St. Henry Cemetery
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| St. Henry Catholic Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1863[1] |
| Location | Devon and Ridge Avenues, Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°59′51″N 87°40′43″W / 41.9975°N 87.67860°W |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Size | more than 2 acres (0.81 ha)[1] |
| No. of interments | more than 3,000[1] |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | St. Henry Catholic Cemetery |
St. Henry Catholic Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by Devon Avenue on the north, near its intersection with Ridge Avenue.
History
The cemetery is named for Saint Henry, for whom the adjacent church was originally named.[2] It is the only churchyard in the city of Chicago.[3] Robert Rueckheim (1913–1920), the "Sailor Jack" on Cracker Jack boxes, is buried here.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "St. Henry". Catholic Cemeteries Chicago. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Things to See in Our Church". Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Croatian Catholic Mission. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ "St. Henry's Cemetery". Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ Rice, Linze (November 1, 2016). "'Sailor Jack' On The Cracker Jack Box Was A Real Boy From Chicago". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ Hucke, Matt; Bielski, Ursula (November 1999). Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries (1st ed.). Lake Claremont Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-9642426-4-8. LCCN 99-62509.