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Rev Jehu Curtis Clay Sr.

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Rev Jehu Curtis Clay Sr.

Birth
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Oct 1863 (aged 71)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Rev. Jehu Curtis Clay, Sr. was the son of Rev. Slator & Hannah (nee Hughes) Clay.


Jehu Curtis Clay served twice as an assistant to Collin, and succeeded him in 1831. Clay was Gloria Dei's pastor during some of the most difficult times in the history of the United States: the sectional controversy of the 1850's, and the first years of the Civil War. He also guided the congregation through an era of impressive growth and fundamental change. The sexton's house and the present rectory were both constructed in the 1830's. In the 1840's, the annex churches at Kingsessing and Upper Merion separated from Gloria Dei, and all three joined the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. Gloria Dei was renovated extensively, a necessity for a congregation that outgrew its church building.

Rev. Jehu Curtis Clay, Sr. was the son of Rev. Slator & Hannah (nee Hughes) Clay.


Jehu Curtis Clay served twice as an assistant to Collin, and succeeded him in 1831. Clay was Gloria Dei's pastor during some of the most difficult times in the history of the United States: the sectional controversy of the 1850's, and the first years of the Civil War. He also guided the congregation through an era of impressive growth and fundamental change. The sexton's house and the present rectory were both constructed in the 1830's. In the 1840's, the annex churches at Kingsessing and Upper Merion separated from Gloria Dei, and all three joined the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. Gloria Dei was renovated extensively, a necessity for a congregation that outgrew its church building.

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  • Created by: Johnny Mac
  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22586450/jehu_curtis-clay: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Jehu Curtis Clay Sr. (3 Feb 1792–20 Oct 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22586450, citing Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Johnny Mac (contributor 46906238).