John Morton Restoration Ceremony

When:
October 1, 2016 @ 10:00 AM
2016-10-01T10:00:00-04:00
2016-10-01T10:30:00-04:00
Where:
St. Paul’s Burial Ground
E 3rd St
Chester, PA 19013
USA
Cost:
Free

The John Morton Restoration Ceremony will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Burial Ground, Welsh Avenue and East 3rd Street in Chester, where the monument is located. Morton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence of Swedish/Finnish ancestry. Michael R. D’Andrea, governor of the Swedish Colonial Society, will welcome attendees, and Kim-Eric Williams, a historian for Swedish Colonial Society, will provide an overview. A host of dignitaries, reenacts, and descendants of John Morton are expected participate in the festivities.

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