BGuthrie Photos: PA -- Philadelphia -- Christ Church Cemetery

PA -- Philadelphia -- Christ Church Cemetery:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CCCEM_090530_009.JPG: The Body of B. Franklin, Printer, Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out. And Script of its Lettering & Gilding, Lies here, Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost, For it will as he believ'd appear once more In a new and more elegant Edition Corrected and improved By the Author. (This epitaph written by Franklin as a young man, was not intended to be used. His nearby gravestone was prepared in exact accordance with the instructions contained in his will.) The gravesite restored by the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia through the generosity of Howard C. Story in memory of his parents Edward A. and Mary Elizabeth Story
2. CCCEM_090530_016.JPG: Ben Franklin's grave
3. CCCEM_090530_039.JPG: Sarah Franklin Bache 1743-1808 Patriot of the American Revolution daughter of Benjamin and Deborah Franklin placed by Sarah Franklin Chapter, DAR Washington, DC
4. CCCEM_090530_048.JPG: David Hall
5. CCCEM_090530_064.JPG: Matthew Clarkson
6. CCCEM_090530_071.JPG: Matthew Clarkson 1733-1800 Heroic mayor of Philadelphia (1792-1796) during the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic. Matthew Clarkson died of the fever in 1800
7. CCCEM_090530_079.JPG: J.H.C. Heineken
8. CCCEM_090530_082.JPG: In memory of J.H.C. Heineken 26 years consul to the United States from Holland who departed this life Oct. 12, 18080 age 56. "Look, think, reflect and repent. Be assured there is nothing so certain as death and he is the only happy man who lives today as if he should die tomorrow." Also of Marie Elizabeth, widow of John C. Heineken who departed this life Jan. 1, 1836. Donated by his great grandson Theodore S. Heineken, MD 1960
9. CCCEM_090530_133.JPG: Francis Hopkinson Signer of the Declaration of Independence September 31, 1737 May 9, 1791 Patriot -- Jurist -- Essayist -- Churchman Member of the Continental Congress of 1776 provincial councilor of New Jersey signer of the Declaration Chairman of the Continental Navy Board Designer of the American flag First Native American composer of songs Member of American Philosophical Society vestryman and organist of Christ Church, Philadelphia a reorganizer of the Post Revolutionary Church Administrator of the School for Negroes First judge of the District Court in and for Pennsylvania district.
10. CCCEM_090530_144.JPG: Joseph Hewes and George Ross
11. CCCEM_090530_159.JPG: In 1955 the Bainbridge graves were restored through the voluntary contributions of the officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD., out of respect for the memory and admiration of the career of Commodore William Bainbridge, USN, for whom the training center was named.
12. CCCEM_090530_179.JPG: Franklin Chenault Watkins
13. CCCEM_090530_194.JPG: Benjamin Rush 1745-1813 Father of American Psychiatry Signer of the Declaration of Independence Heroic physician, teacher, humanitarian Physician general of the Continental Army Physician to the Pennsylvania Hospital Professor of Physic [sic], University of Pennsylvania Erected April 19, 1965
14. CCCEM_090530_199.JPG: Benjamin Rush again
15. CCCEM_090530_202.JPG: Here lieth interred The body of PHILIP SYNG who departed this life May 8th 1789 Aged 85 years, also the body of His wife ELIZABETH who died September 3rd 1786 aged 74 Years and also the Bodies of eleven of their Children who severally departed this Life before them -- In memory of CHRISTIANA SYNG Daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Syng who departed this Life Decemr 25th 1791 Aged 37 Years and 11 months
16. CCCEM_090530_211.JPG: In Memory of Thomas Bond MD who practiced Physic and Surgery with signal reputation and success nearly half a century. Lamented and beloved by many Respected and esteemed by all and adorned by literary honors sustained by him with dignity. He departed this life March 26th 1784 Aged 72 years.
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Wikipedia Description: Christ Church Burial Ground
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Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah. Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Francis Hopkinson, Joseph Hewes and George Ross. Two more signers are buried at Christ Church just a few blocks away.

The cemetery belongs to Christ Church, the Anglican church founded in 1695 and place of worship for many of the famous Revolutionary War participants, including George Washington. The burial ground is located at 5th and Arch Streets, across from the Visitors Center and National Constitution Center. The Burial Ground was started in 1719, and it is still an active graveyard. 100,000 tourists visit each year, many leaving pennies on Franklin's grave.

Burials:

Other famous people buried at Christ Church Burial Ground are:

* Michael Woolston Ash (1789–1858), congressman
* Samuel John Atlee (1739–1786), delegate to the Continental Congress
* Benjamin Franklin Bache (1769–1798), grandson of Benjamin Franklin, printer and publisher of the Aurora newspaper
* Sarah Franklin Bache (1737–1811), daughter of Benjamin Franklin
* Commodore William Bainbridge (1774–1833), Naval hero of War of 1812, captain of "Old Ironsides"
* Francis Biddle (1886–1968), United States Attorney General
* James Biddle, Commodore in the United States Navy
* Dr. Thomas Bond (1713–1784), co-founder of Pennsylvania Hospital
* Major General George Cadwalader (1806–1879), Civil War general
* John Cadwalader, congressman and judge
* Matthew Clarkson (1733–1800), mayor of Philadelphia
* Joseph Clay (1769–1811), United States Congressman
* Tench Coxe (1755–1824), Continental Congressman
* John Dunlap (1747–1812), printer of the Declaration of Independence
* Lewis Evans (c.1700-1756), cartographer and surveyor
* Tench Francis, Jr.
* David Franks (1740–1793), aide-de-camp for General Benedict Arnold during the American War of Independence
* Samuel Hardy (1758–1785), Continental Congressman
* Michael Hillegas (1729–1804), first Treasurer of the United States
* Thomas Hopkinson (1709–1751), father of Francis Hopkinson, president of the Philosophical Society, one of the founders of the Library Company
* John Inskeep (1757–1834), mayor of Philadelphia
* Major William Jackson (1759–1828), Revolutionary War officer, secretary of the Constitutional Convention
* Thomas Lawrence, five-time mayor of Philadelphia
* Charles Mason (1728–1786), astronomer, surveyor, laid out the Mason-Dixon Line in 1763
* George A. McCall (1802–1868), United States Army brigadier general and prisoner of war during the American Civil War
* William M. Meredith (1799–1873), Secretary of the Treasury
* Dr. Philip Syng Physick (1768–1837), known as the "Father of Modern Surgery"
* Elizabeth and Samuel Powel
* Annis Boudinot Stockton (1736–1801), poet
* Philip Syng (1703–1789), silversmith and inventor with Benjamin Franklin
* Henry Tazewell (1753–1799), U.S. Senator
* Commodore Thomas Truxtun, commander of the Constellation
* William Tuckey (1708–1781), composer
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