Prime, Nathaniel S. (Nathaniel Scudder), 1785-1856
Variant namesPresbyterian minister.
From the description of Papers, 1847-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451563
Nathaniel Scudder Prime (April 21, 1785-March 27, 1856) was the son of Benjamin (1733-1791) and Mary Wheelright (1744-1856) Prime. Born in Huntington, Long Island, Prime spent the last years of his life in Brooklyn. He married Julia Jermain (August 31, 1789-August 24, 1874) on July 5, 1808. Prime entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1801, graduated in 1804, and was licensed to preach in the Presbytery of Long Island on October 10, 1805. In addition to preaching in churches throughout the Northeast, Prime was a published writer, a trustee of Middlebury and Williams Colleges, and an early leader of the temperance movement on Long Island. He is buried with his wife at the Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn.
From the guide to the Nathaniel S. Prime papers, 1700-1856, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| referencedIn | Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| creatorOf | Fiala, James A. Samson Occom correspondence collection, 1763-1772. | New Hampshire Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1847-1855. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Nathaniel S. Prime papers, 1700-1856 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 | Smithsonian Institution Archives |
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| associatedWith | Fiala, James A. | person |
| correspondedWith | Haven, Samuel F. | person |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
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Person
Birth 1785
Death 1856
