Allegheny West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas McKean

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2011

1. Thomas McKean Marker

Inscription. Signer of the Declaration
of Independence
Placed by
Descendants of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, Inc.

[ Grave Stone Inscription ]
McKean Family Vault
Beneath
this marble
are
the remains
of
Thomas McKean
One of the Signers
of the
Declaration of Independence,
President of Congress in 1781,
Chief Justice
and
Governor
of the
State of Pennsylvania.
Born March 19, 1734.
Died June 24, 1817.
and the descendants of his
family.

Erected by Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1804.

Location. 40° 0.284′ N, 75° 11.394′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Allegheny West. It can be reached from Ridge Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Laurel Hill Cemetery section G, Lot 210. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 Kelly Dr, Philadelphia PA 19132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commodore Isaac Hull (within shouting distance of this marker); Elisha Kent Kane (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Thomson (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); General Hugh Mercer (within shouting distance of this marker); Hector Tyndale (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieutenant Joseph Bonnell (about 500 feet away); Laurel Hill Cemetery (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

More about this marker. The top of the marker contains the presidential seal along with the quote from the Declaration of Independence, “We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

Also see . . .
1. Thomas McKean. Biography of Thomas McKean from Signers of the Declaration of Independence website. (Submitted on March 21, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. Thomas McKean at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

McKean Family Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2011

2. McKean Family Grave Marker

Marker in Laurel Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2011

3. Marker in Laurel Hill Cemetery

Thomas McKean was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress and President in 1781, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Constitutional Convention.

Thomas McKean Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 14, 2011

4. Thomas McKean Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,418 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.