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Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1860 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. After moving to a new building to accommodate their growing congregat... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1768 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: One page, front and back, documenting "an account of work and materials" done at First Baptist Church in 1768. Expenses include, for example, supplies such as stone, brick, sand, wood, and nails, and services such as relocating corpses from a bank into the vaults, and building gutters for those v... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1750/1878 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of persons buried by Gloria Dei from 1750 to 1878. Entries are listed chronologically and vary over time, but include at minimum the name of the deceased and the date they were buried, and often more extensive information such as the date and place they died, age at time of death, cause of... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1823/1843 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1823 to 1843. The manuscript begins with new regulations dated January 1, 1844, listing fees for various burial services. Burials are then listed by date beginning on page 3, with name, age at time of death, which ground the decedent was buried in, and fee... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1844/1850 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1844 to 1850. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1851/1859 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1851 to 1859. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859/1878 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of burials at Old St. Mary's from 1859 to 1878. Burials are listed chronologically, and include the location of the grave, decedent's name, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1775 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Congregational minutes from 1749, 1751 to 1755, and 1759 to 1772 run through page 163 of this bound manuscript, then the trustee minutes from January 1773 to January 1775 begin at the back of the book, upside down, and continue until page 164. Entries note the date and place of meetings, members... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1772/1805 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Minutes of the Second Presbyterian trustees, corporation and congregational meetings from 1772 to 1805 are all recorded together in this bound manuscript, in chronological order. Meetings cover topics including but not limited to: elections to church leadership positions; church finance, includin... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1803 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Rough draft ("Rough Draught") of minutes for meetings of the Second Presbyterian Church trustees, corporation and congregation from 1792 to 1803. Meetings cover issues such as church committees, church finance, and the need to accommodate a growing membership. View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1744/1768 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Record of Philadelphia Moravians, their children and friends who died during the years 1744 to 1768. Many of the column headings in the catalog are in German, for which translations are provided: "No." (number), "Nahmen der Verschiedenen" (names of the deceased), "Nahmen der Eltern, der Eheleute ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1803/1822 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of funerals performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1803 to 1822. Entries are listed by year, with members, members' children, strangers, and strangers' children listed separately. Each entry contains the date of the funeral, name of the deceased, their date and cause of death, and varying amo... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1822/1927 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Record of funerals performed by Gloria Dei Church from 1822 to 1927. Entries are listed by year, with members, members' children, strangers, and strangers' children listed separately. Each entry contains the date of the funeral, name of the deceased, date and cause of death, and their age at time... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1856/1861 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1856 to 1861. Entries are chronological and include the date of the funeral, name of the decedent, age at time of death, and fees paid. Entries also often note if the burial was on a church lot or "poor ground." View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1861/1874 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Record of funerals performed by Old St. Mary's from 1861 to 1874. "Prices of Interment" are listed on image 5, followed by "Rules" on image 6. Funerals are then listed chronologically, and include the name of the decedent, a note on the location of their grave, age at time of death, and fees paid. View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1653/1760 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Bound manuscript containing many accounts of Swedish settlement along the Delaware River from the early 17th century to the mid-late 18th century. These accounts come from various sources, including several ministers sent to Gloria Dei by the King or Queen of Sweden. The accounts do not appear in... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: "Inscriptions copied from Tomb Stones and Monuments in the Grave Yard of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia - (Lagrange Place - above Second St.) Dec. 3 1859 By Horatio Gates Jones." An alphabetical index starts on image 24, although most of the entries are struck through, likely as remain... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1806/1852 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Record of many different financial accounts associated with St. Paul's from 1806 to 1852, such as: bank stocks; bonds and mortgages; various legacies and loans; funds for the charity school, widow's house, and repairs/additions to the buildings and grounds; and accounts for individual members of ... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1860 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. In 1860, after moving to a new building to accommodate their growing ... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1788/1811 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1788 to 1811. Front matter includes a copy of the Act of Incorporation dated September 13, 1788; lists of subscribers who paid towards the burial ground, the building of the church in 1762, and the addition of pews and galleries in 1... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1812/1829 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1812 to 1829. Front matter includes a map of the pews and list of pewholders of Old St. Mary's, a copy of the act of incorporation, and the trustees' rules for management of the church. Meeting minutes begin on image 46, and each da... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1829/1899 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from 1829 to 1899. Each dated entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildin... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1835-1843 Contributing Institution: Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Description: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Old St. Mary's from1835 to 1843. Each dated entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, building... View Full Item at Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1799/1901 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Miscellaneous records of the First Baptist Church burial grounds, dating from 1799 to 1901, first at the La Grange/Arch Street site and then at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Items include: a resolution by the trustees in 1799 to raise the cost of interment in order to keep the burial ground in good repa... