Freeborn Garrettson | |
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Born | |
Died | September 26, 1827 Village of Rhinebeck, New York, United States of America | (aged 75)
Occupation | Clergyman |
Spouse |
Catherine Livingston
(m. 1793) |
Children | 1 |
Freeborn Garrettson (August 15, 1752 – September 26, 1827) was an American clergyman, and one of the first American-born Methodist preachers. He entered the Methodist ministry in 1775 and travelled extensively to evangelize in several states. He was called Methodism's "Paul Revere".[1] Garrettson was an outspoken abolitionist.