Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A National Historic Landmark cemetery overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded in 1836.
Memorials
Thomas Eakins
1844–1916 (age 72)
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Realist painter and photographer, one of the most important artists in American art history.
John Blair Linn
1777–1804 (age 27)
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John Blair Linn was an American poet and author from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Thomas McKean
1734–1817 (age 83)
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Thomas McKean was a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Chief Justice o...
Charles Thomson
1729–1824 (age 95)
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Charles Thomson was a Founding Father who served as Secretary of Congress and was a trusted aide to George Washington.
Ebenezer Hazard
1744–1817 (age 73)
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Ebenezer Hazard was an American historian and postal official who compiled early American historical documents.
Michael Leib
1760–1822 (age 62)
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Michael Leib was an American physician and Democratic-Republican congressman from Pennsylvania.
Richard Dale
1756–1826 (age 70)
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Richard Dale was an American naval officer who served with distinction in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
Adam Seybert
1773–1825 (age 52)
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Adam Seybert was an American chemist, mineralogist, and congressman from Pennsylvania.
Philip Wager
1748–1813 (age 65)
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Philip Wager was a person buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery who lived from 1748 to 1813.
Hannah Wirtz Wage
1749–1813 (age 64)
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Hannah Wirtz Wage was a woman who lived from 1749 to 1813 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Robert Patterson
1743–1824 (age 81)
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Robert Patterson was a person buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery who lived from 1743 to 1824.
Robert Patterson
1753–1827 (age 74)
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Robert Patterson was a person buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery who lived from 1753 to 1827.
William Smith
1727–1803 (age 76)
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William Smith was a resident of Aberdeen who lived from 1727 to 1803.
Jacob Rush
1747–1820 (age 73)
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Jacob Rush was a Philadelphia physician and medical educator who contributed to early American medicine.
Israel Israel
1746–1822 (age 76)
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Israel Israel was a merchant or tradesman who lived during the early American period.
Henry Sergeant
1782–1824 (age 42)
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Henry Sergeant was a young man of the early 19th century whose brief life spanned the early American republic.
Elizabeth Scammon
1744–1803 (age 59)
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Elizabeth Scammon (1744-1803) was a woman of the colonial and early American periods.
Jonas Parker
1728–1800 (age 72)
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Jonas Parker was a Reading resident who lived from 1728 to 1800.
Thomas Cutts
1736–1821 (age 85)
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Thomas Cutts (1736-1821) was a Kittery resident who lived through the American Revolution.
James Reed
1724–1807 (age 83)
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James Reed was a Massachusetts resident who lived from 1724 to 1807.
Elihu Ashley
1750–1817 (age 67)
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Elihu Ashley (1750-1817) lived during the early American period and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
William Stoddard Williams
1762–1829 (age 67)
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William Stoddard Williams (1762-1829) was a 19th-century resident buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
David Hoyt
1722–1814 (age 92)
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David Hoyt (1722-1814) lived for over nine decades during the colonial and early American periods.
Anna McCarthy Williams Howard
1799–1822 (age 23)
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Anna McCarthy Williams Howard (1799-1822) died in her early twenties and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mary Hoyt Williams
1760–1821 (age 61)
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Mary Hoyt Williams (1760-1821) was a woman of the Revolutionary era buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
David Hoyt
1757–1803 (age 46)
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David Hoyt (1757-1803) was a younger contemporary of the other David Hoyt and died at age 46.
George McClellan
1796–1847 (age 51)
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George McClellan was an American military officer and political figure in the 19th century.
William Short
1759–1849 (age 90)
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William Short was an American diplomat and politician who served as a minister to France and Spain.
Joseph Bonnell
1802–1840 (age 38)
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Joseph Bonnell was a Philadelphia-based American citizen of the early 19th century.
Joseph Hemphill
1770–1842 (age 72)
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Joseph Hemphill was an American politician and congressman from Pennsylvania.
Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
1770–1843 (age 73)
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Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler was a Swiss-American mathematician and the first superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey.
Levi Twiggs
1793–1847 (age 54)
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Levi Twiggs was a Richmond County resident and member of a prominent Georgia military family.
John Harrison
1773–1833 (age 60)
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John Harrison (1773-1833) was a Philadelphia resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Isaac Hull
1773–1843 (age 70)
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Isaac Hull (1773-1843) was a Derby native and notable American naval officer.
William Drayton
1776–1846 (age 70)
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William Drayton (1776-1846) was a St. Augustine resident and American political figure.
Alexander Lawson
1773–1846 (age 73)
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Alexander Lawson (1773-1846) was a Lanark-born artist and engraver of the early American period.
Jacob Ridgway
1768–1843 (age 75)
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Jacob Ridgway was a New Jersey resident who lived from 1768 to 1843.
William Duane
1760–1835 (age 75)
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William Duane was a Champlain-based figure who lived from 1760 to 1835.
Joshua Gilpin
1765–1841 (age 76)
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Joshua Gilpin was a Philadelphia resident and notable figure of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Joseph Clay Neal
1807–1847 (age 40)
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Joseph Clay Neal was a writer and editor who lived from 1807 to 1847.
Henry Troth
1794–1842 (age 48)
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Henry Troth was a Talbot County resident who lived from 1794 to 1842.
Ellen Westray
1780–1849 (age 69)
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Ellen Westray was an English woman who lived from 1780 to 1849.
John Ely
1758–1847 (age 89)
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John Ely was a Lyme resident who lived from 1758 to 1847.
William Young Birch
1764–1837 (age 73)
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William Young Birch was a Manchester resident who lived from 1764 to 1837.
Andrew Bayard
1762–1833 (age 71)
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Andrew Bayard was an American figure who lived from 1762 to 1833.
John Farr
1791–1847 (age 56)
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John Farr was a Lincolnshire resident who lived from 1791 to 1847.
William Fitler
1785–1836 (age 51)
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William Fitler (1785-1836) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
William Fishbourn Wharton
1778–1846 (age 68)
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William Fishbourn Wharton (1778-1846) was a member of the prominent Wharton family buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Samuel William Fisher
1813–1847 (age 34)
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Samuel William Fisher (1813-1847) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Susan Waln Ryerss
1806–1832 (age 26)
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Susan Waln Ryerss (1806-1832) was a woman of the Ryerss family interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.