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Pemberton, Israel (2)

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(2), a Quaker philanthropist, was brother of James and John, and grandson of Phineas, who came over with Penn, and settled near the Falls of Delaware. ISRAEL, his grandson, a man of eloquence and liberality, devoted the latter part of his life to acts of benevolence, especially to the Indians. He died at Philadelphia in 1779, aged 63 years.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pemberton, Israel (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/pemberton-israel-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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