Peabody, Ephraim, 1807-1856

Ephraim Peabody (1807-1856) was born in Wilton, New Hampshire, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1830. He served parishes in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, Ohio, and New Bedford and Cambridge, Massachusetts. From 1846 until 1855 he was the pastor of King's Chapel, Boston. He helped plan the Boston Public Schools system and was a founder of the Prudent Institution for Savings, a forerunner of modern savings banks. He also served as an editor of the Western Messenger.

Born in Wilton, N.H.; educated at Bowdoin and Harvard Divinity School; served churches in Cincinnati (Ohio), New Bedford (Mass.), and King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.).

Minister of the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford, Mass., from 1838 to 1844; in 1846, became minister of King's Chapel in Boston.

Ephraim Peabody (1807-1856) was born in Wilton, New Hampshire, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1830. He served parishes in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, Ohio, and New Bedford and Cambridge, Massachusetts. From 1846 until 1855 he was the pastor of King's Chapel, Boston. He helped plan the Boston Public School system and was a founder of the Prudent Institution for Savings, a forerunner of modern savings banks. He also served as an editor of the Western Messenger.