The History of Long Island, from Its Discovery to the Present Time: With Many Important and Interesting Matters, Including Notices of Numerous Individuals and Families, Also a Particular Account of the Different Churches and Ministers, Volume 2Gould, Banks & Company, 1843 - Long Island (N.Y.) |
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... rector of Christ Church , where he died at the age of 69 , Oct. 17 , 1745 , having lost his wife in this place Dec. 25 , 1738 , aged 64 . He speaks in one of his letters , of having been informed that the town had been settled some time ...
... rector of Christ Church , where he died at the age of 69 , Oct. 17 , 1745 , having lost his wife in this place Dec. 25 , 1738 , aged 64 . He speaks in one of his letters , of having been informed that the town had been settled some time ...
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... rector of the church and teacher of a classical school till the British troops entered New York in 1776 , when , being a royalist , he took refuge in that city , where he remained till 1783 . In 1784 he went to Europe , and was ...
... rector of the church and teacher of a classical school till the British troops entered New York in 1776 , when , being a royalist , he took refuge in that city , where he remained till 1783 . In 1784 he went to Europe , and was ...
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... rector at New Brunswick , N. J. , and in 1756 was appointed tutor and professor of classical literature in Kings Col- lege , N. Y. He settled here in Aug. 1766 , and taught a classical school of distinguished reputation for nearly ...
... rector at New Brunswick , N. J. , and in 1756 was appointed tutor and professor of classical literature in Kings Col- lege , N. Y. He settled here in Aug. 1766 , and taught a classical school of distinguished reputation for nearly ...
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... rector March 6 , 1785. Here he remained till his decease Feb. 20 , 1799. The Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore , Bishop of Virginia , who died Nov. 12 , 1841 , and John Moore , for- merly a resident here , were his brothers . His widow ...
... rector March 6 , 1785. Here he remained till his decease Feb. 20 , 1799. The Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore , Bishop of Virginia , who died Nov. 12 , 1841 , and John Moore , for- merly a resident here , were his brothers . His widow ...
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... rector of St. Mary's church , Hamiltonville , on the west side of the Schuylkill . His first wife was Mary Douglass of Philadelphia , whom he married in April , 1815 , but whose death occurred in 1817. On the 2d of March , 1824 , he ...
... rector of St. Mary's church , Hamiltonville , on the west side of the Schuylkill . His first wife was Mary Douglass of Philadelphia , whom he married in April , 1815 , but whose death occurred in 1817. On the 2d of March , 1824 , he ...
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