died at Irvington-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
He was a 1817 graduate of Harvard University. The degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by Jefferson College in 1832, and by Harvard in 1851.
Tyng was considered to be one of the most notable preachers of his time, and was the leader in the evangelical wing of the Episcopal Church. Tyng was the rector at Church of the Epiphany, Philadelphia, before relocating to New York City in 1845. He was pastor of St. George's Episcopal Church for 33 years from 1845 through 1878.
Rev. Tyng has a cenotaph in Green-Wood Cemetery.
died at Irvington-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
He was a 1817 graduate of Harvard University. The degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by Jefferson College in 1832, and by Harvard in 1851.
Tyng was considered to be one of the most notable preachers of his time, and was the leader in the evangelical wing of the Episcopal Church. Tyng was the rector at Church of the Epiphany, Philadelphia, before relocating to New York City in 1845. He was pastor of St. George's Episcopal Church for 33 years from 1845 through 1878.
Rev. Tyng has a cenotaph in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Inscription
INSCRIPTION:
Stephen Higginson Tyng
March 1, 1800 – Sept. 3, 1885.
Sixty four years presbyter of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Forty years rector of St. George's Church in the City of New York.
His wife
Susan Wilson Mitchell
July 30, 1811 – Jan. 8, 1895
Family Members
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Anna Elizabeth Tyng Higginson
1822–1881
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Rev Dudley Atkins Tyng
1825–1858
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Alexander Griswold Tyng
1827–1897
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Julia Griswold Tynge Ward
1829–1882
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Thomas Mitchell Tyng
1834–1908
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Susan Maria Tyng Homans
1835–1924
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Dr Stephen Higginson Tyng Jr
1839–1898
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Morris Ashhurst Tyng
1841–1915
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Charles Rockland Tyng
1844–1925
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