Merchant Graves & Memorials

Anthony Lispenard Bleecker

1741–1816 (age 75)

Trinity Churchyard

Anthony Lispenard Bleecker was a New York merchant and landowner from the prominent Bleecker family.

Robert Watts

1743–1814 (age 71)

Trinity Churchyard

Robert Watts was a New York merchant and financier active in the late 18th century.

Charles McEvers

1739–1808 (age 69)

Trinity Churchyard

Charles McEvers was a New York merchant and prominent citizen of the early republic.

William Dodge Sr.

1731–1810 (age 79)

North Beverly Cemetery

William Dodge Sr. (1731-1810) was a Beverly merchant and prominent colonial-era businessman.

George Dodge

1726–1808 (age 82)

Charter Street Cemetery

George Dodge (1726-1808) was a Beverly merchant and member of a prominent Massachusetts merchant family.

Jonathan Bayard Smith

1742–1812 (age 70)

Mount Vernon Cemetery

Jonathan Bayard Smith was a Philadelphia merchant and political figure during the early American republic.

Blair McClenachan

1751–1812 (age 61)

Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery

Blair McClenachan (1751-1812) was an Irish-born American merchant and prominent figure of the Revolutionary era.

Jeremiah Wadsworth

1743–1804 (age 61)

Ancient Burying Ground

Jeremiah Wadsworth was a Hartford resident who lived from 1743 to 1804.

James Sheafe

1755–1829 (age 74)

Saint Johns Churchyard Cemetery

James Sheafe was a Portsmouth merchant and civic leader who lived from 1755 to 1829.

Gurdon S. Mumford

1764–1831 (age 67)

Manhattan

Gurdon S. Mumford (1764-1831) was a New London merchant and shipowner involved in early American maritime commerce.

Benjamin Bonneau Simons

1776–1844 (age 68)

Charleston

Benjamin Bonneau Simons (1776-1844) was a Charleston merchant and prominent figure in South Carolina's early commercial ...

Farrand Stewart Stranahan

1812–1845 (age 33)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1812-1845) was a merchant and businessman active in early 19th-century New York.

Alfred Sands Pell

1786–1831 (age 45)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Alfred Sands Pell (1786-1831) was a New York merchant and resident of the early 19th century.

Joseph Coolidge

1773–1840 (age 67)

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Joseph Coolidge was a Boston merchant and member of a prominent New England mercantile family.

Benjamin Barnard Appleton

1781–1844 (age 63)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Benjamin Barnard Appleton was an American merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1781 to 1844.

Israel Thorndike

1755–1832 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Israel Thorndike was a prominent American merchant and shipowner from Beverly who lived from 1755 to 1832.

Robert Oliver

1757–1834 (age 77)

Green Mount Cemetery

Robert Oliver was a Baltimore merchant and financial figure of the early 19th century.

John Wesley Hunt

1773–1849 (age 76)

Lexington Cemetery

John Wesley Hunt was a prominent Lexington merchant and civic leader whose business acumen and community involvement sha...

David Hayfield Conyngham

1750–1834 (age 84)

Christ Church Burial Ground

David Hayfield Conyngham (1750-1834) was a Philadelphia merchant and Revolutionary War-era figure.

Christopher Grant Champlin

1768–1840 (age 72)

Common Burying Ground

Christopher Grant Champlin (1768-1840) was a Newport-based merchant and landowner during the early American republic.

William Bristol

1779–1836 (age 57)

Grove Street Cemetery

William Bristol was an American merchant and community leader from Connecticut.

Joseph Peabody

1757–1844 (age 87)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Joseph Peabody was a Middleton merchant and shipowner who lived from 1757 to 1844.

James DeWolf

1764–1837 (age 73)

Juniper Hill Cemetery

James DeWolf was a Bristol-based merchant and prominent figure in early American commerce.

William Washington Gordon

1796–1842 (age 46)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

William Washington Gordon was a Savannah-based merchant and founder of the Georgia Historical Society.

Levi De Wolf

1766–1848 (age 82)

Juniper Hill Cemetery

Levi De Wolf was a merchant from Bristol, Rhode Island, and member of a prominent shipping family.

