The stillborn child of Abraham Morton was delivered this date, February 1st, in 1822 and was buried in Bethel Burying Ground. Abraham was a porter living in a neighborhood of Black porters, waiters, and laborers. The family lived at 213 South 7th Street across from the southern edge of Washington Square (then Southeast Square). The Mortons were a neighbor of Rev. John Gloucester, pastor of the First African Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
Southern border of Washington Square with location of burial pits. African Americans were buried in the southwest corner of the square. (Lower left-hand quadrant.)
213 S. 7th Street looking at the southern border of Washington Square. The Mortons had a clear view of the African American burial ground.
*** For more information on the Washington Square burial ground please see the next posting on this website.
Bethel Burying Ground Project 