Laurel Hill Cemetery

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Est. 1836 78 acres 591 memorials
A National Historic Landmark cemetery overlooking the Schuylkill River, founded in 1836.

Memorials

Robert Empie Rogers
1813–1884 (age 71)
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Robert Empie Rogers (1813-1884) was a Baltimore-based individual interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mary Engle Pennington
1872–1952 (age 80)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952) was an American bacteriologist and refrigeration pioneer who shaped modern food safety...
Acton Eric Ostling
1906–1993 (age 87)
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Acton Eric Ostling (1906-1993) hailed from Chester and was laid to rest at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Sallie Erie Bucknell
1848–1919 (age 71)
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Sallie Erie Bucknell (1848-1919) was a Philadelphia-area resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Robert Evans Peterson
1812–1894 (age 82)
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Robert Evans Peterson was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1812 to 1894 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Howard Eyre Altumus
1860–1933 (age 73)
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Howard Eyre Altumus (1860-1933) was a Pennsylvania resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
John F. Braun
1867–1939 (age 72)
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John F. Braun was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1867 to 1939 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Charles F. Brown
1848–1936 (age 88)
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Charles F. Brown (1848-1936) was a longtime Hampden resident laid to rest in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
William F. Norris
1839–1901 (age 62)
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William F. Norris (1839–1901) of Philadelphia was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Charles F. W. Behm
1813–1882 (age 69)
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Charles F. W. Behm (1813-1882) was a German-born individual buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Henry F. Wireman
1877–1931 (age 54)
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Henry F. Wireman was an American resident of Pennsylvania who lived from 1877 to 1931.
John Fairfield
1797–1847 (age 50)
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John Fairfield (1797–1847) of Saco was laid to rest at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
John Farr
1791–1847 (age 56)
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John Farr was a Lincolnshire resident who lived from 1791 to 1847.
Charles Ferguson Smith
1807–1862 (age 55)
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Charles Ferguson Smith was a Philadelphia-born military officer who lived from 1807 to 1862.
John Ferris Gilpin
1796–1888 (age 92)
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John Ferris Gilpin (1796-1888) 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.
Miers Fisher Longstreth
1819–1891 (age 72)
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Miers Fisher Longstreth was a Philadelphia Quaker philanthropist who lived from 1819 to 1891.
Benjamin Fiske Barrett
1808–1892 (age 84)
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Benjamin Fiske Barrett was a Dresden resident who lived from 1808 to 1892 and was laid to rest at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
William Fitler
1785–1836 (age 51)
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William Fitler (1785-1836) was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Wilmot Fleming
1916–1978 (age 62)
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Wilmot Fleming was a person who lived from 1916 to 1978 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Adam Forepaugh
1831–1890 (age 59)
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Adam Forepaugh was an American circus owner and promoter who founded one of the largest circuses in the 19th century.
Adam Forepaugh
1831–1919 (age 88)
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Adam Forepaugh was a prominent Philadelphia-based circus owner and showman who lived from 1831 to 1919.
Adam Forepaugh Jr.
1861–1919 (age 58)
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Adam Forepaugh Jr. was a circus proprietor and entertainer who lived from 1861 to 1919.
Benjamin Franklin Coston
1821–1848 (age 27)
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Benjamin Franklin Coston (1821-1848) was a Philadelphia resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Persifor Frazer
1844–1909 (age 65)
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Persifor Frazer (1844–1909) of Philadelphia was laid to rest in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Persifor Frazer Smith
1798–1858 (age 60)
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Persifor Frazer Smith was an American military officer who served as a general during the Mexican-American War.
Charles Frederick Abbot
1821–1897 (age 76)
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Charles Frederick Abbot lived from 1821 to 1897 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Sidney Frederick Tyler
1850–1935 (age 85)
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Sidney Frederick Tyler was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1850 to 1935 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
John Fries Frazer
1812–1872 (age 60)
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John Fries Frazer (1812-1872) was a Philadelphia-based scientist and educator.
Frank Furness
1839–1912 (age 73)
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Frank Furness was a renowned Philadelphia architect known for his distinctive Romanesque Revival designs who lived from ...
Caroline Furness Jayne
1873–1909 (age 36)
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Caroline Furness Jayne (1873-1909) was an author and string figure researcher buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Samuel G. King
1816–1899 (age 83)
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Samuel G. King was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1816 to 1899 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Adolph G. Rosengarten
1838–1862 (age 24)
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Adolph G. Rosengarten was a Philadelphia resident who died in 1862 at the age of 24.
Samuel George Morton
1799–1851 (age 52)
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Samuel George Morton was an American physician and pioneering physical anthropologist known for his craniological studie...
Joseph George Rosengarten
1835–1921 (age 86)
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Joseph George Rosengarten was an American historian and collector from Philadelphia who lived from 1835 to 1921.
Bernice Gertrude Blake Perry
1905–1996 (age 91)
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Bernice Gertrude Blake Perry (1905–1996) lived in Manchester and is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Samuel Gibson Dixon
1851–1918 (age 67)
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Samuel Gibson Dixon (1851-1918) was a Philadelphia figure buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Charles Gilbert Hall
1866–1947 (age 81)
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Charles Gilbert Hall was an American businessman and industrialist from Illinois.
William Gilmore
1895–1969 (age 74)
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William Gilmore was a Chesterbrook resident who lived from 1895 to 1969.
Charles Gilpin
1809–1891 (age 82)
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Charles Gilpin was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1809 to 1891 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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.
Mary Godfrey Pepper
1876–1918 (age 42)
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Mary Godfrey Pepper (1876-1918) was a Philadelphia-area resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Alida Gouverneur Ogden Rood
1802–1847 (age 45)
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Alida Gouverneur Ogden Rood (1802-1847) was a woman of prominent New York and Pennsylvania families buried at Laurel Hil...
Gertrude Gouvernuer Meredith
1839–1905 (age 66)
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Gertrude Gouvernuer Meredith (1839-1905) was a 19th-century resident laid to rest in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Edward Gratz
1806–1869 (age 63)
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Edward Gratz was an American businessman and civic leader in Philadelphia.
Simon Gratz
1840–1925 (age 85)
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Simon Gratz was a resident who lived from 1840 to 1925 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Horace Greeley Wadlin
1851–1925 (age 74)
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Horace Greeley Wadlin (1851-1925) was a Wakefield resident and statistician.
Francis Gurney Smith
1818–1878 (age 60)
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Francis Gurney Smith (1818-1878) was a 19th-century figure whose life coincided with major American industrial and socia...
Frederick Gutekunst
1831–1917 (age 86)
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Frederick Gutekunst was a pioneering photographer from Germantown who lived from 1831 to 1917.
Sara Gwendolen Foulke
1863–1936 (age 73)
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Sara Gwendolen Foulke (1863-1936) was a Pennsylvania resident buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.