Individual Details
John Woolman
(19 Oct 1720 - )
"John was born 19 October 1720 in Northampton, NJ. He died of smallpox while attending a Quaker meeting in York, England.
He is credited as being the first person that was an advocate for the abolition of slavery. He kept a journal of his travels to Quaker meetings in the eastern part of America and Benjamin Franklin published it in 1754. The Harvard Classics printed it in 1910 in volume one."
Gerald Bayless, fifth grand nephew
11 April 2016
He is credited as being the first person that was an advocate for the abolition of slavery. He kept a journal of his travels to Quaker meetings in the eastern part of America and Benjamin Franklin published it in 1754. The Harvard Classics printed it in 1910 in volume one."
Gerald Bayless, fifth grand nephew
11 April 2016
Events
| Birth | 19 Oct 1720 | Northampton, NJ, British America |  |
Families
| Father | Samuel Woolman (1690 - 1750) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. Charlotte D. Meldrum, compiler, Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey - Vol 1 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007).