Braconier, Daniel, an esteemed minister of the German Reformed Church, was born in Washington County, Md., Oct. 10, 1808. He early united with the Church; studied at York, Pa.; was ordained in 1833, and placed as pastor over the Church at Clear Spring, in his native county. After laboring here for three years, he removed to Shepherdstown, Va., and afterwards to Winchester, whence he returned again to his former charge, and spent the remainder of his life in this field, dying there Oct. 23, 1868. Mr. Braconier was a faithful and efficient minister of the Gospel, and highly esteemed by the people whom he served. He took a deep interest in the cause of education, and was for many years a member of the board of visitors of the theological seminary at Mercersburg, Pa. See Harbaugh, Fathers of the Germ. Ref. Church, 4, 294-299. (D. Y. H.)
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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