William Emerson Sr. (31 May 1743, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay – 30 October 1776, West Rutland, New Hampshire, now Vermont) was an American Congregational minister. He was the father of William Emerson Jr. and Mary Moody Emerson, and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Emerson Sr. served as chaplain of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and chaplain of the Continental Army.
Family tree
edit
| Joseph Emerson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Emerson Sr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Emerson | Mary Moody Emerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Waldo Emerson | Lidian Jackson Emerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Waldo Emerson | John Malcolm Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Emerson | Amelia Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editExternal links
edit
 | This biography of a United States religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a member of the Christian clergy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |