Delaware County Society of the New Jerusalem Church

The Delaware County Society of the New Jerusalem Church was established about 1828.^[1] Construction of the church building began on June 7, 1830.^[2] The church was officially incorporated as the New Jerusalem Society of Edenfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on September 2, 1861.^[2] The church building was removed about 1912 and those interred in the church’s burial ground were removed to an unmarked grave in Mount Zion Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania in 1977.^[1]

Notable Burials

Francis Bailey (1744–1816)
Richard DeCharms (1797–1864)
Coleman Sellers (1781–1834)
Sophonisba Peale Sellers (1786–1859)
Henry Lakin Simpson (1861–1881) - Medal of Honor recipient

References

1 2 DiFilippo, Thomas (1992). The History and Development of Upper Darby Township (2nd ed.).
1 2 Ashmead, Henry (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L H Everts & Co.

External links

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