Merchant Graves & Memorials

Owen Johns

d. 1884

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Prominent New York City merchant who operated dry goods palaces, precursors to department stores, in Manhattan.

Stephen Higginson

1743–1828 (age 85)

Boston

Salem merchant and politician who was active in maritime trade during the early American republic.

John Coffin Jones, Sr.

1750–1829 (age 79)

Boston

Boston merchant and trader involved in Pacific commerce and the China trade.

David Leavitt

1758–1807 (age 49)

Brooklyn

New Hampshire-based merchant and businessman active in early American commerce.

Edward Johnson

1767–1829 (age 62)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Edward Johnson was a Baltimore-based American merchant and civic leader active in early 19th-century commerce.

James Calhoun

1743–1816 (age 73)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

James Calhoun was an American patriot and merchant active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

David Poe, Sr.

1743–1816 (age 73)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

David Poe, Sr. was an Irish-born American merchant and father of poet Edgar Allan Poe's paternal line.

John Crawford

1746–1813 (age 67)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

John Crawford was an Irish-born American merchant and civic figure in early Baltimore.

William Pickman

1748–1815 (age 67)

Salem

William Pickman was a Salem merchant and member of a prominent maritime trading family.

Nicholas Low

1739–1826 (age 87)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Nicholas Low was a New York merchant and financier involved in early American commerce.

William Irving

1766–1821 (age 55)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

William Irving was a New York merchant and brother of author Washington Irving.

Samuel Stranahan

1778–1816 (age 38)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Samuel Stranahan was a merchant or businessman who lived from 1778 to 1816 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Joseph Clay

1769–1811 (age 42)

Christ Church, Philadelphia

Joseph Clay was a Philadelphia merchant and civic leader active in early American commerce.

James Irvine

1735–1819 (age 84)

Christ Church, Philadelphia

James Irvine was a Philadelphia merchant and landowner active during the late 18th century.

John Phillips

1770–1823 (age 53)

Granary Burying Ground

John Phillips was a Boston merchant and philanthropist who founded the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society.

Jonathan Jackson

1743–1810 (age 67)

Granary Burying Ground

Jonathan Jackson was a Massachusetts merchant, politician, and signer of the Articles of Confederation.

Joseph Clay, Jr.

1764–1811 (age 47)

Granary Burying Ground

Joseph Clay, Jr. was a Savannah merchant and political figure during the American Revolutionary period.

Mungo Mackay

1740–1811 (age 71)

Granary Burying Ground

Mungo Mackay was a Scottish-born merchant and trader active in colonial America.

Stephen Jones

1738–1825 (age 87)

Granary Burying Ground

Stephen Jones was an American merchant and civic figure in colonial Boston.

William Lambe Parker

1773–1823 (age 50)

Granary Burying Ground

William Lambe Parker was an American merchant and businessman in the early 19th century.

William Dall

1753–1829 (age 76)

Granary Burying Ground

William Dall was a Boston merchant and trader involved in maritime commerce.

William Moorhead

1774–1817 (age 43)

Allegheny Cemetery

William Moorhead was a Pennsylvania merchant and civic leader in the Pittsburgh area.

John Gibson

1740–1822 (age 82)

Allegheny Cemetery

John Gibson was a Lancaster, Pennsylvania merchant and political figure during the Revolutionary era.

Abraham Ten Broeck

1734–1810 (age 76)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810) was a prominent New York City merchant and landowner.

Leonard Gansevoort

1751–1810 (age 59)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Leonard Gansevoort (1751–1810) was an Albany merchant and member of a prominent local family.

Archibald Gracie

1755–1829 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Archibald Gracie was a Scottish-born merchant from Dumfries who established himself in early America.

Miriam Simon Gratz

1749–1808 (age 59)

Mikveh Israel Cemetery

Miriam Simon Gratz was a Philadelphia merchant and philanthropist of Jewish heritage who was active in early American co...

Amasa Davis

1744–1825 (age 81)

Central Burying Ground

Amasa Davis was an American merchant and businessman active in Boston during the late 18th century.

Charles Davis

1777–1821 (age 44)

Central Burying Ground

Charles Davis was an American merchant and prominent Boston businessman in the early 19th century.

Marston Watson

1756–1800 (age 44)

Central Burying Ground

Marston Watson was an American merchant and trader from Boston.

Jonathan Amory

1763–1820 (age 57)

Central Burying Ground

Jonathan Amory was an American merchant and member of a prominent Boston mercantile family.

Lemuel Hayward

1748–1821 (age 73)

Central Burying Ground

Lemuel Hayward was an American merchant active in Boston during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Joseph C. Boyd

1760–1823 (age 63)

Eastern Cemetery

Joseph C. Boyd was an American merchant from Newbury, Massachusetts.

Charles Biddle

1745–1821 (age 76)

Christ Church Burial Ground

Charles Biddle (1745-1821) was a Philadelphia merchant and prominent civic figure of the early American republic.

William Ellery

1727–1820 (age 93)

Common Burying Ground

William Ellery (1727-1820) was a Newport merchant and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Mayne Willing

1767–1822 (age 55)

Christ Church Burial Ground

Thomas Mayne Willing (1767-1822) was a member of the prominent Willing merchant family of Philadelphia.

William MacFunn Biddle

1765–1809 (age 44)

Christ Church Burial Ground

William MacFunn Biddle (1765-1809) was a Philadelphia merchant of the prominent Biddle family.

Charles Willing Hare

1778–1827 (age 49)

Christ Church Burial Ground

Charles Willing Hare (1778-1827) was a Philadelphia merchant connected to the prominent Willing family.

John Lowell

1743–1802 (age 59)

Forest Hills Cemetery

John Lowell (1743-1802) was a Newburyport merchant and civic figure of the late 18th century.

Jonas Phillips

1736–1803 (age 67)

First Shearith Israel Graveyard

Jonas Phillips was a prominent Jewish merchant and community leader in colonial New York who helped establish Shearith I...

William Vernon

1719–1806 (age 87)

Common Burying Ground

William Vernon was a Rhode Island merchant and patriot involved in colonial commerce and politics.

William Bingham

1754–1826 (age 72)

Cross Roads Presbyterian Church and Cemetery and Stainback Store

William Bingham was a wealthy Philadelphia merchant and financier who played a significant role in early American commer...

Francis Carr

1751–1821 (age 70)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Francis Carr was an American merchant and political figure in Massachusetts during the late 18th century.

James Carr

1777–1818 (age 41)

Mount Hope Cemetery

James Carr was an American merchant and civic leader in Bangor, Maine during the early 19th century.

Abraham Kinney

1762–1816 (age 54)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Abraham Kinney was an American merchant and civic leader in the late 18th century.

William McCreery

1750–1814 (age 64)

Old Saint Paul's Cemetery

William McCreery was an American merchant and civic figure of the late 18th century.

Nicholas Cruger

1778–1826 (age 48)

St. Michael's Churchyard

Nicholas Cruger was an American merchant and planter in the Caribbean.

William Bayard Jr.

1761–1826 (age 65)

Trinity Church Cemetery

William Bayard Jr. was a New York City resident from a prominent merchant family.

Moses Michael Hays

1739–1805 (age 66)

Touro Cemetery

Moses Michael Hays was a person of note who lived from 1739 to 1805 and was buried in Touro Cemetery.

John F. Mifflin

1759–1813 (age 54)

St. Peter's Churchyard

John F. Mifflin was an American merchant and civic figure from Philadelphia during the early republic.