Friends Lower Burial Ground
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Add PhotosWilliam Penn did not deed the Arch Street Friends burial ground until 1701. Early burials for Friends took place here.
History of Philadelphia 1609-1884 Volume III by Scharf and Westcott (1884) page 2358 gives a history of the burying ground. This burying ground adjoined Duckett's farm and was referred to as the burial place in various records.
The property ownership was litigated and ownership went from the Society of Friends to the Department of Health to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
There may be individual records of burials here and there may also be records of removal from here.
William Penn did not deed the Arch Street Friends burial ground until 1701. Early burials for Friends took place here.
History of Philadelphia 1609-1884 Volume III by Scharf and Westcott (1884) page 2358 gives a history of the burying ground. This burying ground adjoined Duckett's farm and was referred to as the burial place in various records.
The property ownership was litigated and ownership went from the Society of Friends to the Department of Health to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
There may be individual records of burials here and there may also be records of removal from here.
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- Added: 18 Jul 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2585242
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