Notable Deaths on January 1
18,000+ people died on this day throughout history
Martin E. Thompson
1786–1877 (age 91)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Martin E. Thompson (1786-1877) was a long-lived 19th-century New Yorker of architectural or artistic prominence.
Robert Gilmor
1808–1875 (age 67)
Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
Robert Gilmor was an American merchant, art collector, and patron of the arts in Baltimore.
Mary Rebecca Tallmadge
1817–1872 (age 55)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Mary Rebecca Tallmadge (1817-1872) was the wife of Philip Stephen Van Rensselaer and a member of the Tallmadge family.
Philip Stephen Van Rensselaer
1806–1871 (age 65)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Philip Stephen Van Rensselaer (1806-1871) was a member of the prominent Van Rensselaer family of New York.
Benjamin Brown French
1800–1870 (age 70)
Congressional Cemetery
Benjamin Brown French was a prominent American writer, diarist, and government official who served in various federal po...
James B. Longacre
1794–1869 (age 75)
The Woodlands
James B. Longacre was an engraver and chief engraver of the U.S. Mint who lived from 1794 to 1869.
Morris Jacob Raphall
1798–1868 (age 70)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Morris Jacob Raphall was a Swedish-born Jewish rabbi and religious leader who served congregations in the United States ...
Thomas H. Stockton
1808–1868 (age 60)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Thomas H. Stockton was an American clergyman and chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.
Mary Moody Emerson
1774–1863 (age 89)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American intellectual and diarist who was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and influenced Transcendentalist thought.
George Brown
1787–1859 (age 72)
Green Mount Cemetery
George Brown was an Irish-American immigrant and businessman in the 19th century.
Jonah Piikoi
1804–1859 (age 55)
Kewalo Basin
Jonah Piikoi was a Hawaiian chief and notable figure in early 19th-century Hawaiian history.
John Jacob Lehmanowsky
1773–1858 (age 85)
Lehmanowsky Family Farm Cemetery
John Jacob Lehmanowsky (1773-1858) was a Warsaw resident buried on the Lehmanowsky Family Farm.
Isaac L. Anderson
1780–1857 (age 77)
Maryville College
Isaac L. Anderson was a Rockbridge County resident and educator associated with Maryville College.
John M. Berrien
1781–1856 (age 75)
Laurel Grove North Cemetery
John M. Berrien (1781-1856) was a Georgia politician and legal figure from Rocky Hill.
Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell
1801–1852 (age 51)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell (1801-1852) was a prominent New Jersey businessman and landowner.
John Bouvier
1787–1851 (age 64)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Bouvier was a French-American legal scholar and author who significantly influenced American jurisprudence.
Walter Colton
1797–1851 (age 54)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Walter Colton was a Vermont-born clergyman and author known for his religious writings.
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.
Reuben Etting
1762–1848 (age 86)
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Reuben Etting was a Jewish community member who lived from 1762 to 1848.
Michele Felice Cornè
1752–1845 (age 93)
Common Burying Ground
Michele Felice Cornè (1752-1845) was an Italian-born painter and artist who worked in America during the early 19th cen...
John Breckinridge
1797–1841 (age 44)
Lexington Cemetery
John Breckinridge was a notable statesman whose political career and public service left an enduring mark on the nation.
Demetrio O'Daly
1780–1837 (age 57)
Cathedral of San Juan Bautista
Demetrio O'Daly (1780-1837) was a Puerto Rican military officer and colonial administrator during the Spanish colonial p...
Rachel Gratz Etting
1764–1831 (age 67)
Etting Cemetery
Rachel Gratz Etting (1764-1831) was a prominent member of the early American Jewish community.
John Holt Rice
1777–1831 (age 54)
Union Presbyterian Seminary Cemetery
John Holt Rice (1777-1831) was an individual connected to Union Presbyterian Seminary who lived to age 54.
Chief Comcomly
1765–1830 (age 65)
Ilwaco Cemetery
Chief Comcomly (1765-1830) was a Native American leader of the Pacific Northwest region.
