Abraham Jarvis
The Right Reverend Abraham Jarvis | |
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| Bishop of Connecticut | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Connecticut |
| In office | 1797–1813 |
| Predecessor | Samuel Seabury |
| Successor | Thomas Church Brownell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 19, 1764 by Charles Lyttelton |
| Consecration | October 18, 1797 by William White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1739 |
| Died | May 3, 1813 (aged 73) New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Buried | Trinity Church on the Green |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Samuel Jarvis & Naomi Brush |
| Spouse | Ann Farmer (1766–1801) Lucy Lewis (1806–1813) |
| Signature | |
Abraham Jarvis (May 5, 1739 – May 3, 1813) was the second American Episcopal bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and eighth in succession of bishops in the Episcopal Church. He was a high churchman and a loyalist to the crown.