Allen, Nathan a Presbyterian minister, was born at Lansing, N.Y., March 9, 1820. In 1842 he entered Western Reserve College, where he remained until 1844, when he went to Hamilton College and completed his college course. In 1847 he entered Auburn Theological Seminary, and he spent two years in that institution. Having completed his studies, he was licensed by the Auburn Presbytery, and became pastor of the Congregational Church at Castile, N. Y. He was ordained by the Angelica Presbytery, and became pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Cuba, N. Y. He died in 1864. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1865, p. 159.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More