Jemima Luke [SEP] residence
Jemima Luke
Jemima Luke (1813–1906) was an English writer of hymns, religious studies and biographies during the Victorian era. She is best known for her children's hymn ""I think when I read that sweet story of old"".
Early life and education.
Jemima Luke was born Jemima Thompson on 19 August 1813 in Colebrook Terrace, Islington, London to the philanthropist Thomas Thompson (1785–1865), and his wife Elizabeth Pinckney (d. 1837). Her father, who had the same birthday as
Jemima Wilkinson House
The Jemima Wilkinson House, also known as the Friend's House, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York. It is a five-bay, -story Federal-style residence built about 1809–1815. It is named after religious leader Jemima Wilkinson, also known as the Public Universal Friend.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.