Jacob Stroyer

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name = Jacob Stroyer


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birthdate = ca. 1846
birthplace = Eastover, South Carolina
deathdate = ca. 1908
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occupation = Preacher
nationality = African American
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genre = Autobiography
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notableworks = "My Life in the South"
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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. [Edgar, Walter. "South Carolina Encyclopedia" (2006) pp. 935-936, ISBN 1-57003-598-2]

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External links

* [http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/stroyer85/menu.html My Life in the South]
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NAME = Stoyer, Jacob
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Preacher, writer
DATE OF BIRTH = ca. 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH = Eastover, South Carolina
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PLACE OF DEATH = ca. 1908