Collection ID: 0034 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Burials, St. Peter's, 1789-1793

Authors

• Stokes, George
• United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.) (http://viaf.org/viaf/139662090)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

ChristChurch.AccountingWardensStPetersSextonsBurials1789-1793_v368
(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.AccountingWardensStPetersSextonsBurials1789-1793_v368
• local-identifier: 3.4.4.2, v368

Publisher

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

Burial records kept by George Stokes, sexton of St. Peter's, from 1789 to 1793. Burials are listed by date and include the decedent's name, age at time of death, and amount paid for burial. Names of spouses or parents are often noted, as well as cause of death. Of note are the many deaths due to "fever," as yellow fever reached epidemic proportions in Philadelphia in 1793. Also of interest are the interments of the Native American Chiefs who came to visit President Washington and died in Philadelphia of smallpox. The final entry in the book is George Stokes himself, aged 56 years.

Notes

• Alternative Title: Book for Recording the Interments in St. Peter's Ground, 1789-1793 v. 368
   

Extent

72 pages;

Support

Paper

Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Church finance
• Yellow fever
• Burial records
• Cemeteries
• Indians of North America
• Episcopalians
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Episcopal Church

Genres

• Account books
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 18th century
• Accounts

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