Preserved Fish

1766–1846 (age 80)

New York City Marble Cemetery

Preserved Fish (1766-1846) was a Portsmouth-born merchant and philanthropist who became a prominent New York City busine...

Robert Lenox

1759–1839 (age 80)

New York City Marble Cemetery

Robert Lenox (1759-1839) was a Scottish-born New York merchant and real estate developer who amassed considerable wealth...

John Watts Jr.

1749–1836 (age 87)

Trinity Church Cemetery

John Watts Jr. was a New York City merchant and landowner who lived from 1749 to 1836.

Henry Deas

1770–1846 (age 76)

St. Michael's Churchyard

Henry Deas was an American merchant and civic leader who lived from 1770 to 1846.

Isaac Franklin

1789–1846 (age 57)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Isaac Franklin was an American slave trader and businessman from Tennessee who accumulated significant wealth in the ant...

Amable Charbonnet

1790–1832 (age 42)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2

Amable Charbonnet was a Saint-Domingue-born New Orleans merchant who lived from 1790 to 1832.

Thomas Storm

1749–1833 (age 84)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Thomas Storm was a New York City merchant and civic leader who lived from 1749 to 1833.

Peter Chardon Brooks

1767–1849 (age 82)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Peter Chardon Brooks (1767-1849) was a North Yarmouth resident and notable figure of his era.

John L. Lawrence

1785–1849 (age 64)

Lawrence Cemetery

John L. Lawrence (1785-1849) was a New York City resident from a prominent merchant family.

Judah Dana

1772–1845 (age 73)

Fryeburg Village Cemetery

Judah Dana (1772-1845) was a Maine resident and merchant whose specific business ventures are not well documented.

Peter Gerard Stuyvesant

1778–1847 (age 69)

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

Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778-1847) was a New York City merchant and descendant of Dutch colonial leaders.

David Stewart

1800–1858 (age 58)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

David Stewart was an American merchant and civic figure from Baltimore who lived from 1800 to 1858.

Edward A. Crowninshield

1817–1859 (age 42)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edward A. Crowninshield (1817-1859) was a member of the prominent New England Crowninshield merchant family.

Samuel Hall Walley

1778–1850 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel Hall Walley (1778-1850) was a prominent Boston merchant and civic leader buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Thomas Charles Byde Rooke

1806–1858 (age 52)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Thomas Charles Byde Rooke was a British merchant and businessman who became a prominent figure in Hawaiian commercial af...

Thomas Willoughby Newton

1804–1853 (age 49)

Mount Holly Cemetery

Thomas Willoughby Newton (1804-1853) was an Alexandria-based merchant and community leader.

Francis M. Dimond

1796–1859 (age 63)

Juniper Hill Cemetery

Francis M. Dimond (1796-1859) was a Bristol resident and notable figure in early American commerce.

Michael Woolston Ash

1789–1858 (age 69)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Michael Woolston Ash (1789-1858) was a Philadelphia-based merchant and businessman.

Aaron Hart Sr.

1768–1853 (age 85)

First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery

Aaron Hart Sr. (1768-1853) was an early American Jewish merchant and community leader from Hopewell Township.

Hector Humphreys

1797–1857 (age 60)

St. Anne's Cemetery

Hector Humphreys (1797-1857) was a Canton resident and merchant or tradesman.

Andreas Alexander Weber II

1796–1857 (age 61)

Weber family burial plot

Andreas Alexander Weber II (1796-1857) was a German-American merchant or craftsman.

Thomas Pym Cope

1768–1854 (age 86)

Arch Street Friends Meeting House Burial Ground

Thomas Pym Cope was an American merchant and Quaker who lived from 1768 to 1854.

Jabez Delano Hammond

1778–1855 (age 77)

Cherry Valley Cemetery

Jabez Delano Hammond was a New Bedford resident and likely merchant or maritime professional.

George Caspar Crowninshield

1812–1857 (age 45)

Saint Pauls Cemetery

George Caspar Crowninshield was a member of the prominent Massachusetts merchant family.

Charles Leupp

1807–1859 (age 52)

Christ Church Episcopal Churchyard

Charles Leupp was a New Brunswick merchant and philanthropist active in the early 19th century.