American clergyman and historian, born at Norwalk, CT, on the 29th of June 1799; died at Concord, NH, on the 6th of June 1878. After his graduation from Yale and from Andover Theological Seminary, he was ordained the pastor of the First Congregational Church, Concord. In 1867, after forty-two years’ useful and honorable service to the state and her educational and religious institutions, he retired from his pastoral duties, and devoted himself to study and writing, receiving the honorable appointment of historian of the state. His historical writings include History of Concord, New Hampshire; Collections of New Hampshire Historical Society (vols. 7, 8); and 10 volumes of Provincial Records.
