John Swanson Jacobs

American slave, abolitionist speaker, and author (1818-1873)
Person human Q60475135
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John Swanson Jacobs

Summary

John Swanson Jacobs is a human[1]. Born in Edenton[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1815[3]. He died in Cambridge[4]. He died on December 19, 1873[5]. He worked as an autobiographer[6], miner[7], sailor[8], and steward[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edenton[2], John Swanson Jacobs…
  • John Swanson Jacobs died in Cambridge[4].
  • John Swanson Jacobs was born on January 1, 1815[3].
  • John Swanson Jacobs was born on January 9, 1818[11].
  • John Swanson Jacobs died on December 19, 1873[5].
  • Burial took place at Mount Auburn Cemetery[12].
  • John Swanson Jacobs held citizenship in United States[13].
  • John Swanson Jacobs is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's professions included autobiographer[6].
  • John Swanson Jacobs worked as a miner[7].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's professions included sailor[8].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's professions included steward[9].
  • John Swanson Jacobs is recorded as male[15].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's family name is recorded as Jacobs[17].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/arts/john-jacobs-slavery-discovery.html[19].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's sibling is recorded as Harriet Jacobs[21].
  • John Swanson Jacobs's social classification is recorded as slave[22].

Body

Origins and Family

John Swanson Jacobs's place of birth was Edenton[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1815[3] and January 9, 1818[11]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include autobiographer[6], miner[7], sailor[8], and steward[9].

Death and Burial

John Swanson Jacobs died on December 19, 1873[5]. He died in Cambridge[4]. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

John Swanson Jacobs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was John Swanson Jacobs born?

Born in Edenton[2], John Swanson Jacobs…

Where did John Swanson Jacobs die?

John Swanson Jacobs passed away in Cambridge[4].

What did John Swanson Jacobs do for work?

John Swanson Jacobs worked as autobiographer[6], miner[7], sailor[8], and steward[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Boston Globe. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . bnb.data.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Massachusetts death index. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Boston Globe. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United States
    Social classification slave
    Described at url https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/arts/john-jacobs-slavery-
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