Find A Grave - Laurel Hill Cemetery

Adams, Henry A. b. March 18, 1800 d. May 11, 1869
United States Naval Officer. He entered the United States Navy as a Midshipman on March 14, 1814, just prior to his fourteenth birthday, and would go on to serve the next 48 years in the naval service. He was promoted to Lieutenant on January 13, 1825, Commander on September 8, 1814, and Captain on September 14, 1855. In 1852, while in command of the "USS Mississippi" in the East India Squadron, he was assigned as Chief of Staff and second-in-command to Captain [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section M, Lot 38
Adams Jr., Robert b. February 26, 1849 d. June 2, 1906
US Congressman. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1869, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He practiced law off and on for 5 years, and from 1871 to 1875 he was a member of the United States Geological Survey that explored Yellowstone Park. He was a member of the the 1st Philadelphia City Troop, Pennsylvania National Guard, and in December 1881 he became the Judge Advocate of the 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 9, Lot 33
Baker, Hilary (Hilarius) b. February 21, 1746 d. September 25, 1798
Philadelphia Mayor. He served as Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1796 until his death from yellow fever during the epidemic of 1798.
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 10, Lot 28
Baldwin, Matthias William b. December 10, 1795 d. September 7, 1866
Business Magnate, Inventor, Abolitionist. The son of a carriage maker, he was interested in mechanical things. At 16 he worked for a series of jewelers in Philadelphia. During that time he invented a process for gold plating jewelry. Later, he opened his own business. When the jewelry trade went into recession, he started a bookbinding and cloth printing business. He built a steam engine to supply power to his shops, and soon became expert at designing those engines. He married a distant cousin...[Read More] (Bio by: rjschatz)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section K, Lots 132-135
Biddle, Alexander Williams b. April 29, 1819 d. May 2, 1899
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as Major, then Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 121st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, with whom he fought at the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Bristoe Station. He commanded his unit at the Battle of Gettysburg, where it was one of the first Union Infantry units to deployed on the field on the first day of the fight. Major Biddle's regiment initially were successful in repulsing attacks from Confederate forces, but...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section X, Lots 151-152
Bingham, Henry Harrison b. December 4, 1841 d. March 22, 1912
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, US Congressman. Served in the Civil War as a Captain on Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and as a Major and Judge Advocate General on the staff of Major General Winfield S. Hancock. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia on May 6, 1864. His citation reads "Rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given away under the fierce assaults of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section Y, Lot 107
Bird, Robert Montgomery b. February 5, 1806 d. January 23, 1854
Playwright. Known for plays such as "The Gladiator" (1834) and "The Broker of Bogota" (1834).
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section O, Lots 33-46
Bispham, David b. January 5, 1857 d. October 2, 1921
Opera Singer. A baritone who sang in four languages. He was an early proponent of operas sung in English.
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section I, Lots 108-111
Blake, George Alexander Hamilton b. August 31, 1810 d. October 27, 1884
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was appointed as a 1st Lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons on June 11, 1836. First assigned to combat the Seminole Indians in Florida, he fought at the January 15, 1838 Battle of Jupiter Inlet during the First Seminole War. Promoted to Captain on December 3, 1839, he served in Florida until 1841. Sent with his regiment to Mexico when the Mexican War began in 1846, he rendered service that was commended by superiors...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 68
Bohlen, Charles Eustis b. August 30, 1904 d. January 1, 1974
United States Diplomat. He served in the United States Foreign Service Office from 1929 to 1969, and was Ambassador to 3 different countries - the Soviet Union (1953 to 1957), the Philippines (1957 to 1959), and France (1962 to 1968).
