Allen, Stephen Thompson a Protestant Episcopal minister of the diocese of Quincy, Ill., was ordained, and soon after began his ministry, at Aurora. In 1865 he removed to Muscatine, Ia., as rector of Trinity Church, and held this position until 1868, when he returned to Aurora as rector of his former parish, Trinity. In 1871 he became rector of Grace Church at Galesburg, Ill., and continued to officiate in that parish until the date of his death. He died in Aurora, May 3, 1878, aged sixty-nine years. See Prot. Episc. Alm., 1879, p. 168.
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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