Jacob Stroyer

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Jacob Stroyer
Born ca. 1846
Eastover, South Carolina
Died ca. 1908
Occupation Preacher
Nationality African American
Genres Autobiography
Notable work(s) My Life in the South

Jacob Stroyer (ca. 1846 - ca. 1908) was an African-American former slave, who became preacher in Massachusetts. He is best known for his autobiography, My Life in the South.

He was born on the Kensington Plantation in Eastover, South Carolina in 1846 or 1849. As a youth, he worked as a hostler. After the Civil War, he attended schools in Columbia and Charleston.

Stroyer moved to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1870. He attended Worcester Academy for two years. He was licensed as an African Methodist Episcopal preacher. In Newport, Massachusetts, he was ordained a deacon. He moved to Salem, Massachusetts to preach.

He first published his autobiography, My Life in the South, in 1879. This was revised in 1898.[1]

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Edgar, Walter. South Carolina Encyclopedia (2006) pp. 935-936, ISBN 1-57003-598-2

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Persondata
NAME Stoyer, Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Preacher, writer
DATE OF BIRTH ca. 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Eastover, South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH ca. 1908
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