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Last name Kersey
First name Jesse
Display name Jesse Kersey
Other names Jessee Kersey
Birth date 1768
Death date 1845
Birth place york3
Gender m
Affiliations Society of Friends, Bradford Friends meeting, Uwchlan Friends meeting, York Friends meeting, Fallowfield Friends meeting, Birmingham Friends meeting, Kennett Friends meeting, Philadelphia Friends meeting, Western District
Bio notes Quaker minister. Born in York County, son of WIlliam and Hannah. Married Elizabeth Coates in 1795. Traveled widely in the ministry. Antislavery stance. Published "A treatise on the fundamental doctrines of the Christian religion" (1815). Died in 1845 and was buried in West Chester. Member of Bradford, Uwchlan, York, Fallowfield, Birmingham, Kennett, and Philadelphia Western District meetings.

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Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815