William Adams (Dedham)
William Adams (May 27, 1650 – August 17, 1685) was minister of the First Church and Parish in Dedham.[1]
Early life
He was born in
Ministry
Two weeks after graduating from Harvard,
After three calls, he finally accepted to be ordained as minister in Dedham on December 3, 1673.
He died August 17, 1685.
Family
On October 21, 1674, Adams married Mary Manning of Cambridge.[12] They had three children, Mary, Eliphalet, and William.[12] Mary died on June 24, 1679.[12] On March 29, 1680, he married Alice Bradford of Plymouth.[12] They had four more children: Elizabeth, Alice, William, and Abiel, who was born after Adams' death.[12] The first son named William died before his first birthday, as did daughter Mary.[12] Eliphalet Adams served as a minister in New London, Connecticut.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Smith 1936, pp. 71–72.
- ^ a b c Caulkins 1849, p. 6.
- ^ a b c Hanson 1976, p. 83.
- ^ a b Hanson 1976, p. 84.
- ^ Hanson 1976, p. 84-85.
- ^ a b c Caulkins 1849, p. 7.
- ^ Worthington 1827, p. 104.
- ^ Hanson 1976, p. 101.
- ^ Worthington 1827, p. 105.
- ^ Hanson 1976, p. 100.
- ^ Smith 1936, p. 147.
- ^ a b c d e f Caulkins 1849, p. 22.
Works cited
- Smith, Frank (1936). A History of Dedham, Massachusetts. Transcript Press, Incorporated. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- Caulkins, Frances Manwaring (1849). Memoir of the Rev. William Adams, of Dedham, Mass: and of the Rev. Eliphalet Adams, of New London, Conn. Metcalf and Company. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.
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