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Rootsweb.com RSS Feed for PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Rootsweb.com RSS feed for PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2008-12-22T13:10:36-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] Phila Cemetery law multiple burials, Continued http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-12/1229976636 Continued: Department of Public SafetyBureau of HealthRoom No. 610City Hall, Philadelphia April 26th, 1898RESOLVED, That the burial of more than one body in a grave in the thickly inhabited and built-up portions of the city is hereby declared a nuisance having a tendency to be prejudicial to public health.RESOLVED, That in the thickly inhabited and built-up portions of the city the burial of more than one body in a single grave, or the opening of a grave in which a body has been buried, for the purpose of additional interment, be and the same is hereby prohibited on and after June 1st, 1898. RESOLVED, That the following cemeteries or burial grounds be and are hereby subject to the above orders (all sic): Haines St. ME, Germantown Ave. and Haines St. (now closed) Hanover, Hanover and Thompson streets Hebrew, Spruce, below 9th streetHoly Comforter, 19th and Wharton streets Holy Trinity, Passyunk and Washington avenues Holy Trinity (1), 6th and Spruce streets Holy Trinity (2), 5th and Spruce streets Kensington (M. E.), Palmer street (see Hanover) Lafayette, 10th and Wharton streets Lebanon, Passyunk ave. and 18th street Machpelah and M. E. Union, 10th street and Washington avenue Market Square, Germantown avenue and Mill street (now Church Lane, Germantown) Monument Cemetery, Broad and Berks streets Mt. Zion, CHristian street east of 6th Mutual Family, Washington avenue near 10th st. Odd Fellows, 23rd and Norris streets Olive Cemetery, Girard and Belmont avenues Palmer Ground, Palmer and Belgrade streets Paul Street M. E., Paul street, Frankford Philadelphia Cemetery, Passyunk avenue, near 19th st. Philanthropic Cemetery, Passyunk avenue and Tasker st. Presbyterian Cemetery, Frankford Ronaldson Cemetery, 9th and Bainbridge streets Rose Cemetery, Ludlow street, below 41st street St. Ann's (R.C.), Lehigh avenue and Memphis st. St. Augustine's (R.C.), 4th below Vine street St. John's (M. E.), 3rd below Beaver st. St. Johns (R. C.), 13th above Chestnut st. St. John's (R. C.), Manayunk St. Joachim, Frankford Road and Pine street. St. Joseph's (R. C.), 8th and Washington ave. St. Luke's, 13th below Spruce street St. Lukes's, Coulter steet, Germantown St. Mary's (R. C.), 10th and Moore streets St. Mary's (R. C.), 4th above Spruce street St. Michael's, 2nd and Jefferson streets St. Michael's Lutheran, Germantown ave. and Church street, now Phil-Ellena St. St. Paul's 3rd below Walnut street St. Paul's (M. E.), Christian above 6th street St. Peter's, 3rd and Pine streets St. Peter's (R. C.), Tioga and West (now Belgrad Street) streets Swedes (P. E.), 931 Otsego street (now Swanson) Third Presbyterian, 4th and Pine streets Trinity (P. E.), Catharine below 3rd street United Americn Mechanics, 22nd and Diamond street Union Harmony Cemetery, Hanover street Union Cemetery, 6th street and Washington avenue Union Wesleyan, Hannover street Wharton Street M. E., Wharton street below 4th street. Gene Stackhouse Eugene Stackhouse <genestackhouse@msn.com> 2008-12-22T13:10:36-06:00 [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] Phila Cemetery law multiple burials 1898 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-12/1229917519 Department of Public Safety Bureau of Health Room No. 610 City Hall, Philadelphia April 26th, 1898 RESOLVED, That the burial of more than one body in a grave in the thickly inhabited and built-up portions of the city is hereby declared a nuisance having a tendency to be prejudicial to public health. RESOLVED, That in the thickly inhabited and built-up portions of the city the burial of more than one body in a single grave, or the opening of a grave in which a body has been buried, for the purpose of additional interment, be and the same is hereby prohibited on and after June 1st, 1898. RESOLVED, That the following cemeteries or burial grounds be and are hereby subject to the above orders (all sic): Arabella 5th and Washington Ave. Arch Street Friends 4th and Arch streets Arch Street Presbyterian Arch street above 10th St. Axes Germantown avenue near Washington St. (Germantown) Baptist Church Passyunk avenue, W. of Broad street Cathedral 48th and Lancaster avenue Christ Church 5th and Arch streets Colored M. E. Church Centre (now Rittenhouse St..) and Morton streets (Germantown) Dunkards Ground (Mennonite Church) Germantown Ave. and Sharpnack St. Ebeneser M. E. Christian St. below 4th Epiphany 15th and Chestnut streets. Fair Hill Cambria St. and Germantown avenue Federal Street Jewish Federal and 11th streets First Presbyterian Ground 4th and Pine streets Franklin Franklin Lane, W. of Frankford Rd. Free Quakers 5th and Spruce streets Friends Southwestern 16th and Race streets Glenwood 22nd and Ridge avenue Grace Church 12th and Cherry sts (TO BE CONTINUED) Gene Stackhouse Just saw a bumper sticker on a truck: "Drink your beer. There are sober people in China! Eugene Stackhouse <genestackhouse@msn.com> 2008-12-21T20:45:19-06:00 Re: [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-12/1229727799 Kate, Thank you so much for your reply and for the information. I will try contacting them. I appreciate your help. Bonnie ________________________________ From: "katep215@aol.com" <katep215@aol.com> To: pa-phila-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 4:54:22 AM Subject: Re: [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 Yes Bonnie, it was part of a cemetery.? (Had relatives there)? They took the bodies to the Vault, had the service there then buried them.? The 6th Street Union Cemetery was located at 6th and?Federal Streets.? In the?1970's the cemetery was moved to Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, Chester County.?