Moodey, Joshua, 1633?-1697.

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Minister of Portsmouth, N.H.

From the description of Sermons [manuscript], ca. 1670-1690. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 642034597

Rev. Joshua Moodey (1633-1697) graduated from Harvard in 1653 and was minister of Portsmouth, N.H., from 1658 to 1684. After a conflict with a lieutenant governor of New Hampshire, he was tried, briefly imprisoned, and forbidden from preaching, although staunchly supported by Cotton Mather (1663-1728). He became assistant minister for the First Church in Boston, Mass., from 1684 to 1693 and was offered the presidency of Harvarad, which he declined. Moodey took a firm stand against the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, and, following official exoneration from his sentence, returned to his ministerial duties in Portsmouth until his death.

From the description of Sermon notes, 1676-1677. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259547

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associatedWith Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745. person
associatedWith Foster, Isaac, 1652-1682. person
associatedWith Moody, Charles C. P. person
associatedWith Templestone, John. person
associatedWith Webb, Benjamin, 1668-1739. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New Hampshire
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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Sermons, American
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Birth 1633

Death 1697

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