Dudley Leavitt (minister)
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Rev. Dudley Leavitt (1720–1762) was a Congregational minister born in New Hampshire, educated at Harvard College, who led a splinter group from the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts, during a wave of religious ferment nearly a decade before the Great Awakening. Following Leavitt's death at age 42, his congregation elected to christen itself 'The Church of Which the Rev. Dudley Leavitt was late Pastor' after the charismatic preacher.[1] Leavitt Street in Salem is named for the early minister.
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Dudley Leavitt | |
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Born | 1720 |
Died | 7 February 1762 (aged 41–42) |
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Spouse(s) | Mary Pickering |
Children | Elizabeth Leavitt |
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