Jacob Jackson, Jr.
Born into a family of mariners, he died in the Potomac River.
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November 20, 2023
Gloria Campisi
She had a great ability to locate hard-to-find interviewees.
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October 24, 2023
Reproduced from Howard Pyle's “Last Important Painting Du Pont Powder Wagon Carrying Powder to Commodore Perry in 1813” by McIntyre and Company (1913).
Alexander Napier
This Scot was a stone cutter, firefighter & gunpowder-protector in the War of 1812.
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September 28, 2023
Stich, Abbildung, gravure, engraving from Hadamard & Gauchard : 1861
Sarah Garrett Lungren
She grew up at “The Lilacs” – one of the homes used to create Philly’s Fairmount Park.
August 8, 2023
William Lungren
He was a paper-maker and hotel landlord who left an impressive family legacy.
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May 17, 2023
A Tale of Two Brothers: Augustus and Edward Sargent
Augustus Sargent and his brother Edward were closely linked in their lives and careers.
March 13, 2023
Gloria Dei - Olde Swedes Church March 12, 2007 © Ed Hille
Barbara A. Chilcott
She was a Lucia Fest performer for over 40 years who was committed to Breast Cancer Awareness.
September 2, 2022
John Lungren
John Lungren operated a papermill located on Chester Creek, PA. The house he built in 1799 is on the National Register of Historic Places.
August 29, 2021
James Suplee
James B. Suplee was born on Apr. 26, 1790 to Solomon and Rebecca. According to his burial record, he died from "disease hives with racking pains in the bowels for…
May 10, 2021
Andris Souplis
Andris Souplis was a French Huguenot, a weaver, the first sheriff of Germantown, and the progenitor of the Supplees in America.
May 10, 2021
Raymond Grinnell and Deborah DiStefano
GRINNELLRAYMOND J. SR., Sept. 18, 2013. Beloved father of Christina Grinnell, Deborah Lynch (John) and Raymond J. Jr.; loving grandfather of 2 grandsons; also survived by 2 brothers and 3…
May 4, 2021
Richard Drozdowski
DROZDOWSKIRICHARD P.Oct. 25, 2019 age 79. Devoted husband of Lillian (nee Huet); devoted step-father of Carol Kapovic (Bobby) and loving and devoted Pop Pop of Jill Valvo (Joseph) Stephanie Kapovic…
May 4, 2021
Capt. Charles Sandgran
The inscription on Capt. Charles Sandgran's headstone is now obliterated. But, a century ago, it was possible to read this terrible pronouncement: "the earth and the sea shall give up their dead."
June 16, 2019
Capt. Robert Rae
A large obelisk commemorating the life Capt. Robert Rae stands in the Gloria Dei churchyard. Rae was "lost at sea" somewhere along the River Nuñez in 1839.
June 10, 2019
Lost at Sea: Capt. Henry Sharp
Capt. Henry Sharp was "lost at sea" while on a voyage to Africa in 1836. What caused his demise? We may never know but many seamen of the time died from exposure to tropical diseases like malaria.
June 5, 2019
Depiction of a shipwreck not unlike the one that claimed the Ellen.
Lost at Sea: James and Josephine Stewart
The words “lost at sea” are the most melancholy, and often the most mysterious, inscriptions on gravestones at Gloria Dei. In those cases, the stones are merely markers for a person who never came home and never saw their loved ones again.
May 20, 2019
The Rectorship of Reverend Snyder Binns Simes
The Rectorship of Mr. Simes holds a unique place in the record of the Gloria Dei Church’s ministry. During his long tenure, the congregation grew, developed and prospered. He was the spiritual guide of more than a generation of affectionate parishioners.
February 15, 2019
Sampson Harvey, Sea Captain And Patriot
Sampson Harvey was born in Cornwall, England, on March 14, 1731. He was master of a number of merchant vessels in the 1760s and often sailed to the West Indies.
January 28, 2019
Martha Stewart
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The Stewarts Of Carpenters’ Hall
Members of the Stewart family, buried in the churchyard of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’ Church), had a long relationship with another important Philadelphia landmark—Carpenters’ Hall.
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January 21, 2019