Parsons, Jonathan, 1705-1776. Sermons, ca. 1727-1772.

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Parsons, Jonathan, 1705-1776. Sermons, ca. 1727-1772.

Notebook of handwritten sermons by Jonathan Parsons. The sermons span ca. 1727-1772.

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Parsons, Jonathan, 1705-1776

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Jonathan Parsons was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on November 30, 1705, the son of Ebenezer Parsons and Margaret Marshfield. After graduating from Yale College in 1729, he briefly studied theology at Yale. In 1730, he became pastor of the First [Congregational] Church in Lyme, Connecticut, where he remained until 1746, when he became pastor of a new Presbyterian church in what is now Newburyport, Massachusetts. His church at Newburyport later became one of the largest congregations in Nor...