Joseph Shoester
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December 13, 2015
Jane McMaster
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November 15, 2015
Stephen Kromchad
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October 4, 2015
Walter and Lydia Sulkowski
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August 9, 2015
John Jones
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July 5, 2015
Ann Pinkerton
Ann Ord was the daughter of George Ord and Rebecca Lindenmyer and sister of George, Jr. She married David Pinkerton on June 12, 1790.
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July 1, 2015
Sally Doyle
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June 14, 2015
Everalyn Irwin
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May 10, 2015
Lillian and Alfred Pollock
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May 3, 2015
Emma Smith
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April 12, 2015
George and Caroline Conner
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April 12, 2015
More on the Parsonage
By Bob Josuweit History Committee In the book, Swedish Annals, Rev. Jehu Curtis Clay, writes that Dr. Collin said the “parsonage on Passyunk was bought by or from Andrew Bengtson,…
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April 6, 2015
Churchyard Work
By Bob Josuweit History Committee Each year the Church sponsors one or more Church clean up days. The help is appreciated by all involved. Did you know there was a…
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April 6, 2015
William Mills
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April 5, 2015
Thomas Windsmore, Member of the Vestry (1884-1916)
By Bob Josuweit
History Committee
A native of Milford, DE, Thomas Windsmore moved to Southwark with his family as a young child. As an adult he worked in the shipping industry and had a schooner named after him. He was a prominent member of the Board of Port Wardens, the State Quarantine Board and served as Vice President of the Maritime Exchange. (more…)
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March 30, 2015
Arvid Hernbom, Lay Reader
By Bob Josuweit History Committee Arvid Hernbom, who served as chaplain at the Swedish embassy, came to America around 1719. He was licensed to preach by Bishop Jesper Swedberg. Swedberg,…
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March 30, 2015
George Ord: Naturalist, Ornithologist, Writer
By Bob Josuweit
History Committee
Although George Ord was a devoted naturalist, ornithologist, and writer, he is also noted for his animosity towards famous ornithologist John James Audubon, who he called a “impudent pretender” and “neither a scholar nor philosopher.” He became interested in the study of science and literature at an early age. Following in his father’s footsteps, Ord joined his father in his rope-making business in 1800 and continued in the business after his father’s death in 1806, finally retiring from the business in 1829 to devote more time to science.
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March 23, 2015
David and Mary Hobbs
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March 22, 2015