| LC control no. | n 82097730 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816 |
| Variant(s) | Asbury, Francis, Bp., 1745-1816 A-b-y, Bishop, 1745-1816 |
| Associated country | England United States |
| Located | London (England) Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1745-08-21 |
| Death date | 1816-03-31 |
| Place of birth | Birmingham (England) |
| Place of death | Fredericksburg (Va.) |
| Affiliation | Asbury College (Willmore, Ky.) |
| Profession or occupation | Bishops Missionaries |
| Found in | His The heart of Asbury's journal, 1904. Phillips, J. A short treatise on divine prescience, 1798: t.p. (the Rev. Bishop A-b-y) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 35 (Francis Asbury, the namesake of Asbury College in Willmore, Kentucky; born near Birmingham, England on August 21, 1745. At 21 he went to London where he was admitted to the Wesleyan Conference. Volunteered as a missionary to North America, he arrived in 1771 in Philadelphia where he became superintendent of missionary work in North America for John Wesley. Died near Fredericksburg, Virginia on March 31, 1816,) |
| Associated language | eng |
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