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Absolom Jones

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Absolom Jones

Birth
Death
21 Nov 1909 (aged 56)
Burial
Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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The original Absalom Jones (1746 – February 13, 1818) was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman. After founding a black congregation in 1794, in 1804 he was the first African-American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States. He is listed on the Episcopal calendar of saints and blessed under the date of his decease, February 13, in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer as "Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818".
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The original Absalom Jones (1746 – February 13, 1818) was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman. After founding a black congregation in 1794, in 1804 he was the first African-American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States. He is listed on the Episcopal calendar of saints and blessed under the date of his decease, February 13, in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer as "Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818".

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  • Created by: SixDogTeam
  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86648150/absolom-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Absolom Jones (24 Aug 1853–21 Nov 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86648150, citing Curlew Pioneer Cemetery, Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida, USA; Maintained by SixDogTeam (contributor 46950943).