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Rev Abraham Pierson Jr.

Birth	:	1645 Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	5 Mar 1707 Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Worms, Merrick County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0983470, -98.2688650
Plot	:	Sec 4
Inscription	:	First President of Yale College Died at Killingworth Mar 5, 1707, Aged 61
Description	:	Information provided by Nareen Lake indicates that Rev. PIERSON was the son of Rev. Abraham & Abigail PIERSON, born in Lynn, MA in 1645. A graduate of Harvard College in 1668, he became an ordained minister, likely after graduation from Harvard. He assisted his father in the pastorate at Newark, New Jersey from 1678 until his father's death, at which time he replaced his father until 1694. He was then appointed pastor at Killingworth (now Clinton), CT. He is listed on a memorial stone with his father, and Abraham Pierson III in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, CT,... Read More	Information provided by Nareen Lake indicates that Rev. PIERSON was the son of Rev. Abraham & Abigail PIERSON, born in Lynn, MA in 1645. A graduate of Harvard College in 1668, he became an ordained minister, likely after graduation from Harvard. He assisted his father in the pastorate at Newark, New Jersey from 1678 until his father's death, at which time he replaced his father until 1694. He was then appointed pastor at Killingworth (now Clinton), CT. He is listed on a memorial stone with his father, and Abraham Pierson III in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, CT, though he is actually buried in the Indian River Cemetery. Rev. PIERSON along with Rev. James PIERPONT was involved in the founding of a collegiate school in New Haven, later known as Yale University. He was one of the eleven trustees established by the school's charter of 1701 and was rector there until his death in 1707. A bronze statue by Launt Thompson was erected to the memory of Rev. Abraham PIERSON on the Yale grounds in 1874. A residential college on the New Haven campus is named for him. David Espenlaub adds that Rev. Pierson had an additional son, the Rev. John Pierson, 03 May 1689-23 Aug 1770. This latter Rev. Pierson was his 6xgreatgrandfather.

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Where is Rev Abraham Pierson Jr.'s memorial?
Rev Abraham Pierson Jr.'s memorial is located at: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Worms, Merrick County, USA.
When did Rev Abraham Pierson Jr. death?
Rev Abraham Pierson Jr. death on 5 Mar 1707 in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rev Abraham Pierson Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 41.0983470
Longitude: -98.2688650

Family Members:

Parent

Abigail Mitchell Pierson

(1618 - 1722)

Spouse

Abigail Clark Pierson

(1653 - 1727)

Siblings

Susanna Pierson Bell

(1652 - 1732)

Isaac Pierson

(1661 - 1725)

Children

(unknow - 1750)

(1680 - 1752)

(1680 - 1752)

(1689 - 1770)

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