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John Marsh sermons, 1774-1776.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5370

Scope and Contents

This collection includes two manuscript sermons written and preached by Rev. John Marsh while the minister at Wethersfield, Conn.

Dates

  • 1774-1776

Creator

Restrictions on Access

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Restrictions on Use

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Biographical Note

John Marsh was born on November 2, 1742 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1761 and in 1765 he received his license to preach. Between 1771 and 1773, Marsh was employed as a tutor at Harvard. On January 12, 1774 John Marsh was ordained as the minister of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut, a position he held for 48 years until his death. He married Ann Grant of East Windsor, Connecticut in December of 1775. They had seven children together, three boys and four girls, though the youngest son died very young.

John Marsh was a life-long academic and proponent of education. In 1801, he was elected Fellow of Yale College and retained the position for 19 years. In either 1806 or 1808, John Marsh received his Doctor of Divinity from Yale. As a pastor, he provided monetary assistance for some young men to continue their education. His eldest and middle sons too pursued academic careers. The eldest son, Ebenezer Grant Marsh, was employed as a professor-elect of languages and ecclesiastical studies at Yale before his death in 1803. The middle son, John Marsh Jr. (April 2, 1788 – August 4, 1868), graduated from Yale in 1804, became a minister and advocate for the temperance movement, and received his Doctor of Divinity in 1852. John Marsh was also described as a patriotic supporter of independence from Britain and the continental army.

John Marsh died on September 13, 1821 following a short illness. He was survived by his wife, four daughters, and John Marsh Jr.

Extent

1 Folder (2 items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

John Marsh was born on November 2, 1742 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1761. On January 12, 1774 John Marsh was ordained as the minister of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut, a position he kept until his death on September 13, 1821. This collection includes two manuscript sermons.

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Acquisition Information

Sermons were loaned to the Congregational Library & Archives, April 2018, by the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield Connecticut; Accession 2018-11.

Accruals

Additional accruals are expected for this collection in the form of full-text transcription. There is no anticipated date for this accrual.

Location of Originals

The physical sermons in this collection are currently held by the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The Congregational Library & Archives maintains the digital surrogate.

Related Materials

Material related to John Marsh's son, Ebenezer Grant Marsh, may be found in the Ebenezer Grant Marsh papers, circa 1798, MS0919 held by the Congregational Library & Archives.

Bibliography

Chapin, Calvin. A Sermon, delivered at the funeral of Dev. John Marsh, D.D. pastor of the First Church in Wethersfield, Connecticut: who died on the 13th of September, 1824. In the 79th year of his age and 48th year of his ministry. Hartford: G. Goodwin & Sons, 1821. 15.0.7 5626

Adams, A. C. Historic Sketch of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, given from the pulpit July 9, 1876. Hartford: The Allen & Sherwood Co., 1877. 17.11.1 W53.4 FrCC

Processing Information

Processed by Zachary Bodnar, September 2018, using DACS Second Edition.

Title
John Marsh sermons, 1774-1776.
Status
Completed
Author
Zachary Bodnar
Date
2019-02-20
Description rules
Dacs2 2013
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository

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