Papers, 1633-1643.
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Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649
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Clergyman. From the description of Thomas Shepard correspondence, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980447 Thomas Shepard was born 5 Nov 1605 Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. He came to New England in 1635 and was ordained at Cambridge 1 Feb 1635/6. He died 25 August 1649 Cambridge MA. From the description of The confessions of diverse propounded to be received and were entertained as members, ca. 1635-1640. (New England Historic Genealogical Society...
Adams, Nehemiah, 1806-1878
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American Congregational Minister. Author of "A South-side View of Slavery" which argued on behalf of a solution by the South of the problem of slavery. From the guide to the Nehemiah Adams letters, 1858-1862, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...
First Church (Cambridge, Mass.)
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The First Church was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1633, but in 1636 the minister and most of the members removed to Hartford, Conn. In 1829 the First Parish or First Church (Congregational) in Cambridge split into factions of Unitarian and Trinitarian persuasion. The latter, with the pastor Abiel Holmes, separated to form the Shepard Congregational Society, and continued subsequently under the name of the First Church. The Unitarians continued to be known as the First Parish, though cla...
