ordained in Sharon, Aug. 28, 1755
died in the 76th yr of his age and the 52d of his ministry
["The Rev. Cotton Mather Smith was, by the original Consociation of the County, ordained pastor of the church in Sharon, Aug. 23d, 1755. This office he held until his death, Nov. 27th, 1806. The name of Mr. Smith excites a curiosity, especially in a New Englander, to inquire "after this minister's ancestry. Had he been only Mr. Smith he might have been born anywhere, or he might have descended from some man in almost any place, but when we read or hear the title or name, Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, our mind is carried back to the very early history of New England, and to some of the chief actors in its early scenes. The paternal ancestry of this pastor of Sharon we trace back to his great-great-grandfather, the Rev. Henry Smith, who was a minister of the gospel in Wethersfield." Sedgwick HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHARON c.1877.
At Yale College, when he graduated, 1751, he was distinguished for amiable temper, bodily activity, graceful manners, industry and elegant literature. His studies preparatory for the ministry were prosecuted under the instruction of the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, of Hatfield. Mass. He became pastor of the church in Sharon fifteen years after the first settlement of that town having for his predecessor in office Mr. Searle. When Mr. Smith preached as a candidate in Sharon, a Mr. King, called Merchant King, was an admiring hearer, and with becoming enthusiasm co-operated with the people at large in compassing the settlement of the candidate. Soon after this, however, the merchant was occasionally caught drowsing under a sermon. ' How is this ?' A neighbor enquired ; ' I thought you was an admirer of Mr. Smith.' 'Yes.' Mr. King replied ; ' I am. I attended to him until I saw that he was a workman; since then I have given it up to him.]
["DIED—At Sharon, the Rev. Cotton M. Smith."
—The Connecticut Courant newspaper (Hartford, Connecticut), Wednesday, December 10, 1806, p. 3, col. 5.]
died in the 76th yr of his age and the 52d of his ministry
["The Rev. Cotton Mather Smith was, by the original Consociation of the County, ordained pastor of the church in Sharon, Aug. 23d, 1755. This office he held until his death, Nov. 27th, 1806. The name of Mr. Smith excites a curiosity, especially in a New Englander, to inquire "after this minister's ancestry. Had he been only Mr. Smith he might have been born anywhere, or he might have descended from some man in almost any place, but when we read or hear the title or name, Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, our mind is carried back to the very early history of New England, and to some of the chief actors in its early scenes. The paternal ancestry of this pastor of Sharon we trace back to his great-great-grandfather, the Rev. Henry Smith, who was a minister of the gospel in Wethersfield." Sedgwick HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHARON c.1877.
At Yale College, when he graduated, 1751, he was distinguished for amiable temper, bodily activity, graceful manners, industry and elegant literature. His studies preparatory for the ministry were prosecuted under the instruction of the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, of Hatfield. Mass. He became pastor of the church in Sharon fifteen years after the first settlement of that town having for his predecessor in office Mr. Searle. When Mr. Smith preached as a candidate in Sharon, a Mr. King, called Merchant King, was an admiring hearer, and with becoming enthusiasm co-operated with the people at large in compassing the settlement of the candidate. Soon after this, however, the merchant was occasionally caught drowsing under a sermon. ' How is this ?' A neighbor enquired ; ' I thought you was an admirer of Mr. Smith.' 'Yes.' Mr. King replied ; ' I am. I attended to him until I saw that he was a workman; since then I have given it up to him.]
["DIED—At Sharon, the Rev. Cotton M. Smith."
—The Connecticut Courant newspaper (Hartford, Connecticut), Wednesday, December 10, 1806, p. 3, col. 5.]
ordained in Sharon, Aug. 28, 1755
died in the 76th yr of his age and the 52d of his ministry
["The Rev. Cotton Mather Smith was, by the original Consociation of the County, ordained pastor of the church in Sharon, Aug. 23d, 1755. This office he held until his death, Nov. 27th, 1806. The name of Mr. Smith excites a curiosity, especially in a New Englander, to inquire "after this minister's ancestry. Had he been only Mr. Smith he might have been born anywhere, or he might have descended from some man in almost any place, but when we read or hear the title or name, Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, our mind is carried back to the very early history of New England, and to some of the chief actors in its early scenes. The paternal ancestry of this pastor of Sharon we trace back to his great-great-grandfather, the Rev. Henry Smith, who was a minister of the gospel in Wethersfield." Sedgwick HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHARON c.1877.
At Yale College, when he graduated, 1751, he was distinguished for amiable temper, bodily activity, graceful manners, industry and elegant literature. His studies preparatory for the ministry were prosecuted under the instruction of the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, of Hatfield. Mass. He became pastor of the church in Sharon fifteen years after the first settlement of that town having for his predecessor in office Mr. Searle. When Mr. Smith preached as a candidate in Sharon, a Mr. King, called Merchant King, was an admiring hearer, and with becoming enthusiasm co-operated with the people at large in compassing the settlement of the candidate. Soon after this, however, the merchant was occasionally caught drowsing under a sermon. ' How is this ?' A neighbor enquired ; ' I thought you was an admirer of Mr. Smith.' 'Yes.' Mr. King replied ; ' I am. I attended to him until I saw that he was a workman; since then I have given it up to him.]
["DIED—At Sharon, the Rev. Cotton M. Smith."
—The Connecticut Courant newspaper (Hartford, Connecticut), Wednesday, December 10, 1806, p. 3, col. 5.]
died in the 76th yr of his age and the 52d of his ministry
["The Rev. Cotton Mather Smith was, by the original Consociation of the County, ordained pastor of the church in Sharon, Aug. 23d, 1755. This office he held until his death, Nov. 27th, 1806. The name of Mr. Smith excites a curiosity, especially in a New Englander, to inquire "after this minister's ancestry. Had he been only Mr. Smith he might have been born anywhere, or he might have descended from some man in almost any place, but when we read or hear the title or name, Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, our mind is carried back to the very early history of New England, and to some of the chief actors in its early scenes. The paternal ancestry of this pastor of Sharon we trace back to his great-great-grandfather, the Rev. Henry Smith, who was a minister of the gospel in Wethersfield." Sedgwick HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHARON c.1877.
At Yale College, when he graduated, 1751, he was distinguished for amiable temper, bodily activity, graceful manners, industry and elegant literature. His studies preparatory for the ministry were prosecuted under the instruction of the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, of Hatfield. Mass. He became pastor of the church in Sharon fifteen years after the first settlement of that town having for his predecessor in office Mr. Searle. When Mr. Smith preached as a candidate in Sharon, a Mr. King, called Merchant King, was an admiring hearer, and with becoming enthusiasm co-operated with the people at large in compassing the settlement of the candidate. Soon after this, however, the merchant was occasionally caught drowsing under a sermon. ' How is this ?' A neighbor enquired ; ' I thought you was an admirer of Mr. Smith.' 'Yes.' Mr. King replied ; ' I am. I attended to him until I saw that he was a workman; since then I have given it up to him.]
["DIED—At Sharon, the Rev. Cotton M. Smith."
—The Connecticut Courant newspaper (Hartford, Connecticut), Wednesday, December 10, 1806, p. 3, col. 5.]
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