John M. Mason
1770–1829 (age 59)
New York Marble Cemetery
John M. Mason (1770-1829) was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his religious writings and serm...
Barney Smith
1763–1828 (age 65)
Central Burying Ground
Barney Smith was an American tradesman or laborer from Boston.
Sophie Madeline Dalmas du Pont
1775–1828 (age 53)
Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery
Sophie Madeline Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828) was a member of the prominent Du Pont family of Delaware.
Richard Worsam Meade I
1778–1828 (age 50)
Saint Mary's Catholic Churchyard
Richard Worsam Meade I (1778-1828) was a merchant and patriot of the Revolutionary era.
Eunice Backus Trumbull
1749–1826 (age 77)
Grove Street Cemetery
Eunice Backus Trumbull was a Connecticut woman from a prominent colonial family.
William Bayard Jr.
1761–1826 (age 65)
Trinity Church Cemetery
William Bayard Jr. was a New York City resident from a prominent merchant family.
Anne Cary Randolph Bankhead
1791–1826 (age 35)
Monticello Graveyard
Anne Cary Randolph Bankhead was a daughter of Thomas Mann Randolph and granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson.
John Pemburton Pleasants
1766–1825 (age 59)
Green Mount Cemetery
John Pemburton Pleasants (1766-1825) was a Virginia planter and civic figure buried in Baltimore.
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 Carroll of Bellevue
1767–1823 (age 56)
Williamsburg Cemetery
Charles Carroll of Bellevue (1767-1823) was buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.
Wilson Jefferson Cary
1783–1823 (age 40)
Monticello Graveyard
Wilson Jefferson Cary was the son of Wilson Cary Nicholas and a member of the Virginia gentry.
Nancy Ward
1738–1822 (age 84)
Nancy Ward Tomb
Nancy Ward was a Chota leader and influential Cherokee woman who lived from 1738 to 1822.
Charles Davis
1777–1821 (age 44)
Central Burying Ground
Charles Davis was an American merchant and prominent Boston businessman in the early 19th century.
Elizabeth Wolcott Gracie
1795–1819 (age 24)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Elizabeth Wolcott Gracie was a young woman from a prominent New York family who died at age 24.
Nathaniel Heyward II
1790–1819 (age 29)
Saint Helena's Episcopal Churchyard
Nathaniel Heyward II (1790-1819) was a South Carolina planter buried at Saint Helena's Episcopal Churchyard.
Hannah Carrington Cabell
1751–1817 (age 66)
Liberty Hall Cemetery
Hannah Carrington Cabell was a Virginia woman from the prominent Cabell and Carrington planter families.
George Crowninshield Jr.
1766–1817 (age 51)
Howard Street Burial Ground
George Crowninshield Jr. was a Salem merchant and shipowner who lived from 1766 to 1817.
Nicholas Cabell Jr.
1780–1809 (age 29)
Liberty Hall Cemetery
Nicholas Cabell Jr. was a Virginia planter from a prominent Albemarle County family.
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...
Charles McEvers
1739–1808 (age 69)
Trinity Churchyard
Charles McEvers was a New York merchant and prominent citizen of the early republic.
George Meade
1741–1808 (age 67)
Saint Mary's Catholic Churchyard
George Meade (1741-1808) was a patriot and merchant during the American Revolution.
Edward Greene Malbone
1777–1807 (age 30)
Colonial Park Cemetery
Edward Greene Malbone was a renowned American miniature portrait painter of the early 19th century.
Ebenezer Sproat
1752–1805 (age 53)
Mound Cemetery
Ebenezer Sproat was a frontier military officer and land surveyor who played a role in early American westward expansion...
Sarah Livingston
1725–1805 (age 80)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Sarah Livingston was a member of the prominent Livingston family who lived to age 80.
Keawe-a-Heulu
1701–1804 (age 103)
Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii
Keawe-a-Heulu was a Hawaiian royal who lived from 1701 to 1804.