Public Universal Friend

American preacher (1752–1819)

Person human Q10306630

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: non-binary, female^[14]^[15]
Date of birth: November 29, 1752
Date of death: July 1, 1819
Place of birth: Cumberland
Place of death: Jerusalem
Country of citizenship: United States, Thirteen Colonies^[9]^[10]
Occupation: preacher, religious leader
Religion or worldview: Society of Universal Friends, Quakers, New Light Baptist^[11]^[12]^[13]
Father: Jeremiah Wilkinson, Sr.^[7]
Mother: Amy Elizabeth Wilkinson, (hez)^[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[20]
Birth name: Jemima Wilkinson^[21]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[25]
Described by source: American women writers to 1800, The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History^[18]^[19]
Family name: Wilkinson^[16]
Given name: Jemima^[17]
Has works in the collection: John Carter Brown Library^[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki99/LGBT+^[22]
Writing language: English^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

en The Universal Friend en The Publick Universal Friend en The Public Universal Friend en Jemima Wilkinson en Publick Universal Friend en Public Universal Friend en P.U.F. en Shinnewawna gis tau ge en The Friend ar جيميما ويلكينسون de The Public Universal Friend en-gb P.U.F. en-gb Jemima Wilkinson en-gb The Friend en-gb The Public Universal Friend en-gb The Universal Friend es Jemima Wilkinson fi Jemima Wilkinson ko 퍼블릭 유니버설 프렌드 pl The Public Universal Friend

🔖 Identifiers · 32

ISNI: 0000000024672208
VIAF cluster ID: 30843294, 96160483609104991007
Library of Congress authority ID: n80107144
GND ID: 1095911430
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Public Universal Friend portrait.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID: 0801657
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/65470
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 17871371j
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp02294489
Collective Biographies of Women ID: 14039
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Jemima-Wilkinson
FAST ID: 59499

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FactGrid item ID: Anthony Nesty
FemBio ID: 28854
Freebase ID: /m/032f8z
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000003938303610
Goodreads author ID: 5697659
IdRef ID: 22011529X
IxTheo authority ID: 856479322
Know Your Meme slug: public-universal-friend
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID: W/wilkinson-jemima
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000430638
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007276041405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 33388552X
Nonbinary Wiki ID: Public_Universal_Friend
Notable Names Database ID: 421/000162932
Open Library ID: OL4630263A
Prabook ID: 1097127
SNAC ARK ID: w6x71hx9
WikiTree person ID: Wilkinson-3708
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJd89D4YTcFQVkkKkXmcfq
Yale LUX ID: person/621176ba-24f7-4f7c-9ba4-9ff4607bef61

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🔗 Connections

Country of citizenship 2

United States, Thirteen Colonies

FactGrid item ID 1

Anthony Nesty

Family name 1

Wilkinson

Given name 1

Jemima

Has works in the collection 1

John Carter Brown Library

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Occupation 1

preacher

Place of birth 1

Cumberland

Religion or worldview 1

Quakers

Sex or gender 1

non-binary

Writing language 1

English

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Summary

Public Universal Friend was born on November 29, 1752^[1], in Cumberland^[2]. They died on July 1, 1819^[3], in Jerusalem^[4]. They worked as a preacher^[5] and religious leader^[6].

FAQs

Where was Public Universal Friend born?

Public Universal Friend was born in Cumberland^[2].

Where did Public Universal Friend die?

Public Universal Friend died in Jerusalem^[4].

Who were Public Universal Friend's parents?

Public Universal Friend's father was Jeremiah Wilkinson, Sr.^[7]. Public Universal Friend's mother was Amy Elizabeth Wilkinson, (hez)^[8].

What did Public Universal Friend do for work?

Public Universal Friend worked as a preacher^[5] and religious leader^[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Public Universal Friend — place of birth (P19): Cumberland. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Public Universal Friend — place of death (P20): Jerusalem. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Public Universal Friend — sex or gender (P21): non-binary. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Public Universal Friend — sex or gender (P21): female. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Public Universal Friend — father (P22): Jeremiah Wilkinson, Sr.. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Public Universal Friend — mother (P25): Amy Elizabeth Wilkinson, (hez). Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Public Universal Friend — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Public Universal Friend — country of citizenship (P27): Thirteen Colonies. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Public Universal Friend — occupation (P106): preacher. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Public Universal Friend — occupation (P106): religious leader. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Public Universal Friend — religion or worldview (P140): Society of Universal Friends. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Public Universal Friend — religion or worldview (P140): Quakers. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Public Universal Friend — religion or worldview (P140): New Light Baptist. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Public Universal Friend — date of birth (P569): November 29, 1752. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Public Universal Friend — date of death (P570): July 1, 1819. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Public Universal Friend — family name (P734): Wilkinson. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Public Universal Friend — given name (P735): Jemima. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Public Universal Friend — described by source (P1343): American women writers to 1800. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Public Universal Friend — described by source (P1343): The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Public Universal Friend — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Public Universal Friend — birth name (P1477): Jemima Wilkinson. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Public Universal Friend — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): Wiki99/LGBT+. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Public Universal Friend — has works in the collection (P6379): John Carter Brown Library. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Public Universal Friend — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Public Universal Friend — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2020-04-30. wikidata.org.

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11d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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Place of death → Jerusalem

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10w ago · CameoJewel · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nonbinary Wiki ID → Public_Universal_Friend

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nonbinary Wiki ID: Public_Universal_Friend, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312528720|Public Universal Friend (#312528720)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
14w ago · GuillermoUY · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Name in native language → —

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22w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Image → Public Universal Friend portrait.jpg, Portrait of the Public Universal Friend.jpg

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Family name: Wilkinson"
24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Instance of → human

Mother → Amy Elizabeth Wilkinson, (hez)

Occupation → preacher, religious leader

Country of citizenship → United States, Thirteen Colonies

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