Memorials : 0
Location : Kensington, Philadelphia County, USA
Coordinate : 39.9933052, -75.1165390
Description : Franklin Cemetery was established in 1840 at Pelham and Elkhart Streets. All the burials here were removed to Evergreen Memorial Park, Bensalem, and Willard Elementary school now occupies the site. In 1947, the city contracted with Thomas A. Morris, owner of Evergreen Memorial Park in Bensalem Township to remove the 8000 bodies from the 2400 graves at Franklin Cemetery. In a newspaper article in 1988 in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the person, whose family owned Rosedale Memorial Park, which had purchased Evergreen Memorial Park believed that only 3000 of the bodies were removed and brought to Evergreen. He went on to... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Franklin Cemetery?

    Franklin Cemetery is located at Kensington, Philadelphia County ,Pennsylvania ,USA.

  • Franklin Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    0 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Franklin Cemetery?

    Latitude: 39.9933052
    Longitude: -75.1165390

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