Chevillard, Andre a French preacher of the Dominican order, was born at Rennes early in the 17th century, and died in America, May 26, 1682. Having been -sent several times as a missionary to the French colonies in this country, he published, in the interval of his missions, Les Desseins de son Emninence de Richelieu pour Ameique, etc. (Rennes, 1659, 4to), which asserts the conversion of a large body of Indians, and of 3069 heretics who had come over from France. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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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