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Henry A. Perry

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Henry A. Perry

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Jan 1862 (aged 36)
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Removed from Lone Mountain Cemetery San Francisco
Memorial ID
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E. Sweeney on 21 Apr 2021

He is buried in Laurel Hill Mound, the mass interment site for remains removed from Laurel Hill/Lone Mountain Cemetery. There are no individual markers.
San Francisco decided that they did not want any cemeteries in their town, so they 'evicted' all the cemeteries. The remains of ~35,000 from Laurel Hill/Lone Mountain cemetery went to Cypress Lawn and were reburied there.
Here is some of the history:
https://www.cypresslawnheritagefoundation.org/blog/story-laurel-hill-pioneer-mound/
https://www.outsidelands.org/laurel_hill.php
E. Sweeney on 21 Apr 2021

He is buried in Laurel Hill Mound, the mass interment site for remains removed from Laurel Hill/Lone Mountain Cemetery. There are no individual markers.
San Francisco decided that they did not want any cemeteries in their town, so they 'evicted' all the cemeteries. The remains of ~35,000 from Laurel Hill/Lone Mountain cemetery went to Cypress Lawn and were reburied there.
Here is some of the history:
https://www.cypresslawnheritagefoundation.org/blog/story-laurel-hill-pioneer-mound/
https://www.outsidelands.org/laurel_hill.php


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