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Interments : Blockley, Francisville & Cherry Hill Burial Grounds (1819-1836)

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Interments : Blockley, Francisville & Cherry Hill Burial Grounds (1819-1836)

The first, and largest, group of these transcribed records is burials in the Blockley Burial Ground. They begin in 1819, but by the year 1833 there were fewer burials recorded until by 1836 there was only one. Blockley Burial Ground was located in West Philadelphia, near the Almshouse. The second group of burials listed here was in the Board of Health property in Francisville. Francisville Burial Ground was located in the area also known as Vineyard, and was located south of Poplar Street, near what is today the 1700 block of Ridge Avenue. The third group of burials was in the Board of Health property in Cherry Hill. Cherry Hill Burial Ground was located in what is now the Fairmount area, around Fairmount Avenue and 18th to about 23rd Streets.

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