Backus, Isaac, 1724-1806
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Baptist minister and historian.
New Light minister; converted to Baptist principles; organized Baptist Church in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Baptist clergyman, historian, and champion of religious liberty.
Separatist and Baptist minister and historian.
Isaac Backus (1724-1806) was a Separatist and Baptist minister and an historian.
Isaac Backus was an influential Baptist minister in 18th century New England.
Pastor, evangelist.
Isaac Backus was an American clergyman, a leader among New England Baptists and a champion of religious freedom. He was born in 1724 in Norwich, Connecticut. Backus was converted in the Great Awakening, and joined the separatists or "New Light" faction. He became pastor in 1748 of a Congregational church in Middleboro, Massachusetts. After his adherence to the Baptist faith, he organized and became minister of a Baptist church there, which he served from 1756 until his death.
According to his calculations, Backus traveled over 68,000 miles on his evangelistic tours, mostly on horseback. His History of New England with Particular Reference to the Baptists, is a major source for the religious history of the region and the period.
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Newport (R.I.)
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New England
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Massachusetts--Middleboro
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New England
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New England
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