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

Title

Burials, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, 1763-1831

Authors

• United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/136497827)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

ChristChurch.RectorsRegisters_Burials1763-1831_v038
(Philadelphia, United States, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.RectorsRegisters_Burials1763-1831_v038
• local-identifier: 2.1.0.11, v38

Publisher

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

Record of persons buried at Christ Church and St. Peter's, listed chronologically, sometimes with relatives and burial plot location noted as well. From 1793 to 1831, Christ Church burials are listed on the left-hand page with burials at St. Peter's churchyard listed on the right-hand page. Notable figures from history whose burials are noted include Benjamin Franklin and four other signers of the Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush, Francis Hopkinson, Joseph Hewes, and George Ross.

Extent

352 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

• Burial records
• Cemeteries
• Episcopalians
• Hewes, Joseph, 1730-1779
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
• Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
• Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
• Ross, George, 1730-1779
• Episcopal Church

Genres

• Manuscripts
• Registers (Lists)

Keywords

• 18th century
• 19th century

Licenses

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