a divine of the Reformed Dutch Church, was born in New York, July 13, 1817, graduated at Rutgers' College, and studied theology in the theological seminary of New Brunswick. He was licensed by the New York Classis in 1838, ordained in the same year, and installed as pastor of the church at Nyack, N. Y. In 1842 he supplied the church at the island of St. Thomas, W. I., in 1846 he became pastor at Mt. Pleasant Church, N. Y., and in 1851 he removed to Tompkinsville, L. I., where he died, Jan. 14, 1860, of an internal cancer. He was a man of ardent piety, and affectionate in his intercourse with his people. He exerted a good influence in St. Thomas, and his memory is fondly cherished in his denomination. He was the author of a volume of sermons.
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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