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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mount Moriah Cemetery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. https://friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 1m
George Pennock Connell
Superintendent of #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia; city #councilmember, #MayorofPhiladelphia, real estate partner
Birthdate: November 3, 1871
Death Date: October 22, 1955
#taphophile
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 3d
Lt. Col. Frederick Elkington, Suffolk Vol. Reg. (Home Guard), British Army, 1917.
(B. 31 Oct 1883 - D. 1 Dec 1919)
[email protected] @ofocklynge.bsky.social +other "Friends of":
#USA #UK #ForeverAllies #taphophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 3d
#PVT James Smith Floyd
#Army Private, #WWII; Killed in Action
Birthdate: October 30, 1914 -Philadelphia, PA, USA
Death Date: February 1, 1944 - Italy
30 INF
3 INF DIV

#KIA #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #LestWeForget #veterans
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 12d
Margaret Anna Pulver Smith
#CivilWar #Nurse
Birthdate: October 22, 1937
Death Date: March 30, 1924
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#taphophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #veteran
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 13d
John “Jack” Berger
21 Oct 1883 -18 Jan 1927
#tacophile, #veteran #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
#Army #Spanish-AmericanWar #Navy #WWI
Many milestones of his life occurred during October during his life.
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 20d
Daniel Webster Zeising
#Veteran #WWI #tacophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
#Army World War I
Birthdate: November 28, 1895
Death Date: October 13, 1918

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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 21d
Col. Peter Clarkson Ellmaker
#CivilWar #Veteran #tacophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #baseball #PhiladelphiaPhilliesConnection #Gettysburg #119thRegiment #PennsylvaniaVolunteerInfantry #OlympicBallClubPhiladelphia
Died 12 Oct. 1890
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 26d
John Forbes
#KIA this day 1945, after the AFTER the official surrender of Japan
#MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #neighbor
#tacophhile #Veteran #WWII, #WorldWar2 #LetWeForget
CC: @americansoldierww2.bsky.social
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · 28d
#tacophile #MountMoriahPhiladelphia
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Sep 23
Let's revive the concept of #MausoleumMonday - Starter Pack "Cemeteries, memorialization, and death historians" by @wolfq4.bsky.social Attn: @listerlanecem.bsky.social @fowarristoncem.bsky.social @wardsendcemetery.bsky.social CC: @thecivilwardoc.bsky.social

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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Sep 23
Hugh Douglas McLean, M.D.
#CivilWar #tacophile #MountCemeteryPhiladelphia
Civil War Surgeon
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Sep 21
John H. Jones
Butcher, businessman, bought #FatherTime off the top of the Gate House
July 27, 1826-September 21, 1874
#tacophile #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #Philadelphia #history
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Sep 17
🎃 𝕰𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞 𝕯𝖆𝖞 𝖎𝖘 𝕳𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖓
Join us for our 6th annual PHYSICAL market at the:
🪦 Historic #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
www.darksomecraftmarket.com/mountmoriah
🗓️ Saturday October 4th, 2025 11am-5pm
#tacophone #darksomecraftmkt
#halloweenart #darkart #halloweendecor #gothart
#gothaesthetic #darksome
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Sep 17
John William Moore

Promoted to Colonel on September 16, 1864
Read more, including obit written by wife at: friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/about/notabl... #CivilWar #KilledinAction
#tacophile #Veteran #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #history CC: @fifer1863.bsky.social @cwbc.bsky.social
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Aug 27
George Henry Hoffman
#Army #WorldWarI #POW #PurpleHeart #tacophile #Philadelphia #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
January 17, 1902- July 16, 1951
Red Cross telegram alive August 26th
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Aug 27
Cradle Grave Program at #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
#Philadelphia #history #tacophile
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Aug 25
John. G. Boyd
#Army #CivilWar, #KilledinAction
1838- June 1, 1864 #ColdSpringHaborVA
Reenlisted August 24th.
#Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #anniversary #KIA #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
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Good work, @civilwarmemory.bsky.social
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Aug 2
August Peter Teytand
April 5, 1878-March 4, 1956
#Navy #Quartermaster #Spanish-AmericanWar #MedalofHonor #CMOH
#Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #USSOlympia
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 27
Leroy Frederick Gollatz
02 Aug 1899 -24 Jul 1983

#Bowling executive August 3, 1899-July 26, 1983

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#Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 25
Walter George Martin
#Army #WW2; #KilledinAction, #PurpleHeart
October 4, 1916-July 25, 1944 #France
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#Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

You do great work, @todayinworldwar2.bsky.social
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 23
William Rogers
#Pastor, #RevolutionaryWar #chaplain #professor
July 22, 1751- April 7, 1824
Sec. 112, First Baptist Church plot
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#taphophile #history #Philadelphia #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #HappyBirthday ‪Attn: @revwar250.bsky.social
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 20
John Francis Ryder
#NavySeaman, #CivilWar #firefighter
December 11, 1840-July 19, 1895
#InTheLineofDuty #Veteran #Philadelphia #taphophile #history #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14
@wardsendcemetery.bsky.social ‪Are you amenable with an online meeting of all the "Friends...." in the @fowarristoncem.bsky.social social‬ ‪"Starter Pack"? See chat for email address to contact.
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The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14
Are you amenable with an online meeting of all the "Friends...." in the @fowarristoncem.bsky.social ‪"Starter Pack"? Reply here and see chat and send the best email address @dalrycemetery.bsky.social @ofocklynge.bsky.social @fowcemetery.bsky.social @arnosvalecemetery.bsky.social ‪
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