Memoir Of The Rev Samuel Barrett D D With A Selected Series Of His Discourses

Author : Lewis G. Pray
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267164684
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (646 download)

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Download or read book Memoir of the Rev. Samuel Barrett, D.D written by Lewis G. Pray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoir of the Rev. Samuel Barrett, D.D: With a Selected Series of His Discourses Samuel barrett was born at Royalston, in the county of Worcester, Mass., Aug. 16, 1795. He was descended, we are told, from an excellent yeoman stock. His ancestor, on the paternal side, was Humphrey Barrett, who came from England, and settled in Concord, Mass., about 1640 and, on the maternal, of David Fiske, who lived in Lexington, and was born 1675. His grandfather was Oliver Barrett, who, after his marriage, settled in Chelmsford, and removed to Westford about the year 1770. Subsequently, he entered the army, and died at Albany, in the service of his country, leaving seven children. He married Anna Fiske, a daughter of Ebenezer Fiske, of Lexington, who was the ancestor of the many respected families of that name; among others, of Benjamin Fiske, the well-known mer chant of Boston, recently deceased at Lexing ton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.