from 1829 to 1897.