I have an ancestor who became a missionary for the Connecticut Missionary Society in 1805 following his Rev War service, which included fighting at Bunker Hill, the Saratoga Battles, and the Mohawk Valley Campaign. He was posted as a missionary to western New York where he was instrumental in organizing well-more than 50 churches during the pioneer period, 1805 to 1826, when he died in Chautauqua County, NY. All the churches except one, were either Presbyterian or Congregational. Interesting Man.