a Congregational minister, was born at Fair Haven, Vermont, September 17, 1819. He studied at Burr Seminary, Manchester, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1844; then taught in Montpelier two years, and graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1850. The next year he was ordained pastor of Pacific Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts; in 1852 was installed at South Dedham (now Norwood), where he remained until 1866; in that year became acting pastor at Waukegan, Illinois; and after a four years' service assumed the same relation to the Church at St. Joseph, Mich., where he remained until his death, January 26, 1876. Mr. Colburn was a conscientious student and an instructive preacher. See Cong, Quarterly, 1877, pages 413, 431,
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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