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Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery. / 38.90833°N 77.07361°W / 38.90833; -77.07361. The Jesuit Community Cemetery on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is the final resting place for Jesuits who were affiliated with the university. It was first established in 1808 and was moved to its present location ...
The first burial, that of Thomas Kelly, S.J., occurred on August 16th, 1808. Forty-six other Jesuits were buried in the original cemetery before it was moved north to its location today. The change came because Maguire Hall was being constructed to house students of the prep division and university administrators did not want the cemetery to be ...
The Jesuit Community Cemetery on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is the final resting place for Jesuits who were affiliated with the university. It was first established in 1808 and was moved to its present location in 1854. Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery -
The Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown University was laid out in its present location, north of the Old North Building, in June 1854. Originally located further south on campus, the first burial, that of Thomas Kelly, S.J., occurred on August 16, 1808. The cemetery was moved to its current site when Maguire Hall was built in 1854, as ...
Jan 15, 2004 · And building names evoke others appreciated for their contributions to the Georgetown community, like Vincent S. McDonough, S.J., Director of Athletics between 1916 and 1928, Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., who organized the School of Foreign Service in 1919 to promote international peace through education, and Gerard F. Yates, S.J., who spent more than ...
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Susan Decatur was buried on campus. Until 1953, there were two cemeteries on campus, the Jesuit Community Cemetery and the College Graveyard which was located on the incline where Reiss Science now stands. Burials began in the latter cemetery in 1817 and continued into the 1890s.
