John Croes (1762-1832)

Name

John Croes (1762-1832)

Identifier

NJS-PER-00331

Given Name

John

Family Name

Croes

Birth Date

June 1, 1762

Death Date

July 26, 1832

Sex

Male

Description

The Right Reverend John Croes (1762-1832) was a prelate in the Episcopalian Church in New Jersey. He served as rector of Trinity Church in Swedesboro in the 1790s and was called as rector of Christ Church in New Brunswick in 1801. He was elected and consecrated the first Bishop of New Jersey in 1815.

He also served as the Principal of the Queen's College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School) in 1801-1807, and then as Trustee of Queen's College in 1809-1816.

Middlesex County records indicate that John Croes was an enslaver.

Organization

Rutgers University

Relation

Works by John Croes (Project Canterbury)

Same As

John Croes (Wikipedia)

John Croes (Wikidata)

Bibliographic Citation

Stowe, Walter Herbert. “JOHN CROES (1762-1832) ‘First Bishop of New Jersey (1815-1832).’” Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church 35, no. 3 (1966): 221–30.

Pruszinski, Jolyon G. R. “Diocese of NJ Racial Justice Review: The Development of the Episcopal Church and Its Relation to Slavery in Antebellum New Jersey.” Diocese of NJ Racial Justice Review website, January 24, 2023.

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/2374

Source Site

https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home

Occupation

Religious

Child of

Jacob Croes

Charlotte Christiana Feigart Croes

Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker