a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, was born at Midwolda, Netherlands, April 17, 1803. He studied under the Rev. Mr. Kok, and was licensed and ordained by the Church of the Separated in 1840; preached at Hoogeveen from 1840 to 1848; emigrated to Michigan in 1848; preached at Graafschap from 1848 to 1850, and at Oostburg, Wis., from 1850 to 1866. On removing to the West, he entered upon his labors in the new country, and shared in all the hardships of Western pioneer life. He died Nov. 17, 1876. See Corwin, Manual of the Ref. Church in America, s.v.
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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