Sarah Allen (missionary)
Sarah Allen | |
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Born | 1764 |
Died | July 16, 1849 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Sara Allen and Mother Allen |
Occupation | Abolitionist |
Sarah Allen (also known as Sara Allen[1] and Mother Allen;[2] née Bass; 1764 – July 16, 1849) was an American abolitionist and missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is known within the AME Church as The Founding Mother.[2]
Early life
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Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler on Sarah Bass' Sense of Human Rights, 1:43, Philadelphia:The Great Experiment[3] |
Sarah Bass was born in 1764 in
Life in Philadelphia and founding of the AME Church
The family purchased property for $35 in Philadelphia. The property housed a
Allen was highly involved in the AME Church, which Richard Allen founded.
Later life
Allen died on July 16, 1849, at the house of her younger sister in Philadelphia.[4] She is buried alongside Richard Allen at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church.[1] The Daughters of the Conference was renamed Sarah Allen Women's Missionary Society.[4]
Further reading
- Encyclopedia of World Biography: Supplement #27 (Thomson-Gale, 2007) pp. 12–13
- Smith, Jessie Carney. "Allen, Sarah (1764–1849)". Freedom Facts & Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil. 2009, p. 237.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sara Allen". People & Events. PBS. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61374-121-4. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ "Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler on Sarah Bass' Sense of Human Rights". The Women of Philadelphia. Philadelphia:The Great Experiment. April 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Sarah Allen". World Biography. Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved June 3, 2013.