Samuel Whiting Jr.
American clergyman 1633-1713
The Reverend Samuel Whiting Jr. (1633–1713) was Billerica's first settled minister, serving in that role for 50 years. This longevity gave him a major role in shaping the town's early moral, religious, and civic life.
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The Rev. Samuel Whiting Jr. graduated from Harvard in 1653. His father Rev. Samuel Whiting Snr. had written Oratio Quam Comitijs Cantabrigiensibus Americanis Peroravit reverendissimus D.D. Samuel Whiting Pastor Linnensis; in aula sci-licet Harvardina in 1649 as an opening address at Harvard University to celebrate its success. While some sources indicate Whiting Jr.
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