Rev Absalom Jones
American
Absalom Jones was an enslaved American who became a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States. - AsNotedIn
Absalom Jones was an enslaved American who became a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1746/11/04 | Absalom Jones is born into slavery in Sussex County, Delaware. | Born | |||||
| 1787/04/12 | The Free African Society is established by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones to provide a social-religious services for the blacks in Philadelphia. | Vocation | |||||
| 1787/11/00 | Absalom Jones, a negro, begins his prayers close to the sanctuary's center instead near a wall where colored congregants are segregated. After a sexton orders him to get up, Jones responds that after prays, he will get up and trouble you no more. | Vocation | St George's Methodist Church, Philly | Philadelphia, PA |
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