George Churchman diaries

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George Churchman diaries

1759-1813

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-975-01-011

This collection is comprised of ten volumes of George Churchman's original, handwritten diaries. Churchman frequently traveled throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, and thus many of his entries describe his travels to visit various meetings and Quaker families from Pennsylvania to as far north as Massachusetts. Entries describe meetings attended and families visited in the various towns and cities that Churchman traveled to, as well as family news, and marriages and deaths within the Quaker community.

0.4 Linear Feet (10 volumes)

eng, Latn

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 11654899

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Churchman, John, 1705-1775

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John Churchman was a traveling Quaker minister who lived in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was born to John and Hannah Churchman on the 15th of the 8th month 1705. In 1729/30, he married Margaret Brown, daughter of William and Esther Brown; the couple had a son named George. A minister of 42 years (since 1733), Churchman died on July 24 1775 near 70 years of age and was buried in East Nottingham. He had spent upwards of four years in the European Islands....