Daniel Rogers (1706 - 1782)

Born 17 Oct 1706 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Whiting) Rogers — married 16 Jan 1733 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Husband of Elizabeth (Ruggles) Rogers — married 29 May 1739 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Wilder) Rogers — married 10 May 1763 in Littleton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1782 at age 76 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Parents: son of Daniel Rogers (25 Sep 1667-1 Dec 1722) & Sarah Appleton (19 Aug 1671-) [4]

Married:

on 16 Jan 1733 in Concord Masachusetts to Mary Whiting (1713- ), daughter of Rev. John Whiting and Mary Cotton on 29 May 1739 in Littleton, Massachusetts to Elizabeth Ruggles (1707-?) daughter of Rev Samuel Ruggles and Elizabeth Whiting, who was married first to Samuel Dummer,1763 to Elizabeth Minot (d. 13 Sept 1779). Children of Daniel Rogers and Mary Whiting: Jeremiah Dummer Rogers, b: 25 MAR 1743 in Littleton, MA, of Charlestown, Massachusetts d. 1784, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. n.b. also listed as a child of Elizabeth Ruggles.

Children of Daniel Rogers and Elizabeth Ruggles:

1. Daniel Rogers b: 13 FEB 1739/40 died young
2. Elizabeth Rogers b: 15 APR 1741
3. Daniel Rogers b: 7 FEB 1743/44 died young
4. Samuel Rogers b: 11 OCT 1746
5. Sarah Rogers b: 7 SEP 1748
6. Daniel Rogers b: 30 NOV 1749 in Littleton, MA died 1803
7. John Rogers b: 1751 died young
8. Sarah Rogers b: FEB 1755 died 1835 married Samuel Parkman
9. Lucy Rogers b: 18 SEP 1756 died 1846

Mr. Rogers was a grandson of President Rogers of Harvard College, and a son of Mr. Daniel Rogers, a physician of Ipswich.

The father came to a melancholy and much lamented end, perishing on Salisbury beach, Dec. 1, 1722, by being benighted in a snow storm, and mistaking (as was supposed) his way, in going from Hampton through Salisbury homeward. [4]

The birth of the son is thus recorded in Ipswich Town Book: "Daniel, Son of Daniel and Sarah Rogers born 17: 8: 1706."

He studied divinity with Rev. Dr. Gay of Hingham and held a distinguished rank among the ministers of his day. But it is not known, that he ever published any thing.

Biographical Notes:

from Bert Christensen's Unitarian Universalist Pages First Church, Unitarian: Littleton, Massachusetts Organized 1714.

The second Town Minister was also a graduate of Harvard College. Reverend Daniel Rogers was ordained here in March, 1731/32. His years of service to Littleton included the time of the Revolutionary War. By then he was an old man; he had been the minister for many years and was well-loved and respected. However, he was a Tory, as were many others in town. A proclamation had been issued to be read in all the churches on Thanksgiving Day, 1775. When Reverend Mr. Rogers finished reading this, he supplemented "God save the people" with "God save the king" His parishioners rose in rebellion and asked for a retraction, but Mr. Rogers fled to his home. An armed group of men followed him there and demanded that he come out and state his position. When he hesitated, shots were fired into his house. The front doors, complete with bullet holes, are in the possession of the local historical society.

Sources

• Shipton, Clifford. Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University (Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, 1945) Vol. 7, Page 561-64.
• Dean, John Ward. Descendants of the Rev. Daniel Rogers of Littleton,Mass., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1885) Vol. 39, Page 225-7.
• Congregational Churches and Ministers in Rockingham County, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass.) Vol. 1, Page 245
• Family of Rev. Samuel Whiting
• Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Philadelphia: Porter & Costes, 1883. Print. p. 108
• (http://bertc.com/subfour/uu/history_snippets.htm)
• (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?_page=gr&GRid=24565108
• American Quarterly Register. Boston etc.: *American Education Society, 1827. Print. Volumes 11-12, p. 274
• https://www.geni.com/people/Rev-Daniel-Rogers/5444453962730041485

Rev. Daniel Rogers.

Birth: October 17, 1706 Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts.

Death: November 22, 1782 Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Son of Daniel Rogers, M.D. and Sarah Rogers (Appleton).

Husband of Mary Rogers and Elizabeth Rogers.