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Rev Joseph Moss

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Rev Joseph Moss

Birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
23 Jan 1731 (aged 51)
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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age 53
1731/2

Rev. Joseph Moss was one of five persons graduating from Yale in 1702 to receive a Masters of Arts degree. He had formerly received a Bachelors of Arts from Harvard in 1699, and was Rector of the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven thereafter. From 1706 until 1731, he was the settled pastor for the church in Derby. He is thought to have published the first almanac in 1720 in the state of Connecticut.
age 53
1731/2

Rev. Joseph Moss was one of five persons graduating from Yale in 1702 to receive a Masters of Arts degree. He had formerly received a Bachelors of Arts from Harvard in 1699, and was Rector of the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven thereafter. From 1706 until 1731, he was the settled pastor for the church in Derby. He is thought to have published the first almanac in 1720 in the state of Connecticut.

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Here lyes interr'd the body of
the Rev'd. Mr. Joseph Moss ye
Faithfull & Affectionate Pastor
of ye flock in this town 25
years, a Learned Man, a good
Christian and well-furnished(?) Divine
Who departed this Life Jan 23d
Anno Dom. 1731/2 Aetatis Suae 53

With Holy ardor of seraphick love He dropt his clay and soared to Christ above.

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  • Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: May 12, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19356461/joseph-moss: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Joseph Moss (7 Apr 1679–23 Jan 1731), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19356461, citing Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).