| 1695/00/00 |
William Penn |
Faith |
Christ Church is established as a condition of William Penn's Charter. |
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| 1744/00/00 |
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Current Christ Church, Philadelphia is built |
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| 1745/05/07 |
Thomas White |
Groom |
Esther, widow of John Newman, and daughter of Abraham Hewlings of Burlington county, New Jersey marries Thomas White in Christ Church, Philadelphia. |
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| 1752/00/00 |
Benjamin Franklin |
Inventor |
Benjamin Franklin theorizes he could extract electricity from a cloud with an iron rod attached to the yet to be completed steeple of Christ Church, Philadelphia. |
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Invention of the Lightning Rod |
| 1754/00/00 |
Robert Smith |
Architect |
Steeple is added Christ Church by parishioner Robert Smith from Scotland with John Harrison, John Palmer, mason, John Armstrong, carpenter, 1751-1754. |
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| 1755/00/00 |
Jacob Duche |
Vocation |
Jacob Duche, rector of St Peter's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, succeeds Richard Peters as the rector of Christ Church, serving both churches for the next two years. |
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| 1782/10/02 |
Gen Charles Lee |
Died |
Charles Lee dies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Christ Church. |
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| 1787/11/15 |
Eliza Leslie |
Born |
Lydia Baker, wife of Robert Leslie, gives birth to a daughter, Eliza Leslie, in Philadelphia, at the corner of Market and Second streets. Eliza Leslie will be baptized in Christ Church by Bishop White. |
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| 1787/12/00 |
Rev Dr William White |
Vocation |
Eliza Leslie is baptized in Christ Church, Philedelphia by Bishop White. |
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| 1799/05/23 |
Elizabeth Sophia Duche Henry |
Bride |
Elizabeth Sophia Duche marries John Henry at Christ Church in Philadelphia. |
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Marriage of Elizabeth Sophia Duche and John Henry |
| 1799/05/23 |
John Henry (spy) |
Groom |
Elizabeth Sophia Duche marries John Henry at Christ Church in Philadelphia. |
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Marriage of Elizabeth Sophia Duche and John Henry |
| 1827/01/18 |
Mary White Morris |
In Memoriam |
Mary White Morris is buried at Christ Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. A plaque commemorating Mrs Morris is located in the Christ Church Burial Ground at 5th Street and Arch Street. |
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| 1836/00/00 |
Thomas Ustick Walter |
Architect |
Thomas U Walter redesigns the interior of the Christ Church sanctuary, 1832-1836. |
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| 1882/00/00 |
George Watson Hewitt |
Architect |
G W Hewitt alters the interior of the Christ Church. |
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| 1908/00/00 |
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Christ Church steeple is rebuilt after fire, 1908. |
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