John Langdon Peavey, Christian Elder, 1793-1829 : Historical New Hampshire/ by John G. Gazley.

Title:

John Langdon Peavey, Christian Elder, 1793-1829 : Historical New Hampshire/ by John G. Gazley.

Author:

Gazley, John G.,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1968.

Physical Description:

p.21-46.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1968 Vol.23, Issue 4 (December 1968) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

Peavey was a preacher of the 19th-century 'Christian connexion" in the backwoods of Northern New England and New York. This group, derived mainly from the Free Will Baptists, emphasized nonsectarian lay religion. Its preachers, called Elders, earned most of their scanty living at other occupations. The pious Peaveys, originally Congregationalists but converted by Free Will Baptists around 1797, had a prosperous farm and a large family in Farmington, New Hampshire. In 1811 John was converted in the usual revivalist pattern. He helped on his father's farm and, in winters, taught in Strafford County schools from 1812 to 1815. He grew more active in frequent neighborhood meetings and began missionary travels into Vermont and Canada in 1815. In 1821 he was "settled minister" in Milan, Dutchess County, New York. Here he was married, taught, tailored, and traveled, a leader among the Elders. Throughout his ministry hew was in poor health, he died of consumption in 1829. Based on diary, autobiography, widow's memoir, and letters .

Subjects:

United American Freewill Baptists.

Locations:

Milan (N.Y.).
Farmington (N.H).

People:

Langdon, John Peavey.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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