Samuel Whiting, Jr.
American clergyman
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| Intro | American clergyman | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Cleric | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Birth | 25 March 1633 | |
| Death | 28 February 1713 (aged 79 years) | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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The Reverend Samuel Whiting, Jr. (March 25, 1633 – February 28, 1713) was the first minister of Billerica, Massachusetts, from November 11, 1663, to February 28, 1713.
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He was the son of the Reverend Samuel Whiting and his second wife, Elizabeth St. John. Elizabeth belonged to the prominent landowning family of St. John of Lydiard Tregoze; she was the sister of Oliver St. John, a leading lawyer and judge who was one of the foremost opponents of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.
Samuel Whiting, Jr., graduated from Harvard in 1653.