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Peace Jones

Birth	:	21 Feb 1815 China, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Death	:	20 Apr 1907 Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Burial	:	Dirigo Cemetery, China, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.4056015, -69.5205994
Description	:	Peace Jones was known for her gift of prophecy. Peace Jones never married, though her nephew, Rufus, hints that there may have been a Philadelphia suitor, and her great niece, Miriam E. (Jones) Brown says that Aunt Peace was expecting to marry a Friend named Hoag, Miriam's great-grandfather. Friend Hoag, swimming his horse out to an island in Squam Lake, where he pastured his sheep, was drowned. Friends from Sandwich rode over to South China to break the tragic news to Peace. She shut herself in the parlor and refused to see them. "I know already what their message is... Read More	Peace Jones was known for her gift of prophecy. Peace Jones never married, though her nephew, Rufus, hints that there may have been a Philadelphia suitor, and her great niece, Miriam E. (Jones) Brown says that Aunt Peace was expecting to marry a Friend named Hoag, Miriam's great-grandfather. Friend Hoag, swimming his horse out to an island in Squam Lake, where he pastured his sheep, was drowned. Friends from Sandwich rode over to South China to break the tragic news to Peace. She shut herself in the parlor and refused to see them. "I know already what their message is and there is no need for me to hear it from them." She cared for her parents, and for Eli and Sybil's children when the parents went off to Liberia in 1852. She traveled in the ministry to the mid-west and to North Carolina but she was certainly at home early in 1863 when her nephew, Rufus Matthew Jones was born. This story, he says, illustrates "a characteristic trait in the member of my family who did very much to shape my life. . .As soon as I came into the arms of my Aunt Peace, one of God's saints, she had an 'opening' such as often came to her, for she was gifted with prophetic vision. 'This child,' she said, 'will one day bear the message of the gospel to distant lands and to people across the sea.' (Finding the Trail of Life, by Rufus M. Jones, p. 20). Peace left South China after the death of her brother, Edwin, in 1904 and lived with her niece Alice Jones and her family near Lisbon Falls until her death in 1907. Obituary in Maine newspaper: Miss Peace Jones, formerly of So China and widely known as a preacher of the Friend's church, died at Lisbon Saturday evening in her 93rd year. She was born 21 Feb 1815 and was the daughter of Abel & Susanna (Jepson) Jones of South China. She early gave evidence of special powers as a preacher and had spoken at about every Friend's church in New England. In her 80th year she planned for herself an itinerary which included meetings of Friend's in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Stamford CT and Philadelphia, PA. A brother, Eli Jones, started the large missionary school in Ramala, Palestine. He died about 18 years ago at age 82. The remains will be taken to So China for interment and the funeral service wil be held at 2 pm Tuesday from the Friend's chapel at So China ME.

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Where is Peace Jones's memorial?
Peace Jones's memorial is located at: Dirigo Cemetery, China, Kennebec County, USA.
When did Peace Jones death?
Peace Jones death on 20 Apr 1907 in Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Peace Jones's memorial?
Latitude: 44.4056015
Longitude: -69.5205994

Family Members:

Parent

Abel Jones

(1781 - 1853)

Susannah Jepson Jones

(1784 - 1877)

Siblings

Eli Jones

(1807 - 1890)

Rufus Jones

(1810 - 1862)

Eunice Jones VanBlarcom

(1812 - 1857)

Cyrus Jones

(1819 - 1851)

John Jones

(1825 - 1907)

Edwin Jones

(1828 - 1904)

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