Louisiana, State Museum Historical Center, Cemetery Records, 1805-1944

This collection contains gravestone inscriptions for multiple cemeteries in the New Orleans parish. The records range from 1805-1944. Records will be added if more become available.

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Louisiana, State Museum Historical Center, Cemetery Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains gravestone inscriptions for cemeteries in Orleans parish. The records range from 1805-1944. Records will be added if more become available.

Charity Hospital Cemetery records, 1847
Girod Street Cemetery records, 1817-1930
Greenwood - Cypress Grove Cemeteries records, 1840-1880
Hebrew Cemetery at Canal and N. Anthony Streets records, 1846-1933
Hebrew Cemetery at Frenchmen and Gentilly Streets records, 1866-1880
Hebrew Cemetery at Jackson and Saratoga Streets records, 1834-1919
Hebrew Cemetery at Joseph and Garfield Streets records, 1856-1930
Hebrew Cemetery at Gentilly and Elysian Fields Streets records, 1866-1880
Holt Cemetery records, 1876-1879
Lafayette Cemetery records, 1844-1933

Masonic Lodge Cemetery record, 1868-1944
Odd Fellow's Rest Cemetery records, 1849-1880
Protestant Cemetery records, 1847
St. Bernard Cemetery record, 1850-1868
St. John's Cemetery record, 1867-1880
St. Joseph's Cemetery records, 1805-1930
St. Louis Cemeteries nos. 1, 2, and 3 records, 1770-1935
St. Patrick Cemetery records, 1847-1935
St. Roch No. 2 Cemetery records, 1890-1935
St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery records, 1847-1935

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

The given names of deceased
Date and place of death
Certificate or Record Number
Birthplace and sex of deceased
Birth year and age of deceased
Names of Mother, Father and spouse

Collection Content

Sample Images

1924, 1932 Charity Hospital Cemetery Card

Collection Details

Record Type: Death

224,024 Records

242,847 Personas

207,659 Images

Location of Original Records

Louisiana State Museum Historical Collections

Cite This Collection

"Louisiana, State Museum Historical Center, Cemetery Records, 1805-1944", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 23 May 2025.

Louisiana, State Museum Historical Center, Cemetery Records, 1805-1944

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