Squire D. was a brother of Rev. Levi Geer Gardner. His father did service in the Revolution under General Gates.
Squire was born abt 1800, in Mass, and died in Prospect, NY, May 18, 1864. He was an ordained Free Will Baptist minister, began preaching in 1841, at the Sherburne church, and was ordained about 1844. He was for seven years pastor of the church in Columbus, where many members were added and a house of worship was erected. He was with the Plainfield church four years and saw refreshing seasons, and his labors with the Prospect church were greatly blessed. He had also been connected for brief periods with the Brookfield and Russia Centre churches. He was a judicious pastor, an instructive preacher, a candid and prudent councilor, and stood among his brethren in the front rank in the great moral conflict."
(from Free Baptist Cyclopedia, Family Tree, and census.)
Squire D. was a brother of Rev. Levi Geer Gardner. His father did service in the Revolution under General Gates.
Squire was born abt 1800, in Mass, and died in Prospect, NY, May 18, 1864. He was an ordained Free Will Baptist minister, began preaching in 1841, at the Sherburne church, and was ordained about 1844. He was for seven years pastor of the church in Columbus, where many members were added and a house of worship was erected. He was with the Plainfield church four years and saw refreshing seasons, and his labors with the Prospect church were greatly blessed. He had also been connected for brief periods with the Brookfield and Russia Centre churches. He was a judicious pastor, an instructive preacher, a candid and prudent councilor, and stood among his brethren in the front rank in the great moral conflict."
(from Free Baptist Cyclopedia, Family Tree, and census.)
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