Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Reverend Samuel Finley

1715 - 1766

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009

1. Reverend Samuel Finley Marker

On obelisk headstone.

Inscription.
President of Princeton University
1751-1766
An original corporator of the
Presbyterian Ministers Fund,
oldest insurance company in the world.

Here also rest the remains of
The Reverend Samuel Finley
Fifth President of
Princeton College
Born in Armagh, Ireland
in the year 1715
Died July 16th 1766

Erected by Abington Presbyterian Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1766.

Location. 40° 6.846′ N, 75° 7.312′ W. Marker is near Abington, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Abington Township. Marker and grave are in Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker adjacent to the Old York Road (PA Route 611) entrance. Cemetery is bounded to the north by Susquehanna Road (PA Route 2017). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abington PA 19001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in the Abington Presbyterian Church Graveyard (a few steps

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from this marker); Abington District World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Abington Church and Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Willow Grove (approx. 2 miles away); Willow Grove United Methodist Church, 1889 (approx. 2 miles away); The Fountain House Inn, 1717 (approx. 2 miles away); The Manor House, ca. 1719 (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abington.

Also see . . . Rev. Samuel Finley. (Submitted on October 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Rev. Samuel Finley Headstone Obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009

2. Rev. Samuel Finley Headstone Obelisk

Rev. Samuel Finley Obelisk Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009

3. Rev. Samuel Finley Obelisk Headstone

In front of PHMC marker.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009

4. Rev. Samuel Finley Obelisk Headstone

Partly obscured to left of tree and gate, behind fence.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.