Bradford, George Partridge, 1807-1890

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Birth 1807-02-16
Death 1890-01-26

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Teacher; member of Brook Farm community; friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1807. Direct descendant of Gov. William Bradford; son of Gamaliel and Elizabeth (Hickling) Bradford; brother of Sarah Alden (Bradford) Ripley (Mrs. Samuel Ripley). Died in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 26, 1890. Classicist, Biblical scholar, and botanist; formally trained for the ministry. Graduated from Harvard College in 1825, from the Divinity School in 1828. Gave up the ministry and taught primarily young women in various locations in New England.

(Cont.) including Bangor, Me.; Boston, Concord, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Plymouth, and Salem, Mass.; and Newport, R.I. In May, 1841, joined the Brook Farm community, where he served as a teacher; he left in 1842. Co-authored with George Ripley "Philosophic Thought in Boston," a chapter in v. 4 of Justin Winsor's Memorial history of Boston (1881).

From the description of George Partridge Bradford notebooks, 1827-1873. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 33124463

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  • Farm management
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