Lathrop, Joseph, 1731-1820
Variant namesJoseph Lathrop (1731-1820) was born in Norwich, Conn. He graduated from Yale College in 1754 and was ordained minister of the Second Parish in Springfield (now West Springfield), Mass., in 1756. He remained there until his death in 1820. Lathrop was considered a liberal Calvinist. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Yale in 1791 and from Harvard in 1811.
From the description of Sermons, 1758-1813. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259486
Joseph Lathrop (1731-1820) was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale University in 1754. Following graduation he taught grammar school in Springfield, Massachusetts, and studied for the ministry with the Rev. Robert Breck ( Harvard, 1730) and was ordained a Congregationalist minister in 1756 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, where he served the remainder of his life. He was awarded the DD by Yale in 1791 and by Harvard in 1811. His sermons have been published in seven volumes, from 1796 to 1821
From the guide to the Sermons, 1758-1810., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)
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associatedWith | First Church (West Springfield, Mass.) | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Peabody, Ephraim, 1807-1856 | person |
correspondedWith | Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831. | person |
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Birth 1731
Death 1820