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About Rev. John Graham, Sr.
John Graham was born to Andrew and Jane Masters Graham in Armaugh, Ireland. He entered an academy in Ireland at the age of 11, he studied logic and philosophy. At age 13 he entered the University of Glasgow and graduated in 1711 at age 17.
He received his education in Glasgow and also studied medicine. But his call to the ministry would be his destiny. Coming to this country in August 11,1718, landing in Boston. He then resided in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was the first clergyman of Stafford, Connecticut but found little success and was dismissed in 1731. After moving to the second church of Southbury (then Woodbury) he would spend the next 40 years of his life. He was very active in the Great New England Revivial of 1740 and was the author of " A Ballad Againt the Church of England in Connecticut".
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Rev. John Graham, Sr.'s Timeline
| 1694 |
September 20, 1694
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Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland
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| 1720 |
September 2, 1720
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Kingston, (Present Rockingham County), Province of New Hampshire
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August 22, 1722
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Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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1722
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| 1724 |
April 3, 1724
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Stafford, Litchfield, CT, USA
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August 28, 1727
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Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1729 |
January 28, 1729
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Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1730 |
March 9, 1730
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Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
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