Merrick Augustus Jewett (1798 - 1874)

Born 26 Aug 1798 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Moore) Jewett — married 4 Oct 1825 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Died 3 Apr 1874 at age 75 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States of America

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Biography

"He was for many years the faithful and beloved pastor of the First Congregational Church of Terre Haute, Indiana. He pursued his preparatory course of studies at Phillips Academy, Andover, and graduated at Dartmouth College, 1823; studied theology in Baltimore the next three years. Preached eight years in Pennsylvania, and in 1834, while traveling to St. Louis, he tarried a day at Terre Haute and was invited to preach the next Sunday.

"He remained, and early in December, 1834, a Congregational Church was organized with eleven members; in 1841 during some revival meetings, he was assisted by Rev. H. W. Beecher. In 1860, and after a successful and able pastorate of 26 years, he resigned, but continued to reside there until a few months before his death. They had seven sons and two daughters; of these, six died in infancy." (" Hist, of Ashburnham, Mass.," Stearns.)

He died in Paris, Texas while traveling through the South for his health. (That didn't seem to work!)

Sources

• Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pgs. 182-3, 306.
• Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970, database, FamilySearch (16 January 2020), Merrick Augustin Jewitt, 1825.