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Rev. Thomas Clark
Rev. Clark was born in Cambridge, MA to Rev. Jonas and Elizabeth Clark. Rev. Jonas Clark was the Ruling Elder of the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay. Rev. Thomas Clark He graduated from Harvard in 1670 and moved to Chelmsford soon after to assist Reverend John Fiske. During King Philip’s War he served as a chaplain of the local army for seven weeks and was paid 6 Pounds for his services. In 1677/8 he was asked to become the Minister in Chelmsford. He was ordained in 1679.
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Rev. Joseph Mors
The gravestone of Reverend Joseph Mors Rev. Joseph Mors was born in Medfield, MA on May 25, 1671 to Joseph and Priscilla (Colburn) Morse. He attended Harvard, graduating in 1695. Around 1701 Joseph married Amity Harris of Providence, RI, and they had seven children. In 1707 Rev. Mors began ministering to the residents of the former “praying town” of Ponkapoag who were still living in the area (many had been relocated, killed, or enslaved after King Phillip’s War). Rev. Mors w
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Rev. John Chandler
Detail of Rev. Chandler's gravestone Rev. Chandler was born in Andover, MA to Thomas and Mary (Stevens) Chandler on December 23, 1723. He was the youngest of their twelve children. In 1743 he graduated from Harvard and sought to become a minister. In 1747 after some back and forth with the town over compensation Rev. Chandler was chosen to be a Pastor in Billerica, MA, and work with the aged Reverend Samuel Ruggles. Shortly after he married Mary White of Haverhill. He took ov
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