Saint John's Episcopal Church - Kingsville, MD
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N 39° 26.972 W 076° 25.023
18S E 378073 N 4367621
An Episcopal church in Kingsville, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14M0F
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2021
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The plaque says, "Saint John's Parish (Gunpowder) Established 1692-The old church here standing was built by Edward Day at his own expense and consecrated in 1817 to replace Saint John’s at Joppa Town which, built in 1725, lay in ruins." There are about 1000 graves here. One interesting grave is the tomb of the Burton Groves family.
The Burton Groves family tomb says:
Burton Groves
Charles Hammon Burton, M.D.
October 14 1893 January 24 1955
Christine Groves Burton
Died November 6 1973
James Sundy Groves
June 10 1858 February 17 1916
Lillie Edwards Groves
July 5 1856 February 12 1957
Lillian Groves Geer
1892 - 1988
William Bruce Wallace
January 7 1921 June 30 2000
Name of church or churchyard: St. John's Episcopal Church
Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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