Fritz Burial Grounds in Pennsylvania

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Get directions Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Coordinates: 40.29710, -75.65230
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Founded 1755 A.D. by Thomas Barnard as a family burial site, then sold to Valentine Keely in 1756. The oldest recorded burial is for Maria Kiehly in 1777.

In 1802 the site was deeded to six local citizens and used for burials until the last recorded interment in 1893 of Sara Yorgey.

There are 12 known Revolutionary War soldiers buried here, identified by plaques placed by the Berks County D.A.R. Township preservation efforts were begun in the 1960s by then-Supervisor Buck Rhoads, when the Township assumed responsibility for maintenance. In 2003-04 grants were obtained to restore the stone walls and antique gates, and restoration was completed by the 2005 Douglass Township Board of Supervisors, Grant Yergey, Jeanne Trivellini and Dorothy Pulcher.

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Founded 1755 A.D. by Thomas Barnard as a family burial site, then sold to Valentine Keely in 1756. The oldest recorded burial is for Maria Kiehly in 1777.

In 1802 the site was deeded to six local citizens and used for burials until the last recorded interment in 1893 of Sara Yorgey.

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