Reverend William Arthur

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Reverend William Arthur

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Birthplace: The Draen, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: October 27, 1875 (78)
Newtonville, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Menands, Albany, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Alan Arthur and Eliza Arthur
Husband of Malvina Arthur
Father of Regina Malvina Arthur; Jane Arthur; Ann Eliza Arthur; Almeda Arthur; Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the USA and 4 others

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About Reverend William Arthur

Father of US President Chester Arthur. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to Canada as a young man. In 1821, he married Malvina Stone, and they had 9 children, with Chester being their fifth child. William Arthur became a Baptist preacher in 1828 and pastored 11 churches in Vermont and New York in the years following. He was also a co-founder of the New York Antislavery Society. (bio by: Mike Reed)

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Reverend William Arthur's Timeline

1796
December 5, 1796
The Draen, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
1822
March 8, 1822
Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont, United States
1824
March 14, 1824
Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont, United States
1826
January 22, 1826
Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont, United States
1828
January 1, 1828
Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont, United States
1829
October 5, 1829
Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States
1834
May 28, 1834
1836
May 24, 1836
Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont, United States
1841
July 5, 1841
Greenwich Washington County New York