Find A Grave - Christ Church Burial Ground

Ash, Michael Woolston b. March 5, 1789 d. December 14, 1858
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during the War of 1812. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1837. (Bio by: K)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Atlee, Samuel John b. 1739 d. November 25, 1786
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer, Continental Congressman. He served on the Forbes Expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1758, and the next year he was a Captain. On March 21, 1776, Atlee was named Colonel of a unit, the Pennsylvania Musketry Battalion. Once they were organized, he led them north to the defense of New York City. During the Battle of Long Island on October 27, 1776 he led the original defense of the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, New York. Atlee's force was driven from the...[Read More] (Bio by: Dan Silva)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bache, Benjamin Franklin b. August 12, 1769 d. September 10, 1798
Journalist. The grandson of statesman Benjamin Franklin, he was known as "Benny" to his grandfather, who doted on his namesake. He and cousin William Temple, joined their grandfather to France, receiving an education in there and in Switzerland. When Franklin died in 1790, Benjamin Bache at his bedside. With the inheritance Franklin left him, Bache started the “General Advertiser”, later renamed the “Aurora”. This newspaper became one of the staunchest and most vocal anti-Federalist weekly...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank W Nichols)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section A
Bainbridge, William b. May 7, 1774 d. July 27, 1833
United States Naval Officer. Attained rank of Captain in the United States Navy in 1800, the highest rank attainable at the time. Commanded the frigate "USS Philadelphia" during the conflict with the Barbary Coast. The ship ran around and was eventually burned by Stephen Decatur; Bainbridge was captured. Commanded the frigate "USS Constitution" (know as Old Ironsides) during the War of 1812. Established the 1st United States Naval school in Boston in 1815. Commander of the Philadelphia Naval...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Biddle, Francis Beverly b. May 9, 1886 d. October 4, 1968
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman as the United States Attorney General. The primary American judge during the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg after World War II, he was author of a two volume memoir entitled "A Casual Past", (1961) and "In Brief Authority", (1962) recounting the experience. He earned his law degree from Harvard University. As Attorney General he was best remembered for Order 9066 which authorized...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Biddle, James b. February 18, 1783 d. October 1, 1848
United States Naval Officer. A Member of the famous Biddle Family of Philadelphia and an early American Naval Officer, he became a Midshipman in 1800, and saw action in Tripolitan War and War of 1812. During the War of 1812 he was Captain of "USS Hornet," and was in command of that ship when he captured the British Brig "HMS Penguin." He received Congressional Gold Medal for that action. In almost continous naval serice throughout his life, he was known as a great statesman and negotiator. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Woodhill)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bond, Thomas b. 1712 d. March 26, 1784
Medical Pioneer. Born in Calvert County, Maryland, he was a physician whom practiced medicine in Philadelphia for 50 years. A noted surgeon, with the help of Benjamin Franklin he founded the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751, the first and oldest hospital in America. He also was a founder of the American Philosophical Society and the Academy and College of Philadelphia. From 1749 until his death, he served as a trustee of the Academy and College of Philadelphia and as a trustee of the University of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brown, James b. September 11, 1766 d. April 7, 1835
US Senator. He served as Secretary of the Louisiana Territory, appointed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804. He was later elected as a Senator from Louisiana to the United States Senate, serving first from 1813 to 1817, then from 1819 to 1823. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cadwalader, George b. May 16, 1806 d. February 3, 1879
Civil War Union Major General, Mexican War Brigadier General. While Brigadier General of Pennsylvania Militia, he helped suppress the "anti-foreign" riots in Philadelphia in 1844. Served as a Brigadier General of Volunteer in the Mexican War, being brevetted Major General for his bravery at the Battle of Chapultepec. A successful businessman in between wars, he was made a Major General of Volunteers in April 1862. Served on various military and advisory boards from 1862 to August 1863, when he...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cadwalader, John b. April 1, 1805 d. January 26, 1879
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1857. He later served as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1858 until his death in 1879. He was the older brother of Civil War Union General George Cadwalder, and the cousin of Civil War Union Army officers [Read More]
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Clarkson, Matthew b. 1733 d. October 5, 1800
Continental Congressman, Philadelphia Mayor. Served as a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania in 1785, and as the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1792 to 1796.
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Clay, Joseph b. July 24, 1769 d. August 27, 1811
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1808.

Son of Curtis Clay (1747-1809) and Margaret Wood (1751-1809)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Coxe, Tench b. May 22, 1755 d. July 17, 1824
Continental Congressman. Served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania in 1789. He was also an author. (Bio by: K)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Dale, Richard [original burial site] b. November 6, 1756 d. February 24, 1826
Revolutionary War Naval Officer. Served in the British Navy from 1776 to 1777, when he took up the cause of the Revolution. Served as second-in-command to Captain John Paul Jones of the USS Bon Homme Richard when he fought the famous battle with the HMS Serapis. Later promoted to Lieutenant and commanded Continental Vessels. Promoted to Captain, U.S. Navy in 1794, and led the Navy squadron in the Mediterranean Gulf during the 1801-1802 Barbary Coast War. Originally buried at the Christ...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section C, Plot XIV
DeHaven, Edwin Jesse b. May 7, 1816 d. May 1, 1865
Explorer, Adventurer. Surveyed Pacific, South American and Arctic waters. Commanded the first Grinnell Expedition to the Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin, and also to make scientific explorations. He was caught in the ice for nine months near Greenland and never managed to find Franklin. He had two US Naval Destroyers named after him. (Bio by: Dan Silva)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Dennis, John b. December 17, 1771 d. August 17, 1806
US Congressman. Born at the estate "Beverly" in Worcester County, Maryland, he initially studied at the Washington Academy and later attended Yale College. He was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced law practice in Somerset County. Following two terms in the Maryland State House of Delegates (1793 to 1795), Dennis was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and three succeeding Congresses, serving from 1797 to 1805. In 1798 he played a key role in conducting the impeachment...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Drayton, William Henry b. September, 1742 d. September 3, 1779
Continental Congressman. He served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina from 1778 until his death in 1779.
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Forbes, James b. 1731 d. March 25, 1780
Continental Congressman. Served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland from 1777 until his death in 1780. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1770, and Member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1777 to 1778.
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Franklin, Benjamin b. January 17, 1706 d. April 17, 1790
Declaration of Independence Signer, Continental Congressman, US Diplomat, Printer and Inventor. Published the "Pennsylvania Gazette" and "Poor Richard's Almanac". Famous for his confirming lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Invented bifocals, Franklin Stove and other inventions. Served as a Delegate from PA to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776. Signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Served as U.S. Minister to France during the Revolutionary War...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Very near 5th and Arch Streets corner
Hardy, Samuel b. 1758 d. October 17, 1785
Continental Congressman. Served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia in 1783. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Legislature in 1778, and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1782. He died on October 17, 1785, while attending Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 27. (Bio by: K)
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

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