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 61-64
Bohlen, Henry b. October 22, 1810 d. August 22, 1862
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Fought in the Mexican War. Recruited a regiment in Philadelphia made up of mostly German emigrants at the out break of the Civil War. The regiment was designated the 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and he was named its Colonel and commander on September 30, 1861. Served in General Louis Blenker's division. Appointed Brigadier General, US Volunteers on April 28, 1862. Commanded the 3rd Brigade of Carl Schurz's Division in the Shenandoah Valley...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section Y, Lot 34
Boker, George Henry b. October 6, 1823 d. January 2, 1890
Poet, Social Reformer, US Diplomat. Born into a wealthy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family, he was raised in a life of leisure that allowed him to explore a love of poetry he developed at an early age. Sent to attend Princeton University as a young adult, he helped found the school's literary magazine "Nassau Monthly" before he graduated in 1842. Despite reading law after his graduation, he devoted much of his life to writing poetry and producing plays. He published the work "The Lessons of Life...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 91
Bonnaffon, Augustus Benton b. 1837 d. July 12, 1867
Civil War Union Army Officer. He began his Civil War service when he enlisted in the 12th Pennsylvania (Three-Month) Volunteer Infantry on April 25, 1861, and was mustered in as a Sergeant in Company K. After service his three month enlistment, he was mustered out on August 5, 1861, but was destined to rejoin the Union war effort a month later. On September 17, 1871, he accepted a commission of Major, and was mustered into the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He remained with the regiment...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 17, Lot 70
Borie, Adolph Edward b. November 25, 1809 d. February 5, 1880
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Upon his father's death, he inherited a mercantile business that involved the silk and tea trade. He was consul to Belgium between 1843 and 1848, and was elected President of the Bank of Commerce of Philadelphia in 1848. In 1862, he was one of the founders and first president of the Union League of Philadelphia. He joined the cabinet of President Ulysses S. Grant in March of 1869 as Secretary of the Navy; but, finding that his business interests required his...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section P, Lots 33-34
Brisbane, William b. September 14, 1823 d. February 7, 1880
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel of the 49th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in on July 31, 1861. He led his regiment during the September 1862 Battle of Antietam, and resigned his commission on October 15, 1862. In the Summer 1863 Gettysburg Campaign he commanded a brigade of Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, which rendered good service in pursuing the Rebels through Pennsylvania and Maryland. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 9
Brown, Charles Brockden [cenotaph] b. January 17, 1771 d. February 22, 1810
Author. He is regarded as America's first professional author. Born in Philadelphia, his ancestors were Quakers who came over from England on the same ship with William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. In 1797 he quit his law studies and moved to New York City, where he hoped to make a living as a writer. Brown's first book is his most famous: "Wieland" (1798), a tale about an evil ventriloquist who, by impersonating a supernatural being, persuades the hero to kill his wife and children...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 18, Lot 301
Brown, Charles b. September 23, 1797 d. September 4, 1883
US Congressman. He was elected as a democrat to represent two Pennsylvania Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives for two non-consecutive terms. He first represented the 1st District, serving from 1841 to 1843, then the 3rd District, serving from 1847 to 1849. He was the son-in-law of Pennsylvania Governor Francis R. Shunk.
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section S, Lot 28 South 1/2
Bryan, George b. 1731 d. January 27, 1791
Revolutionary War Patriot. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he came to America at age 20, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and became wealthy as an importer and exporter. He took an active opposition role against the 1765 Stamp Act, and signed a Non-Importation Agreement with other Philadelphia merchants pledging to end importing goods from Great Britain. That bold stand directly lead to his loss of business and his bankruptcy in 1771. In ill health for most of the beginning of the decade when the seeds...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section C, Lot 13
Bryan Jr., Timothy Matlack b. March 3, 1832 d. April 9, 1881
Civil War Union Army Officer. An 1855 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he served in the Army for two years before resigning in 1857. When the Civil War erupted, he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a regiment that was led by Colonel Fletcher Webster, son of Daniel Webster. After Colonel Webster death at the August 1862 Battle of Second Bull Run, Major James L. Bates of the 33rd Massachusetts Volunteer...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section H, Lots 103-104
Childs, George William b. May 12, 1829 d. February 3, 1894
Publisher, Newspaperman, Philanthropist. As a teenager, he came to Philadelphia, and found work in a book store. He later became a partner in the publishing house of Childs and Peterson. He managed the publication of the Arctic Expedition of fellow Philadelphian Elisha Kent Kane. When Peterson retired, Childs partnered with J.B. Lippincott, but within a year, he withdrew from the partnership and returned to his own publishing house. In 1864 Childs along with the Drexels, Francis A. and Anthony...[Read More] (Bio by: rjschatz)
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot 337 Childs Mausoleum

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