Deane, James a judge and missionary to the Indians of New York, was born at Groton, Connecticut, August 20, 1748, and graduated at Dartmouth College in 1773. He having been associated in religious work among the Six Nations at the age of twelve, after leaving college was sent as a missionary to the Canadian Indians, and used his influence in the interests of peace. He served in the Revolution with the rank of major, and acted as interpreter at Fort Stanwix. After the war he was long-a judge in Oneida County, N.Y., and held other important offices. 'He died at Westmoreland, in that county, September 10, 1823.
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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