Rev
Elijah
Parish
Lovejoy
Born in Albion, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Lovejoy
and Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy
Brother of
Daniel Lovejoy Jr, Joseph Lovejoy, Owen Lovejoy, Sybil Pattee Lovejoy, Owen G Lovejoy, Unknown Lovejoy, Elizabeth Pattee Lovejoy and John Ellingwood Lovejoy
Husband of
Celia Ann (French) Lovejoy
— married
1 Mar 1835 in St Charles, Missouri
[children unknown]
Died
at age 34
in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Elijah Lovejoy is Notable.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist.
He graduated from what is now Colby College.[1]
He headed west and became a partner and editor of the 'St. Louis Times'.[1] Later he returned to the East Coast to attend Princeton Theological Seminary and became a Presbyterian minister.[1]
In November 1833 friends financed him so he could start the 'St. Louis Observer'. Due to his stand on slavery and other issues he was forced to flee to Illinois. There he started the 'Alton Observer' in 1836.[1]
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| Wood engraving of proslavery riot that resulted in murder of Rev. Elijah Lovejoy |
He was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during their attack on his warehouse to destroy his press and abolitionist materials.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Doug Cornelius, Freedon's Call , South Dakota: CrossLink Publishing, 2020, pages 167-169.
See also:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2427/elijah-parish-lovejoy: accessed 11 May 2023), memorial page for Elijah Parish Lovejoy (9 Nov 1802–7 Nov 1837), Find A Grave: Memorial #2427, citing Alton Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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