death_date death_place children birth_place image_size parents birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
august 27 , 1844 salubria , iowa 12 gardner , massachusetts 170 timothy kneeland , martha stone kneeland 07 april 1774 four wives -lrb- first three widowed -rrb- abnerkneeland.jpg abner kneeland
 abner kneeland preacher , theologian
abner kneeland

abner kneeland -lrb- april 7 , 1774 -- august 27 , 1844 -rrb- was an american evangelist and theologian who advocated many views , religious and social , which were considered extremely radical for his day .
due to his very public stance on these issues , kneeland became the last man jailed in the united states for blasphemy .
