Person:Lorenzo Dow (3)

Lorenzo Dow

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Name^[1]^[2]	Lorenzo Dow
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	16 Oct 1777	Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Occupation^[1]		Preacher ; although he was never ordained
Death^[1]^[2]	2 Feb 1834	Georgetown, District of Columbia, United States
Burial^[2]		Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Religion^[1]		Methodist ; although he was thrown out of the church

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See the article People Named After Lorenzo Dow for a biographical overview of this famous early American evangelist.
see Grant Memorial UMC History p1

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Lorenzo Dow, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
last accessed Jun 2016.

Lorenzo Dow (October 16, 1777 – February 2, 1834) was an eccentric itinerant American evangelist, said to have preached to more people than any other preacher of his era. He became an important figure in the Second Great Awakening and a popular writer. His autobiography at one time was the second best-selling book in the United States, exceeded only by the Bible.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Oak Hill Cemetery, in Find A Grave.

Rev Lorenzo Dow