Berks County PA Archives Church.....Burials Parish of Christ Church, Reading 1834-1850 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eleanor Mayfarth Christ Church was organized under the ministry of the Rev. Robert Davis, who commenced missionary services in Reading in the spring of 1823, under the patronage of "The Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church, for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania." The Church was admitted into union with the Convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, May 12, 1824. Burials Parish of Christ Church, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Rev. Richard Umstead Morgan, Rector 1834-1850. 1834, Oct. 5th, Mrs. Elizabeth Latwych, an aged lady. Native of England. 1835, Feb, 28th, Eliza Goshen (Presbyterian ground) 1835, March 7th, Mary Smith, St. Mary's, Chester Co, Burial Service by Rev. Levi Bull. 1835, March 26th, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, St. Mary's, Chester Co. 1835, May 15th, Lemuel J. Richards. 1835, Aug. 11th, John Saltar Wharton. 1835, Aug. 29th, Henry, aged 13 months, 24 days. Son of Thomas & Matilda Jackson. 1836, June 16th, Edward Anderson, infant of Marks J. B. & Margaret Eckert. 1836, July 8th, Jacob Shipman of Bloomsburgh Parish. 1836, Dec. 13th, Mrs. Ann Leutwych. 1837, Jan. 19th, Mrs. Susan D. B. Keim, aged 88 yrs [?] mos. 1837, Feb. 2nd, Mary Marshall, wife of J. Vaughn Smith, M. D. U. S. Navy. 1837, March 18th, Capt. Daniel D. B. Keim, aged 65 years. 1837, Apr. 26th, John Biddle Good in his 22nd year. 1837, Aug. 3rd, Cornelius, aged 19 months. 1837, Sept. 18th, Caroline, children of Joseph & Charlotte Kendall. 1837, Dec. 5th, Mrs. John, wife of Rev. Allen John of the Methodist Society. 1838, Jan. 2nd, Sally Ann Russell. 1838, July 15th, Annetta O. Leoser, aged 14 years 10 mo., St. Mary's, Chester Co., Burial Service by Rev. Levi Bull. 1838, July 31st, Mary, in her 70th year, wife of Charles Evans, Esq. 1838, Oct. 7th, Mrs. Susan B. Reeve in her 30th year. 1839, July 19th, Francis, aged nearly 3 yrs., son of David F. & Lydia Gordon. 1839, May 7th, William S. Sheaff, in German Reformed Burying Ground. 1839, Sept. 10th, Francis Shilston (Infant). 1839, Nov. 3rd, Mrs. Rebeccah, wife of John P. Hiester, M. D. 1839, Dec. 1st, Matilda, wife of George E. Leudwig. 1840, Feb. 3rd, Arabella Day, aged 7 years. 1840, Feb. 24th, Arthur Greer, aged 5 years 16 days, son of Samuel Bell, Jr. 1840, Aug. 2nd, Matilda Richards Wells, aged 2 mon. 1840, Sept. 10th, Matilda Stott, aged 15 months. 1840, Sept. 26th, George Rigg, aged 19 years. 1841, May 27th, At "Laurel Hill Cemetery" Philadelphia Co., Richard Boyle Townsend Gaham, aged 27 years, a native of Ireland. 1841, July 28th, Margaret Wetherill, aged 6 mo: 24 d. Infant of George & Julia C. Keim. 1841, Aug. 10th, Edith, aged 1 year 8 mo. 29 d. Infant of Charles & Catharine Lourie. In Burying Ground of German Lutheran & Reformed. Hamburgh. 1841, Aug. 15th, Campbell, infant of Wert & Rebecca P. Robinson. 1841, Sept. 9th, Mary Bronson, aged 17 mo. 10 days, child of Rev. Alfred A. & Hetty Miller. At Trinity Ch.: Pottsville. 1841, Dec. 5th, Sarah Warder Morris. 1842, Apr. 27th, Mary Louisa, aged 7 months. 1842, May 1st, Charles Bushar, aged 6 years & 9 mo. Children of Henry & Sarah Rhoads. 1842, May 8th, James G., infant son of Rev. J. Mason, Methodist Minister, in Methodist Burying Grounds. 1842, July 3rd, John, aged 1 year & 18 days, son of Thomas & Matilda Jackson. 1842, Sept. 23rd, Louisa Heister, aged 3 y. 1 mo. 25 d., child of George M. & Julia C. Keim. 1842, Oct. 11th, Minerva, aged 3 y. 8 mo., child of James Fox. 1842, Oct. 20th, Levi Bull, Jr., at Bangor Church, Churchtown, I preached & Rev. Mr. Buchannan read the Burial Service. [NOTE: Not a Jr., rather Levi George, son of Rev. Levi Bull] 1843, Mar. 12th, Mrs. Sarah Fritz, in Lutheran Burying Ground of Reading. 1843, Apr. 15th, Eugenia, aged 18 months, child of Robert W. & Esther F. Packer. 