John Swanson Jacobs

1818–1873 (age 55)

Abolitionist

About John Swanson Jacobs

John Swanson Jacobs (1818–1873) lived to age 55. They were an abolitionist. Born in Edenton, they died in Cambridge. They are buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts.

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