John Williams
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1664 – 1729
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Who was John Williams?
John Williams was a New England Puritan minister who became famous for The Redeemed Captive, his account of his captivity by the Mohawk after the Deerfield Massacre during Queen Anne's War. He was an uncle of the notable pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards.
His first wife Eunice Mather was a niece of Rev Increase Mather and a cousin of Rev. Cotton Mather and was related to Rev. John Cotton.
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- Born
- Dec 10, 1664
- Children
- Education
- Harvard University
- Harvard College
- Died
- Jun 12, 1729
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on July 23, 2013
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