Case, Isaac, a Baptist minister, was born at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Mass., Feb. 25, 1761, united with the Baptist Church in 1779, was licensed the following year, and was ordained in 1783. For many years Mr. Case labored as a missionary in Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and with much success, until advancing age rendered him incapable of farther exertion. He died at Readfield, Nov. 3, 1852, in the 92d year of his age and the 72d of his ministry. — Sprague, Annals, 6:205.
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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