Home > United States of America > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > Philadelphia > First African Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Memorials : 0
Location : Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, USA
Coordinate : 39.9412220, -75.1538440
Description : The early Philadelphia death records list some who are buried in an African Presbyterian cemetery. There is a First African Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, but it is no longer located on the original grounds. First African Presbyterian Church, founded in 1807, was the first black Presbyterian congregation in the United States. In 1809, First African became a chartered organization. Many of its pastors have been central figures in the history of black Presbyterians. John Gloucester, a slave and noted preacher born in Tennessee in 1776, arrived in Philadelphia in 1807. His appearance coincided with the search by the Evangelical Society of... Read More

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  • Where is First African Presbyterian Church Cemetery?

    First African Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located at 7th and Shippen (now Bainbridge) Streets Philadelphia, Philadelphia County ,Pennsylvania , 19147USA.

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    0 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the First African Presbyterian Church Cemetery?

    Latitude: 39.9412220
    Longitude: -75.1538440

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