Category: Free African Society

Categories: Pennsylvania, African-American Family History | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | African-American Organizations | Fraternal Organizations

Established in 1787 by former slaves Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, and other free black men, the Free African Society was an independent, mutual aid organization formed in Philadelphia to provide assistance for the economic, educational, social, and spiritual needs of the African community.

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Richard Allen 14 Feb 1760 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 26 Mar 1831

Absalom Jones 01 Jan 1745 Sussex, Delaware - 13 Feb 1818

Occramer (Marycoo) Gardner 1746 Africa - 1826

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