Van Nostrand, Aaron a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, died at Painesville, O., of camp fever, Feb. 27, 1863, aged thirty-two years. He was chaplain of the 105th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, and at the time of his death was rector of St. James's Church in Painesville, which position he had held for nearly three years. Previous to this he had been rector of St. John's Church, Clyde, N. Y., for a period of five years. See American Quar. Church Rev. April, 1863, p. 152.
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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