Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769

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Thomas Foxcroft received his A. B. from Harvard in 1714, and was a minister at the First Church in Boston, Mass.

From the description of Manuscript exercises, ca. 1714. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072566

Thomas Foxcroft (1696/7-1769), minister of the First Church of Boston, was born on February 26, 1696/7. He attended Harvard College as an undergraduate from 1710 to 1714 and studied a curriculum that emphasized Latin and Greek studies, and public discourse and syllogistic debate. Foxcroft graduated first in his class and delivered Salutatory Oration at the 1714 Commencement. After receiving an AB from Harvard, Foxcroft went on to receive an AM in 1717. He was ordained as a minister of the First Church of Boston on November 20, 1717, whereupon he became an ex-officio member of the Harvard Board of Overseers. Though Foxcroft was severely affected by a paralytic shock in 1736, he served as a minister until his death and was a public opponent of Arminianism. Foxcroft delivered the annual Dudleian lecture at Harvard College on May 13, 1761. Foxcroft died on June 18, 1769.

From the guide to the Papers of Thomas Foxcroft, 1710-1714, (Harvard University Archives)

Foxcroft was a minister at the First Church in Boston, Mass.

From the description of Correspondence, 1726-1758. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372632

From the guide to the Correspondence, 1726-1758., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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creatorOf Hubbard, Thomas, fl. 1711. A journall of our expedition agt. Canada ... : manuscript, 1711 and 1722-1723. Houghton Library
creatorOf Webb, Benjamin, 1695-1746,. Declaration signed by Harvard students to not speak in the vernacular for one year, 1712 August 23. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769. Manuscript exercises, ca. 1714. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
referencedIn Johnson, Samuel, 1696-1772. Samuel Johnson papers, 1710-1971, bulk 1710-1772. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
creatorOf Codex membranaceus, in 4to., ff. 201, sec. xiv., baud una manu exaratus, quondam liber Henrici Savil Junioris ex dono Thomæ Foxcroft de Christall, postea Thomæ Bromhead de Bremley in parochia de Ledes Generosi. 1. Albertani Causidici Brixiensis libro... British Library
creatorOf Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769. Correspondence, 1726-1758. Houghton Library
creatorOf Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769. Thomas Foxcroft correspondence, 1714-1759. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Wendell family papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Abbot, Hull, 1702-1774. Notes on sermons delivered in Boston, 1743-1745. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769. Papers, 1733-1761. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Papers of Thomas Foxcroft, 1710-1714 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Fayrweather, Samuel, 1725-1781. Samuel Fayrweather letter and notes, 1748-1754. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Dwight family papers, 1713-1937 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Correspondence, 1726-1758. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jonathan Edwards collection, 1696-1972, 1726-1758 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Dwight family. Dwight family papers, 1713-1937 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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associatedWith Foxcroft, Daniel. person
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associatedWith Johnson, Samuel, 1696-1772. person
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associatedWith Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748. person
associatedWith Wendell family. family
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Birth 1697

Death 1769

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