George Coles

Born: Jan­u­a­ry 2, 1792, Stewk­ley, Eng­land. Died: May 1, 1858, New York, New York. Buried: Ivan­dale (or Ivan­dell) Cem­e­te­ry, Som­ers, New York Converted at age 13, Coles be­gan preach­ing at 22, and em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca in 1818. He served as ed­it­or of the Christ­ian Ad­vo­cate and Jour­nal for 12 years, and the Sunday School Advocate for several years. He was a musician of some ability, and a good singer.