Horatio Gates Jones Sr. (1777 - 1853)

Born 11 Feb 1777 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 12 Dec 1853 at age 76 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Rev. Horatio Gates Jones, D.D. - Rev. David Jones had four children who survived him, the youngest of whom, named Horatio Gates Jones, in honor of Gen. Horatio Gates, under whom the chaplain served for a time, was born in Easttown, Chester Co., Feb. 11, 1777. He became a Baptist minister, and was pastor of a church in Salem, N. J., until 1805, when he removed to Roxborough, Philadelphia. In 1809 he established the Lower Merion Baptist Church, and served it as pastor until his death, Dec. 12, 1853. He was a man of distinguished presence, an eloquent speaker, and a ready writer. He filled positions of prominence in the church and in the community in which he lived, where he was highly esteemed. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by the university at Lewisburg, Pa.

History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches (1881) page 617

Burial

Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Find A Grave: Memorial #38607904

Sources

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Acknowledgments

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