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1860/1928 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Book containing records of sales for the Mount Moriah Cemetery, dating from 1860 to 1928. Each entry contains the date, name of purchaser, lot or grave number purchased, and cost. The first two flyleaves contain notes on the "Section of Church Plot for poor members and single graves." View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859/1860 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. After moving to a new building to accommodate their growing congregat... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1859 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Mount Moriah Cemetery was established in 1855, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As the population grew and land in Philadelphia became scarcer and more valuable, many churches had their burials removed to more rural locations. After moving to a new building to accommodate their growing congregat... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1819/1832 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: Record of burials in St. George's northwest burial ground from 1819 to 1832. Entries are listed by date, and include the name of person interred, row number, grave number, and distance in feet and inches from the north line of the cemetery to the center of the grave. Church members who were "grow... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1818/1875 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: Two maps showing a grid of cemetery lots and numbers, with the names of the persons buried there. The burial ground was located at the southeast corner of what is now 16th St. and Fairmount Ave. Sometime between 1860 and 1875, the burial ground had been sold, the bodies disinterred, and the land... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1811/1825 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Book containing permits for interment in the "Ground of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia," dating from 1811 to 1825. Each permit or stub contains the name of the person buried (or the name of a father or husband,) the date of burial, and the amount paid. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1825/1928 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: Book containing permits for interment in the "Ground of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia," dating from 1825 to 1860, and later at Mount Moriah Cemetery, from 1860 to 1928. Notes on the prices for interment established in 1828 and 1846 are included in the front of the book. Each permit or st... View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1794/1795 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: The practice of renting pews was common in 19th century churches; members paid a fee for the right to occupy a particular pew every week. This bound manuscript includes a record of pew rents paid to Second Presbyterian from 1794 to 1795. Entries are listed by pew number and congregant name, with ... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1846 Contributing Institution: American Baptist Historical Society Description: One printed page, addressed "To the Members of the First Baptist Church and Congregation," dated May 11, 1846 and outlining policies and prices for interment in the First Baptist burial ground, including a pew rent requirement. View Full Item at American Baptist Historical Society -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1762/1774 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1762 to 1774. Each entry records the date of the meeting, members present and business discussed. One of the main topics covered is the ill health of Reverend McClenachan and the subsequent need to secure an assistant minister and, eventually... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1765/1840 Contributing Institution: Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Swedish Lutheran Churches of Wicaco (Gloria Dei), Kingsessing and Upper Merion. The book begins with a partial index of contents, then the charter of incorporation for the three churches. Meeting minutes start in 1765, and include the date, list of atte... View Full Item at Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1792/1797 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1792 to 1797. Each entry includes the date of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Many entries include wardens' accounts, as reports from the committee appointed to examine those accounts. Other topics include: elections to ... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1797/1810 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1797 to 1810. Each entry includes the date of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include but are not limited to: elections to the vestry and the appointment of wardens and sextons; hiring of a new minister and assist... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1810/1829 Contributing Institution: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives Description: Minutes of the meetings of the St. Paul's vestry, from 1810 to 1829. Each entry includes the date of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include but are not limited to: vestry elections; appointment of wardens and sextons; various committee assignments; management of fina... View Full Item at Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Archives -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1832/1852 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants. The vestry minutes begin with a copy of the 1832 Act by the Pennsylvania legislature which separated Christ Church and St. Peter's Church into two ... View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1852/1871 Contributing Institution: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Description: The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants. This bound volume contains the dates, members present and business discussed at St. Peters vestry meetings from 1852 to 1871. Topics include but ar... View Full Item at St. Peter's Episcopal Church -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1784/1815 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Minutes of the vestry of the United Churches from 1784 to 1815; first as the United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's, then as the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church. The first mention of St. James's occurs on p. 151 in the meeting minutes from Mar... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1816/1826 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church from 1816 to 1826. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include: the election of church leaders; the hiring, duties and... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1827/1832 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Minutes of the vestry of Christ Church from 1827 to 1832. Each entry notes the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Regular topics include church elections, staffing, finances, burials, pew rents, management of the church hospital, committee reports, and repairs... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1832/1845 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1832 to 1845. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Regular business includes the election of church leaders; employment of staff (ministers, clerks, sextons, bellringers and organists); fina... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1845/1866 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1845 to 1866. Each entry includes the date, place, members present and business discussed. Topics include the election of church leaders and hiring and payment of staff; appointments to and reports from various church committees; the upkeep of buil... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1866/1886 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1866 to 1886. Each entry includes the date, place, members present and business discussed. As in preceding minute books, topics include the election of church leaders and hiring and payment of staff; appointments to and reports from various churc... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA