Laurel Hill Cemetery

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Est. 1836 78 acres 590+ memorials
A National Historic Landmark cemetery overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded in 1836.

Memorials

Moses Macdonald
1815–1869 (age 54)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Moses Macdonald (1815-1869) was a Limerick resident who lived through the Civil War era.
Goldsmith Bailey
1823–1862 (age 39)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Goldsmith Bailey (1823-1862) was a resident of Westmoreland who died at age 39.
George Meade
1815–1872 (age 57)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Meade (1815-1872) was a prominent military officer who served as a commanding general during the American Civil W...
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788–1879 (age 91)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) was an influential American writer, editor, and advocate for women's education and Thanks...
John Adolphus Dahlgren
1809–1870 (age 61)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Adolphus Dahlgren (1809-1870) was a renowned naval officer and ordnance expert who developed innovative artillery s...
Thomas Sully
1783–1872 (age 89)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Sully (1783-1872) was a celebrated American portrait painter known for his romantic style and historical works.
Alexander Cummings
1810–1879 (age 69)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alexander Cummings (1810-1879) was a Scottish-born inventor credited with developing the flush toilet mechanism.
Alfred Sully
1820–1879 (age 59)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alfred Sully (1820-1879) was a U.S. Army officer and painter who served in the Indian Wars and documented frontier life.
Thomas Buchanan Read
1822–1872 (age 50)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872) was an American poet and painter known for his historical and literary works.
Edgar M. Gregory
1804–1871 (age 67)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Edgar M. Gregory (1804-1871) was an American figure of the 19th century.
Esther Rittenhouse Sergeant
1789–1870 (age 81)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Esther Rittenhouse Sergeant (1789-1870) was a member of the prominent Rittenhouse family of Philadelphia.
Mary Disston
1852–1878 (age 26)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary Disston (1852-1878) was a member of the wealthy Disston industrial family.
Sarah Caldwell Keppele Biddle
1789–1877 (age 88)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sarah Caldwell Keppele Biddle (1789-1877) was a Philadelphia society figure connected to the prominent Biddle family.
John Henry Towne
1818–1875 (age 57)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Henry Towne (1818-1875) was an American of the 19th century.
Caroline E. G. Peale
1803–1875 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Caroline E. G. Peale (1803-1875) was a member of the renowned Peale family of artists and naturalists.
Thomas Tucker Smiley
1795–1879 (age 84)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Tucker Smiley (1795-1879) was an American who lived through much of the 19th century.
George Dillwyn Parrish
1820–1871 (age 51)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Dillwyn Parrish (1820-1871) was a Philadelphia figure of the 19th century.
Charles Macalester
1798–1873 (age 75)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Macalester (1798-1873) was a Philadelphia-based individual of the 19th century.
Charles Naylor
1806–1872 (age 66)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Naylor (1806-1872) was a Philadelphia resident and politician active during the antebellum period.
George Hewitt Cushman
1814–1876 (age 62)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Hewitt Cushman (1814-1876) was a 19th-century individual buried in Philadelphia's historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Henry Disston
1819–1878 (age 59)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry Disston (1819-1878) was a Tewkesbury-born industrialist and saw manufacturer who founded a prominent American comp...
James Harper
1780–1873 (age 93)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
James Harper (1780-1873) was an Irish-born resident of Castlederg.
James Ross Snowden
1809–1878 (age 69)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878) was an American official and numismatist.
John Fries Frazer
1812–1872 (age 60)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Fries Frazer (1812-1872) was a Philadelphia-based scientist and educator.
John Price Durbin
1800–1876 (age 76)
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John Price Durbin (1800-1876) was an American Methodist bishop and missionary.
John Rhea Barton
1794–1871 (age 77)
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John Rhea Barton (1794-1871) was a pioneering American surgeon from Lancaster.
Matthew Baird
1817–1877 (age 60)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Matthew Baird (1817-1877) was an Irish-born American locomotive manufacturer.
Morton McMichael
1807–1879 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Morton McMichael (1807-1879) was an American journalist and publisher from Burlington City.
Owen Jones
1819–1878 (age 59)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Owen Jones (1819-1878) was a Welsh designer and architect based in Ardmore.
Sylvanus William Godon
1809–1879 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sylvanus William Godon (1809-1879) was an American naval officer and engineer.
Thomas Davidson
1828–1874 (age 46)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Davidson (1828-1874) was a Scottish philosopher and educator.
Alice Cogswell Van Rensselaer
1846–1878 (age 32)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alice Cogswell Van Rensselaer was an American woman who lived from 1846 to 1878.
Sarah Julia Palmer
1809–1879 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sarah Julia Palmer was an American woman who lived from 1809 to 1879.
Ann Elizabeth Sibley
1797–1874 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ann Elizabeth Sibley was an American woman who lived from 1797 to 1874.
William Millward
1822–1871 (age 49)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Millward was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1822 to 1871.
Louis Antoine Godey
1804–1878 (age 74)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Louis Antoine Godey was a New York City-based publisher and editor who lived from 1804 to 1878.
George Bacon Wood
1797–1879 (age 82)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Bacon Wood was a physician and medical educator who lived from 1797 to 1879 in Greenwich.
Franklin Peale
1795–1870 (age 75)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Franklin Peale was a Philadelphia-based naturalist and museum curator who lived from 1795 to 1870.
Henry A. Adams
1833–1878 (age 45)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry A. Adams was a Pittsburgh resident who lived from 1833 to 1878.
Hugh Lenox Hodge
1796–1873 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Hugh Lenox Hodge was a prominent Philadelphia obstetrician and medical professor who lived from 1796 to 1873.
Jane Cooper Sully Darley
1807–1877 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Jane Cooper Sully Darley was an artist and member of the prominent Sully artistic family who lived from 1807 to 1877.
Winthrop Sargent
1825–1870 (age 45)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Winthrop Sargent was a merchant and civic leader who lived from 1825 to 1870.
Hannah Mary Bouvier Peterson
1811–1870 (age 59)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Hannah Mary Bouvier Peterson was a Philadelphia resident and member of the prominent Bouvier family who lived from 1811 ...
George Washington Norris
1808–1875 (age 67)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Washington Norris was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1808 to 1875.
George Pepper
1841–1872 (age 31)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Pepper was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1841 to 1872.
Francis Gurney Smith
1818–1878 (age 60)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Francis Gurney Smith (1818-1878) was a 19th-century figure whose life coincided with major American industrial and socia...
Stephen Colwell
1800–1871 (age 71)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Stephen Colwell (1800-1871) was a Charles Town resident who lived through the first seven decades of the 19th century.
Bradford Ripley Alden
1811–1870 (age 59)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Bradford Ripley Alden (1811-1870) was a Meadville-based individual of the 19th century.
Sarah Brooks Felt Pettingill
1810–1877 (age 67)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sarah Brooks Felt Pettingill (1810-1877) was a woman who lived for 67 years during a transformative period in American h...
William Cramp
1807–1879 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Cramp (1807-1879) was a Kensington resident involved in 19th-century American life.