Bellamy, Joseph, 1719-1790
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1719 February 20 (date of birth)
- Existence: 1790 March 6 (date of death)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jonathan Edwards and Joseph Bellamy correspondence, 1757.
Collection
Identifier: MS4862
Abstract
Rev. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was born in East Windsor, Connecticut on October 5, 1703. He became pastor in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1726. Jonathan Edwards was an influential revivalist minister and Stockbridge experienced a major revival between 1733 and 1734. Joseph Bellamy was one of Johnathan Edward’s protégés and learned theology from Edwards in Northampton before his ordination in 1740 as pastor of the Congregational Church in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Joseph Bellamy remained...
Dates:
1757