Saint George's Methodist Episcopal Church Burial Ground
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Add PhotosHistoric Saint George's United Methodist Church is the oldest house of Methodist worship in continuous use in America. In 1767, Captain Thomas Webb, a veteran of the French and Indian War, organized a Methodist Society in Philadelphia. Two years later, the Society bought St. George's Church. The church had been built in 1763 as a Dutch Reformed Church, but was auctioned when the church was unable to borrow enough money to complete the structure.
After filling its churchyard, the congregation purchased a lot of land on Crown (now Lawrence) Street and Sassafras (now Race) street in 1795 for a new burial ground. It was sold ca. 1847-48.
A third additional burial ground was established by the congregation in what was then Penn Township ca. 1818 as the "North West Burial Ground."
Historic Saint George's United Methodist Church is the oldest house of Methodist worship in continuous use in America. In 1767, Captain Thomas Webb, a veteran of the French and Indian War, organized a Methodist Society in Philadelphia. Two years later, the Society bought St. George's Church. The church had been built in 1763 as a Dutch Reformed Church, but was auctioned when the church was unable to borrow enough money to complete the structure.
After filling its churchyard, the congregation purchased a lot of land on Crown (now Lawrence) Street and Sassafras (now Race) street in 1795 for a new burial ground. It was sold ca. 1847-48.
A third additional burial ground was established by the congregation in what was then Penn Township ca. 1818 as the "North West Burial Ground."
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- Added: 14 Jan 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2289687
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