Dates

• Existence: 1799 October 30 (date of birth)
• Existence: 1864 August 13 (date of death)

Historical Summary

He was born Oct. 30, 1799, son of Nathaniel and Anna (Kellogg) Winslow, and brother of Rev. Miron and Rev. Gordon Winslow. He graduated from Yale College in 1825. He began his theological studies in Andover Theological Seminary, and completed them at the Yale Divinity School. In December 1828, he was ordained Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Dover, New Hampshire from which place he retired three years afterward. In Sept. 1832, he was installed Pastor of the Bowdoin Street Church, Boston, succeeding there Rev. Lyman Beecher. In 1844, he became principal of the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies, which position he held nine years, often preaching on the Sabbath in Boston and its vicinity.

He died at Williston, Vermont, his native place, Aug 13, 1864.

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