Cremation Flashcards
It is believed that the first cremations took place during the early
stone age
It is believed that the first cremations took place around
100 BC
Who said, “show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals.”?
William Gladstone
Although faith and religious beliefs continue to influence death practices, in ancient ____ we begin to see the development of an independent funeral industry.
Rome
Who developed the grand columbaria, containing niches for urns to house the cremated remains?
Romans
Who constructed the first crematory in the U.S.?
Dr. Francis LeMoyne
What year is considered the dawn of the cremation age in North America?
1876
Where did Dr. LeMoyne perform his first cremation?
Washington, Pennsylvania
What is defined as the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed chamber, utilizing direct flame?
cremation
When utilizing a third party crematory, where is it best practice to go following a removal from the place of death?
funeral facility
