Danforth, John a Congregational minister, son of Reverend Samuel Danforth, Sr., was born November 5, 1660. He graduated at Harvard College in 1677; was ordained the seventh minister of the Church in Dorchester, June 28, 1682, and occupied that position until his death, May 26, 1730. He left several published discourses, among them two Sermons on the Earthquake in 1727. (J.C.S.)
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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