Cordelia Perrine [Harvey] Chester Burial Site

© Photographed April 23, 2017

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

43.064250, -89.431006

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CORDELIA PERRINE CHESTER

Wife of

Rev. A. T. Chester, D.O.

of Buffalo, N.Y. -- formerly wife of

GOVERNOR HARVEY,

after whose death she ministered

untiringly to soldiers in Camp

Hospital and on battle-field. Also

conceived and assisted in founding

Harvey Hospital in Madison, the first

northern hospital for soldiers

during the Civil War.

Dec. 7, 1824 - Feb. 27, 1895.

Cordelia Perrine (Harvey) Chester is buried in Lot 2 (see map below) of Forest Hill Cemetery,  1 Speedway Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53705.

Wikipedia: Cordelia Harvey

See also, [Governor] Louis Powell Harvey Burial Site, also at this location.

See also these related markers:

• Marker 13: Home of Governor Harvey (Rock County)
• Marker 305: Cordelia A. P. Harvey (Kenosha County)

Cordelia A. P. Harvey; Engraved by A.H. Ritchie.

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 Cordelia's headstone is on the right.

Cordelia is buried with her first husband,
Wisconsin Governor Louis Powell Harvey.

Cordelia Harvey is buried in Section 2 of the cemetery.

Cordelia Perrine (Harvey) Chester is buried at

Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.