William Emerson Sr.

Reverend William Emerson Sr. (31 May 1743, Malden, Massachusetts, USA  30 October 1776, Rutland, Vermont, USA) was a 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. He died in 1776.

Family tree


Joseph Emerson
William Emerson Sr.
William EmersonMary Moody Emerson
Ralph Waldo EmersonLidian Jackson Emerson
Edward Waldo EmersonJohn Malcolm Forbes
Raymond EmersonAmelia Forbes

See also

The Old Manse


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