Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A National Historic Landmark cemetery overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded in 1836.
Memorials
Henry Deringer
1786–1868 (age 82)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry Deringer (1786-1868) was an Easton gunsmith famous for inventing the Deringer pistol.
William J. Duane
1780–1865 (age 85)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William J. Duane (1780-1865) was a Clonmel-born lawyer and political figure.
Paul Beck Goddard
1811–1866 (age 55)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Paul Beck Goddard (1811-1866) was a Baltimore-born physician and medical educator.
Charles Delucena Meigs
1792–1869 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Delucena Meigs (1792-1869) was a prominent obstetrician and medical professor.
Henry Bohlen
1810–1862 (age 52)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry Bohlen (1810-1862) was a Bremen-born military officer and general.
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1792–1868 (age 76)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Samuel Augustus Mitchell was a Bristol-born cartographer and geographer who lived from 1792 to 1868.
Alonzo Potter
1800–1865 (age 65)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alonzo Potter was an American bishop and educator who served from 1800 until his death in 1865.
Andrew Boyd Cummings
1830–1863 (age 33)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Andrew Boyd Cummings was a Philadelphia resident who died in 1863 at the age of 33.
Charles Ferguson Smith
1807–1862 (age 55)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Ferguson Smith was a Philadelphia-born military officer who lived from 1807 to 1862.
C. Douglas Waterman
1842–1864 (age 22)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
C. Douglas Waterman was a Pennsylvania resident who died in 1864 at the age of 22.
Molton Cropper Rogers
1786–1863 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Molton Cropper Rogers lived from 1786 to 1863 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Maria Miles Heyward Drayton
1784–1862 (age 78)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Maria Miles Heyward Drayton (1784-1862) was a prominent South Carolina woman of the early 19th century.
Sarah Benedict Potter
1809–1864 (age 55)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sarah Benedict Potter (1809-1864) was a resident of Richfield Springs, New York during the mid-19th century.
Elvira Augusta Stuart Ellet
1816–1862 (age 46)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Elvira Augusta Stuart Ellet (1816-1862) was a writer and historian known for her works on American women.
George Washington Sargent
1802–1864 (age 62)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Washington Sargent (1802-1864) was a 19th-century American figure whose life spanned the early republic.
Charles Ellet, Jr.
1810–1862 (age 52)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Ellet, Jr. was an American civil engineer and inventor known for his pioneering work in bridge construction and ...
Charles R. Ellet
1843–1863 (age 20)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles R. Ellet was an American military officer and engineer who served during the Civil War.
Elie A. F. La Vallette
1790–1862 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Elie A. F. La Vallette was a French-born American naval officer and diplomat.
Edward Gratz
1806–1869 (age 63)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Edward Gratz was an American businessman and civic leader in Philadelphia.
Francis E. Patterson
1821–1862 (age 41)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Francis E. Patterson (1821-1862) was a Philadelphia resident who died at age 41.
Garrett J. Pendergrast
1802–1862 (age 60)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Garrett J. Pendergrast (1802-1862) was a Kentucky resident who lived to age 60.
George C. Read
1788–1862 (age 74)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George C. Read (1788-1862) was an Ireland-born resident who lived to age 74.
George Nicholas Eckert
1802–1865 (age 63)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Nicholas Eckert (1802-1865) was a Womelsdorf resident who lived to age 63.
George Washington Toland
1796–1869 (age 73)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Washington Toland (1796-1869) was a Philadelphia resident who lived to age 73.
James St. Clair Morton
1829–1864 (age 35)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
James St. Clair Morton (1829-1864) was a Philadelphia resident and engineer.
John T. Smith
1801–1864 (age 63)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John T. Smith (1801-1864) was a Carlisle resident who lived to age 63.
Lewis Charles Levin
1808–1860 (age 52)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lewis Charles Levin (1808-1860) was a Charleston resident and politician.
Pinkerton R. Vaughn
1841–1866 (age 25)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Pinkerton R. Vaughn was a Pennsylvania resident who lived during the Civil War era and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemeter...
Robley Dunglison
1798–1869 (age 71)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Robley Dunglison was a prominent physician and medical educator from Keswick who practiced in the 19th century.
Samuel Mercer
1799–1862 (age 63)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Samuel Mercer was a Pennsylvania resident of the early 19th century buried at the historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Thomas Harris
1784–1861 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Harris was an East Whiteland Township resident who lived through the early American republic period.
Ulric Dahlgren
1842–1864 (age 22)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ulric Dahlgren was a Union cavalry officer from Bucks County who served during the American Civil War.
Thomas Sergeant
1782–1860 (age 78)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Sergeant was a Philadelphia lawyer and jurist who served in the early 19th century.
Stephen Duncan
1787–1867 (age 80)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Stephen Duncan was a prominent Carlisle merchant and philanthropist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Franklin Bache
1792–1864 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Franklin Bache was a Philadelphia physician and chemist who contributed to American medical science.
William Pepper
1810–1864 (age 54)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Pepper was a Philadelphia physician and medical educator who advanced American medicine in the 19th century.
John Rowson Smith
1810–1864 (age 54)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Rowson Smith was a Boston-based artist and theatrical scenery designer known for panoramic paintings.
Catherine Caldwell Keppele
1774–1862 (age 88)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Catherine Caldwell Keppele (1774-1862) was a woman who lived to be 88 years old.
Henry A. Adams
1800–1869 (age 69)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry A. Adams (1800-1869) was a Pennsylvania resident who lived nearly 70 years.
Mary Montgomery Meigs
1795–1865 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary Montgomery Meigs (1795-1865) was a woman who lived during the early American republic.
Louis Raymond Francine
1837–1863 (age 26)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Louis Raymond Francine was a Philadelphia resident who died in 1863 at the age of 26.
Adolph G. Rosengarten
1838–1862 (age 24)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Adolph G. Rosengarten was a Philadelphia resident who died in 1862 at the age of 24.
William Coleman
1826–1861 (age 35)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Coleman was a man who lived from 1826 to 1861 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Algernon Sidney Roberts
1798–1865 (age 67)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Algernon Sidney Roberts was a man who lived from 1798 to 1865.
Katharine Louisa Fitler
1801–1860 (age 59)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Katharine Louisa Fitler was a woman who lived from 1801 to 1860 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mary Katherine Koons
1838–1867 (age 29)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary Katherine Koons was a woman who lived from 1838 to 1867 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Margaret Elizabeth Aspinwall
1804–1866 (age 62)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Margaret Elizabeth Aspinwall was a woman who lived from 1804 to 1866.
Charles Henry Mellon
1831–1861 (age 30)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Henry Mellon lived a brief life from 1831 to 1861.
Emily Brown Markoe
1840–1865 (age 25)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Emily Brown Markoe was a 19th-century woman who died in 1865 at age 25.
William Morrison Engles
1797–1867 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Morrison Engles was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1797 to 1867.