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He was an Episcopal reverend who served parishes in Washington DC and NYC. From 1845 to 1865 in DC, he was rector of the St. Johns Episcopal Church on 16th and H St where Clarence Armstrong Seward went in 1850. St John's Church was known as "the Church of the Presidents" because so many presidents/politicians attended. Dr. Pyne gave addresses at the funerals of President Jackson and Taylor, and First Lady Dolley Madison. 

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He was an Episcopal reverend who served parishes in Washington DC and NYC. From 1845 to 1865 in DC, he was rector of the St. Johns Episcopal Church on 16th and H St where Clarence Armstrong Seward went in 1850. St John's Church was known as "the Church of the Presidents" because so many presidents/politicians attended. Dr. Pyne gave addresses at the funerals of President Jackson and Taylor, and First Lady Dolley Madison.
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Ancestry 1860 Federal Census
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Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington Ward 1, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_102; Page: 344; Family History Library Film: 803102 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85050572
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Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID 85050572 ·
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