1843, May 28th, At Laurel Hill Cemetery "Phil." Co. Mrs. Nancy D., wife of John S. Richards. Burial Service by Rev. R. B. Claxton. 1843, Aug. 27th, Douglass Hiester, aged 7 weeks, Infant of Robert W. & Esther F. Packer. 1843, Sept. 24th, Joseph Edmund, aged 4 months. 1843, Oct. 9th, Nancy Valeria, aged 4 months 15 days. Twin children of John L. & Nancy D. Richards. Buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery. 1844, Jan. 1st, Joseph, aged 14 mo. & 22 d. Child of Thomas D. & Elizabeth Simpson. 1844, May 20th, Died at Pottsville, Mrs. Elizabeth Daffin. 1844, June 16th, Susan Elizabeth, aged 14 ---illegible---of Joseph & Christi[?] illegible. 1844, July 10th, John Falix 1844, July 17th, John Jackson 1845, Feb. 10th, Ann Eliza Allison, aged 5 years. 1845, Mar. 3rd, Richard Morgan, age 2 y. 1 mo., son of Daniel & Susanna Pyle. St. Gabriels Church, Morlattin. Burial Service by Rev. E. Leaf. 1845, Mar. 9th, Amelia, aged 3 y. 1 mo., child of Jacob & Elizabeth Jones, St. Gabriels Ch., Morlattin. Burial Service Rev. E. Leaf. 1845, Mar. 29th, Mrs. Mariah Clymar, died of Apoplexy, March 24th, St. Thomas Ch., Morgantown. Burial Service by Rev. R. W. Morgan. Sermon by Rev. Dr. Bull. 1845, July 11th, James Glancey, aged 2 mo. 2 d. Infant of J. Glancey & Anna R. Jones. 1845, Nov. 18th, Mrs. Sarah B. Leoser, at St. Mary's, Chester Co. 1845, Dec. 8th, Annetta O'Brien, aged 4 years & 10 mo., daughter of John L. & Nancy D. Richards. At "Laurel Hill Cemetery." 1846, Feb. 8th, John, aged 4 y. 7 mo. 9 d., son of Mark & Elizabeth Redmond. 1846, Feb. 10th, Mary, aged 4 y. 4 mo., child of J. Glancey & Anna R. Jones. 1846, Feb. 18th, Thomas Smith, 2 ----illegible---Thomas G. & Mary H. Le[???] 1846, Mar. 30th, Ada, aged 6 weeks, child of Robert W. & Esther F. Packer. 1846, May 23rd, Mrs. Annetta O. Smith, St. Mary's, Chester Co., Burial Service Rev. Dr. Bull. 1847, May, Sarah Louisa, aged mo., child of Orren W. & Sarah C. Pratt. 1847, July 30th, Allen Henry, aged 15 mo. 26 d., child of Thomas & Mary Jane Addison. 1847, Aug. 28th, Susan G. Burcker, relict of Rev. George Burcker, St. Mary's, Chester Co. 1847, Sept. 6th, Died. Charles Evans, Esq. 1848, Feb. 6th, Richard Morgan, aged 6 mo. 22 d, child of Andrew & Elizabeth Weiler. 1848, Jan. 26th, Wife Hetty High. 1848, Feb. 23rd, Harman Russell, died of smallpox. 1848, Feb. 23rd, Sally, infant of William & Sarah McIlvaine. 1848, Apr. 2nd, Mrs. Lydia C. Gordon. 1848, June 17th, George DeBenneville, aged 4 years, 17 days, child of Samuel M. & Elizabeth Rittenhouse. 1848, June 21st, Mrs. Susan Mayer in her 88th year. 1848, July 11th, John T. Buncker (drowned in the river Schuylkill). 1848, July 15th, Caroline, aged 3 months, infant of Ruben E. & Ann Eliza Day. 1848, July 17th, Ann Keen, aged 1 y., 9 mo. 24 days, child of Samuel M. & Elizabeth Rittenhouse. 1848, Oct. 7th, Robert W. Packer in his 39th year. 1849, Jan. 13th, Richard Stevens, aged 32 years. 1849, Feb. 15th, Mrs. Elizabeth Mills in her 73rd year. 1849, Feb. 22nd, Eliza, wife of Hon. Edward B. Hubley. 1849, June 21st, Mrs. Jane D. Biddle. 1849, Aug. 3rd, Sarah Smale, aged 19 y. 2 mo. 21 d. 1849, Aug. 14th, Mark John Biddle, Esq., aged 84 years. 1849, Aug. 16th, Anna Margaret, aged 21 months, child of Frederick & Rebeccah Keeley. 1849, Aug. 23rd, Virginia, aged 2 years, child of Edward & Hulda Brooke. 1849, Aug. 30th, Mary Amelia, aged 14 months, child of Jacob & Elizabeth Jones, St. Gabriels, Morlattan. 1849, Sept. 15th, Capt. Thomas L. Leoser. 1849, Nov. 15th, William Rushworth, aged 18 y. 10 m. 26 days. 1849, Dec. 7th, Eugenia F., wife of I. Murry Rush, Esq. 1850, Jan. 8th, Amanda Brewster Gilson, aged 10 years 5 months 14 days. 1850, Jan. 15th, Kate Helena, aged 3 years 5 months, child of Josiah J. & Kate M. Reiff. 1850, Jan. 27th, Riah Gilson, in his 62nd year. 1850, Feb. 17th, Anna M. in her 37th year, wife of Hon. J. Pringle Jones. 1850, March 20th, Alfred Labatton.