William Emerson Sr.
American clergyman and army officer
William Emerson Sr. (31 May 1743, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay – 30 October 1776, West Rutland, New Hampshire, now Vermont) was an American Congregational 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.
Family tree
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- The Old Manse
External links
- William Emerson Sr. at Find a Grave
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