Some sources say he died of prostate cancer in 1825, at the age of 59. But other sources say he died of unspecified causes: one obituary said he died of "a long and distressing illness." Prostate cancer was a relatively unknown disease in 1825, and it is worth questioning whether his fatal illness was something the medical world back then could have identified.
Eli Ginzberg died in 2002.
Eli Postin died in 1991.
Eli Small died in 1837.
Eli Ilan died in 1982.
Eli Marozzi died in 1999.
Eli Krog died in 1970.
Eli Adams died in 1965.
Eli Perry died in 1881.
Eli Mohar died in 2006.
Eli Thayer died in 1899.
Eli Jones died in 1933.
Eli Simpson died in 1962.