(The may or may not have the records, but they are very hard to get information from, something about he privacy act???) Kate -----Original Message----- From: pa-phila-cemeteries-request@rootsweb.com To: pa-phila-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:01 am Subject: PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 Today's Topics: 1. 6th Street Union Vault (Bonnie Rardin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:47:36 -0800 (PST) From: Bonnie Rardin <shortiz89@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] 6th Street Union Vault To: PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <980668.57111.qm@web81602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I recently found a death certificate which listed the place of burial as the 6th Street Union Vault.? The date of the burial was 12 June 1871.? Does anyone know anything about this vault??? Is it part of a cemetery??? I would appreciate any information. Thanks, Bonnie Rardin ------------------------------ To contact the PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES list administrator, send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES mailing list, send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 ************************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Bonnie Rardin <shortiz89@sbcglobal.net> 2008-12-19T16:03:19-06:00 Re: [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-12/1229691262 Yes Bonnie, it was part of a cemetery.? (Had relatives there)? They took the bodies to the Vault, had the service there then buried them.? The 6th Street Union Cemetery was located at 6th and?Federal Streets.? In the?1970's the cemetery was moved to Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, Chester County.?(The may or may not have the records, but they are very hard to get information from, something about he privacy act???) Kate -----Original Message----- From: pa-phila-cemeteries-request@rootsweb.com To: pa-phila-cemeteries@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:01 am Subject: PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 Today's Topics: 1. 6th Street Union Vault (Bonnie Rardin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:47:36 -0800 (PST) From: Bonnie Rardin <shortiz89@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] 6th Street Union Vault To: PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <980668.57111.qm@web81602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I recently found a death certificate which listed the place of burial as the 6th Street Union Vault.? The date of the burial was 12 June 1871.? Does anyone know anything about this vault??? Is it part of a cemetery??? I would appreciate any information. Thanks, Bonnie Rardin ------------------------------ To contact the PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES list administrator, send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES mailing list, send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 91 ************************************************** katep215@aol.com 2008-12-19T05:54:22-06:00 [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] 6th Street Union Vault http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-12/1229647656 I recently found a death certificate which listed the place of burial as the 6th Street Union Vault. The date of the burial was 12 June 1871. Does anyone know anything about this vault?? Is it part of a cemetery?? I would appreciate any information. Thanks, Bonnie Rardin Bonnie Rardin <shortiz89@sbcglobal.net> 2008-12-18T17:47:36-06:00 [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] Hood Cemetery board http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-11/1227736193 I will be retiring as the treasurer of the Hood Cemetery, Germantown, effective 15 December 2008. The cemetery is in good shape financially and a new board will be formed by the Historic Germantown organization. Of course, I will remain a volunteer at the cemetery and continue to give tours and continue my searches of the "inhabitants" of the cemetery. Gene Stackhouse: Beer, Cheaper than Gas: Drink, Don't Drive! Eugene Stackhouse <genestackhouse@yahoo.com> 2008-11-26T14:49:53-06:00 [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] Interement Records/Card http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-11/1225898025 Does anyone know if there are an interment records/cards for the following cemeteries, and if so, the address,email,mail address of the repository: Philanthropic, Phila Knights of Pythias Greenwood, Phila Asbury Methodist-Episcopal, Phila Mt.Moriah, Phila Arlington, Drexel Hill Many thanks. Jim **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. 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Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 Philly Graveyard Rabbit <phillygraveyardrabbit@hotmail.com> 2008-11-03T05:41:45-06:00 [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] Mt. Vernon Cemetery http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-11/1225667855 Hello, RE: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, behind Laurel Hill Haven't been there for several years - anyone know when its open and how its records are organized? Regards, Joan "omtwa" <omtwa@enter.net> 2008-11-02T16:17:35-06:00 Re: [PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES] PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 85 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES/2008-10/1225455667 most library's will send you an obit I would call and ask. **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! 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