Boyd, Alexander (2), a Presbyterian minister, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1796. He graduated at Belfast College in 1825. In 1831 he came to America; was ordained by the New Castle Presbytery of the Reformed Church, and was stationed in Western Pennsylvania. In 1853 he removed to the West, and was stationed at Solon, Ia. He died in Johnson County, Dec. 9, 1864. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1866, p. 96.
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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