Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A National Historic Landmark cemetery overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded in 1836.
Memorials
Thomas Davidson
1828–1874 (age 46)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Davidson (1828-1874) was a Scottish philosopher and educator.
Carroll Davidson Wright
1840–1909 (age 69)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Carroll Davidson Wright was a New Hampshire-based labor statistician and educator who lived from 1840 to 1909.
Catharine Davis Wood
1802–1891 (age 89)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Catharine Davis Wood lived from 1802 to 1891 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Frederick Dawson Stone
1841–1897 (age 56)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Frederick Dawson Stone was a resident who lived from 1841 to 1897.
Frederick Dawson Stone Jr.
1872–1896 (age 24)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Frederick Dawson Stone Jr. lived from 1872 to 1896 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mary DeVeaux Powel
1848–1925 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary DeVeaux Powel (1848-1925) was a woman of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
George Deardorff McCreary
1846–1915 (age 69)
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George Deardorff McCreary was a York Springs resident who lived from 1846 to 1915.
Charles Delucena Meigs
1792–1869 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Delucena Meigs (1792-1869) was a prominent obstetrician and medical professor.
Henry Deringer
1786–1868 (age 82)
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Henry Deringer (1786-1868) was an Easton gunsmith famous for inventing the Deringer pistol.
Samuel Dickson
1837–1915 (age 78)
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Samuel Dickson (1837-1915) was a 19th-century individual buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
George Dillwyn Parrish
1820–1871 (age 51)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Dillwyn Parrish (1820-1871) was a Philadelphia figure of the 19th century.
Frank Disston
1879–1937 (age 58)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Frank Disston lived from 1879 to 1937 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Hamilton Disston
1844–1896 (age 52)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Hamilton Disston was a Philadelphia-based industrialist and entrepreneur who lived from 1844 to 1896.
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...
Henry Disston
1872–1945 (age 73)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henry Disston (1872-1945) was an American industrialist and member of the prominent Disston saw manufacturing family.
Mary Disston
1852–1878 (age 26)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary Disston (1852-1878) was a member of the wealthy Disston industrial family.
William Disston
1859–1915 (age 56)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Disston was an American industrialist and saw manufacturer who built a prominent business empire in Philadelphia...
Thomas Dolan
1834–1914 (age 80)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Dolan (1834-1914) was a Montgomery County resident who lived through much of the 19th century.
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.
William Drayton
1776–1846 (age 70)
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William Drayton (1776-1846) was a St. Augustine resident and American political figure.
William Duane
1760–1835 (age 75)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Duane was a Champlain-based figure who lived from 1760 to 1835.
William Duane
1872–1935 (age 63)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Duane (1872-1935) was a Philadelphia resident interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Art Dufelmeier
1923–2010 (age 87)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Art Dufelmeier (1923–2010) of Beardstown was laid to rest at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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.
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.
E. E. Adams
1813–1871 (age 58)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
E. E. Adams (1813-1871) was a Concord resident who lived during the antebellum and Civil War periods.
Charles E. Bohlen
1904–1974 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles E. Bohlen (1904-1974) was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert during the Cold War.
Adolph E. Borie
1809–1880 (age 71)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Adolph E. Borie (1809-1880) was a Philadelphia merchant and political figure.
John E. Carver
1803–1859 (age 56)
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John E. Carver was a 19th-century American whose specific occupation is not readily determinable.
Caroline E. G. Peale
1803–1875 (age 72)
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Caroline E. G. Peale (1803-1875) was a member of the renowned Peale family of artists and naturalists.
Francis E. Patterson
1821–1862 (age 41)
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Francis E. Patterson (1821-1862) was a Philadelphia resident who died at age 41.
John E. Reyburn
1845–1914 (age 69)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John E. Reyburn was a New Carlisle resident who lived from 1845 to 1914.
Joseph E. Widener
1871–1943 (age 72)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Joseph E. Widener (1871-1943) was a Philadelphia-born individual buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Thomas Eakins
1844–1916 (age 72)
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Realist painter and photographer, one of the most important artists in American art history.
J. Edward Addicks
1841–1919 (age 78)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
J. Edward Addicks was a Philadelphia industrialist and businessman who lived from 1841 to 1919.
Albert Edward Winship
1845–1933 (age 88)
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Albert Edward Winship (1845–1933) was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater.
Lillian Edythe Reeve
1923–2013 (age 90)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lillian Edythe Reeve (1923–2013) died at Jersey City Medical Center and was buried at 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.
Ada Elizabeth Moorhead
1843–1924 (age 81)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ada Elizabeth Moorhead (1843-1924) was a woman of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sarah Elizabeth Postlethwaite
1763–1849 (age 86)
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Sarah Elizabeth Postlethwaite (1763-1849) lived a long life spanning the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
Ann Elizabeth Sibley
1797–1874 (age 77)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Ann Elizabeth Sibley was an American woman who lived from 1797 to 1874.
Eleanor Elkins Widener
1861–1937 (age 76)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Eleanor Elkins Widener was a Philadelphia-based member of the prominent Widener family.
Charles Ellet
1777–1847 (age 70)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Ellet (1777-1847) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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 ...
James Elverson
1838–1911 (age 73)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
James Elverson (1838-1911) was a 19th-century individual interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
James Elverson, Jr.
1869–1929 (age 60)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
James Elverson, Jr. was an American businessman who lived from 1869 to 1929 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Jacob Elwood Ridgway
1824–1909 (age 85)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Jacob Elwood Ridgway (1824-1909) was an American whose final resting place became Laurel Hill Cemetery.
John Ely
1758–1847 (age 89)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Ely was a Lyme resident who lived from 1758 to 1847.
Mary Emlen
1795–1881 (age 86)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary Emlen (1795-1881) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Sydney Emlen Hutchinson
1866–1950 (age 84)
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Sydney Emlen Hutchinson (1866–1950) is interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery after living through the turn of the century.