Rebecca Fish Root diary 1804-1823 Root, Rebecca Fish diary
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Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!
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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...
Root, Rebecca Fish, 1770-1856.
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Rebecca Fish was born on August 9, 1770, the daughter of Eliakim Fish (d. 1804) and Sarah Stillman. She and her husband, Jesse Root (1766-1828), the son of Continental Congress member Jesse Root (1736-1822) and Mary Banks (1732-1813), lived in Hartford, Connecticut, with their ten children: Julia Ann (1790-1820), Mary Banks (1791-1824), Eliakim Fish (1792-1835), Sally (b. 1794), Jesse A. (b. 1795), Emily Stillman (b. 1797), Rebecca (b. 1800), Wealthy Ann (b. 1803), George Gabriel (1808-1864), an...
