Cook, Chauncey a Congregational minister, was born at Wallingford, Connecticut, March 9, 1778. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1808, studied theology with Dr. Asa Burton, was ordained in 1809, and labored as an evangelist in Vermont and New York. In 1811 he became pastor of the Church in Adams, N.Y., and his successive charges were as follows: Lima, Pittsford, Chili, Greece, Ira, Aurora (Presbyterian Church), all in New York state; Hennepin, Aurora, and Bristol, in Illinois. He died at Ottawa, Illinois, March 21, 1860. Mr. Cook's ministry was blessed with many revivals. "He was a progressive man to the last." See Cong. Quarterly, 1860, page 344.
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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