William Emerson Sr.
American clergyman and army officer
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| Intro | American clergyman and army officer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Officer Cleric | |
| Work field | Military Religion | |
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| Birth | 31 May 1743 | |
| Death | 20 October 1776 (aged 33 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Reverend William Emerson Sr. (1743–1776) was a minister. He was the father of William Emerson Jr. and Mary Moody Emerson, and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Emerson Sr. served as chaplain of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and chaplain of the Continental Army. He died in 1776.
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| Joseph Emerson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Emerson Sr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Emerson | Mary Moody Emerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Waldo Emerson | Lidian Jackson Emerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Waldo Emerson | John Malcolm Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Emerson | Amelia Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||