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Second Presbyterian Church in Southwark Burial Ground

Also known as Assembly Church Graveyard, Assembly Presbyterian Church Graveyard

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions Second Street Below Christian, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147, United States
    Coordinates: 39.93579, -75.14740
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In June 1827, Dr. Ezra Styles Eli purchased a pair of lots on Second Street, below Christian, and leased them to the Second Presbyterian Church in Southwark and its 27 members. In July, 1829, Dr. Ely paid $2,575 towards the erection of a church on the lots. A small burial ground was established on the site at the same time.

The church did not last long, and following the appointment of Reverend William Ramsey in 1830, the church was dropped from the rolls of the Presbytery. Though church lot was sold in 1836, the church was reopened in 1838. Following a lawsuit in 1843, the church was reopened and was popularly known as Assembly Presbyterian Church. Services were held through 1846.

By 1848, the church as vacant, and it was subsequently sold and converted into the Saint Ann's Windows' Asylum. In 1849, those "having tomb-stones and graves in the grave yard attached to the late Second Presbyterian Church, of Southwark" were notified that "they are at liberty to remove them and the remains of their friends or relatives on application to the Secretary of the Board of Asylum," Dr. John Gegan.

The site later became the St. Philip Norris Parochial School. Today, it is a private residence. No trace of the burial ground remains.

In June 1827, Dr. Ezra Styles Eli purchased a pair of lots on Second Street, below Christian, and leased them to the Second Presbyterian Church in Southwark and its 27 members. In July, 1829, Dr. Ely paid $2,575 towards the erection of a church on the lots. A small burial ground was established on the site at the same time.

The church did not last long, and following the appointment of Reverend William Ramsey in 1830, the church was dropped from the rolls of the Presbytery. Though church lot was sold in 1836, the church was reopened in 1838. Following a lawsuit in 1843, the church was reopened and was popularly known as Assembly Presbyterian Church. Services were held through 1846.

By 1848, the church as vacant, and it was subsequently sold and converted into the Saint Ann's Windows' Asylum. In 1849, those "having tomb-stones and graves in the grave yard attached to the late Second Presbyterian Church, of Southwark" were notified that "they are at liberty to remove them and the remains of their friends or relatives on application to the Secretary of the Board of Asylum," Dr. John Gegan.

The site later became the St. Philip Norris Parochial School. Today, it is a private residence. No trace of the burial ground remains.

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  • Added: 19 Aug 2023
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2783940