Show HEROS BURIAL PLACE IS IN CHICAGO PARK pleasure spot holds grave of david kennison many of the thousands of visitors Tl to lincoln park have discovered for themselves near the wisconsin lu street entrance a granite boulder set with a i bronze tablet des tile spot as approximately the burial place of david it has been seedily two years since death when tit nt the age of one hundred fifteen bems three months and seventeen days lie was tile the last survivor of tile the doston boston tea party now liis his grave tablet with the in script lon Is the only reminder of a life that vas picturesque in more ways than one Ner allson was an early settler in chicago as well as a eferen of tile the revolutionary war find and tile the war of 1812 lie came here in 1845 when he was years old since his fighting days lie had been crushed by a falling failing tree and Noun wounded ded by a can lion HOD ball fired at a military and had only a pension of 8 a month to maintain him nevertheless lie he started west weft looking for thrills and fortune for a sear or so after coming to tile the young metropolis on the take lake shore kennison Kenn lson worked its as a day laborer then his fame as a pourer tit at the boston tell tea having spread lie obtained tile lie post of lecturer at mooneye Moo museum 73 west lake street neldys introducing lilt cing craters Pr aters genuine virginia minstrels and discussing tile the wax figures and other strange exhibits lie he gave a 9 lecture at each performance on the dumping of tea lea in 1 boson harlor Ie nuison hais made ini tim nager of the museum in isis and lie announced that to the llie public in the alie following manner 1 I have hare taken the lie museum in this city which I 1 was obliged to do in order to get n comfortable living as my pension Is so sn small it scarcely affords the coni comforts forts of life if I 1 live until the lath of november 1818 1 I shall be T years airs old and I 1 intend making a donation donatilo n party on that day at tile the museum I 1 have fought in several battles for ray my country all I 1 ask of the generous public Is to call tit nt the museum on the 1711 of november which Is my birthday and dewite to me what they think I 1 deserve the aged patriot not only lived to be host nt at his donation party but almost buur years beyond then ills death occurred F february 24 1832 1852 the file funeral was held from the first methodist church and ant the procession was waa the most imposing military turnout seen in chicago up to that time ills his body was burled in the cemetery that J then was situated in the present park after the cemetery cemp cerep tery had been moved the illinois chapter of tile the sons of tile the resolution lution and the daughters of the american revolution marked kl ill grae with the boulder and tablet chicago |