BIOGRAPHY OF ABBOTT KITTREDGE
REV. ABBOTT ELIOT KITTREDGE, D.D.
Kittredge, Abbott Eliot, born in Roxbury, Mass., July 20, 1834; died in New York City, December 17, 1912. Son of Alvah and Mehitable (Grozier) Kittredge.
Received from Williams College the degrees of B.A., M.A., and D.D.. Pastor for over twenty years of the Madison Ave. Reformed Church, and was its pastor emeritus from 1906. He was a pastor in Charlestown, Mass., in San Francisco, Cal., of the Eleventh Presbyterian Church of New York City, and of the Third Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
He was president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America in 1903; a member of the New England Society, Union League and University Clubs of New York City, and the Empire State Society, Sons of the American Revolution, which he joined October 11, 1895, and was its chaplain during 1896 and 1897.
His revolutionary ancestor was Solomon Kittredge, a member of Col. James Reed's regiment of New Hampshire Troops.
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Abbott Eliot Kittredge
Abbott Eliot Kittredge (July 20, 1834 – December 17, 1912), best known as A. E. Kittredge, was an American leader of the Presbyterian Church.
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Kittredge graduated from Williams College in 1854; taught in Wilton, Connecticut, for a year, and graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1859. He was ordained Sept. 14, 1859, as pastor of the Winthrop church, Charlestown, where he remained until 1863; he then led the Howard St. Presbyterian church in San Francisco, California, 1864 and was pastor of the Eleventh Presbyterian church of New York City from 1865 to 1870, and then of the Third Presbyterian church of Chicago, Illinois, from 1870 to 1886. His work in presiding over the Chicago congregation attracted nationwide attention. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Williams College in 1878.
In 1886 he returned to New York city to lead the Madison Avenue Reformed church, until 1896. He was relieved of work for a time on account of ill health, and later, after extended travel, he again assumed the responsibility of the services.
He was twice married, his first wife (Margaret Ann Hyde) who died in 1877, and was survived by his second wife (Jane Blaikie Hoge) who died in 1923.
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REV. ABBOTT ELIOT KITTREDGE, D.D.
Kittredge, Abbott Eliot, born in Roxbury, Mass., July 20, 1834; died in New York City, December 17, 1912. Son of Alvah and Mehitable (Grozier) Kittredge.
Received from Williams College the degrees of B.A., M.A., and D.D.. Pastor for over twenty years of the Madison Ave. Reformed Church, and was its pastor emeritus from 1906. He was a pastor in Charlestown, Mass., in San Francisco, Cal., of the Eleventh Presbyterian Church of New York City, and of the Third Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
He was president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America in 1903; a member of the New England Society, Union League and University Clubs of New York City, and the Empire State Society, Sons of the American Revolution, which he joined October 11, 1895, and was its chaplain during 1896 and 1897.
His revolutionary ancestor was Solomon Kittredge, a member of Col. James Reed's regiment of New Hampshire Troops.
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Abbott Eliot Kittredge
Abbott Eliot Kittredge (July 20, 1834 – December 17, 1912), best known as A. E. Kittredge, was an American leader of the Presbyterian Church.
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Kittredge graduated from Williams College in 1854; taught in Wilton, Connecticut, for a year, and graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1859. He was ordained Sept. 14, 1859, as pastor of the Winthrop church, Charlestown, where he remained until 1863; he then led the Howard St. Presbyterian church in San Francisco, California, 1864 and was pastor of the Eleventh Presbyterian church of New York City from 1865 to 1870, and then of the Third Presbyterian church of Chicago, Illinois, from 1870 to 1886. His work in presiding over the Chicago congregation attracted nationwide attention. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Williams College in 1878.
In 1886 he returned to New York city to lead the Madison Avenue Reformed church, until 1896. He was relieved of work for a time on account of ill health, and later, after extended travel, he again assumed the responsibility of the services.
He was twice married, his first wife (Margaret Ann Hyde) who died in 1877, and was survived by his second wife (Jane Blaikie Hoge) who died in 1923.
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BIOGRAPHY OF ABBOTT KITTREDGE
REV. ABBOTT ELIOT KITTREDGE, D.D.
Kittredge, Abbott Eliot, born in Roxbury, Mass., July 20, 1834; died in New York City, December 17, 1912. Son of Alvah and Mehitable (Grozier) Kittredge.
Received from Williams College the degrees of B.A., M.A., and D.D.. Pastor for over twenty years of the Madison Ave. Reformed Church, and was its pastor emeritus from 1906. He was a pastor in Charlestown, Mass., in San Francisco, Cal., of the Eleventh Presbyterian Church of New York City, and of the Third Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
He was president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America in 1903; a member of the New England Society, Union League and University Clubs of New York City, and the Empire State Society, Sons of the American Revolution, which he joined October 11, 1895, and was its chaplain during 1896 and 1897.
His revolutionary ancestor was Solomon Kittredge, a member of Col. James Reed's regiment of New Hampshire Troops.
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Abbott Eliot Kittredge
Abbott Eliot Kittredge (July 20, 1834 – December 17, 1912), best known as A. E. Kittredge, was an American leader of the Presbyterian Church.
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Kittredge graduated from Williams College in 1854; taught in Wilton, Connecticut, for a year, and graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1859. He was ordained Sept. 14, 1859, as pastor of the Winthrop church, Charlestown, where he remained until 1863; he then led the Howard St. Presbyterian church in San Francisco, California, 1864 and was pastor of the Eleventh Presbyterian church of New York City from 1865 to 1870, and then of the Third Presbyterian church of Chicago, Illinois, from 1870 to 1886. His work in presiding over the Chicago congregation attracted nationwide attention. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Williams College in 1878.
In 1886 he returned to New York city to lead the Madison Avenue Reformed church, until 1896. He was relieved of work for a time on account of ill health, and later, after extended travel, he again assumed the responsibility of the services.
He was twice married, his first wife (Margaret Ann Hyde) who died in 1877, and was survived by his second wife (Jane Blaikie Hoge) who died in 1923.
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REV. ABBOTT ELIOT KITTREDGE, D.D.
Kittredge, Abbott Eliot, born in Roxbury, Mass., July 20, 1834; died in New York City, December 17, 1912. Son of Alvah and Mehitable (Grozier) Kittredge.
Received from Williams College the degrees of B.A., M.A., and D.D.. Pastor for over twenty years of the Madison Ave. Reformed Church, and was its pastor emeritus from 1906. He was a pastor in Charlestown, Mass., in San Francisco, Cal., of the Eleventh Presbyterian Church of New York City, and of the Third Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
He was president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America in 1903; a member of the New England Society, Union League and University Clubs of New York City, and the Empire State Society, Sons of the American Revolution, which he joined October 11, 1895, and was its chaplain during 1896 and 1897.
His revolutionary ancestor was Solomon Kittredge, a member of Col. James Reed's regiment of New Hampshire Troops.
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Abbott Eliot Kittredge
Abbott Eliot Kittredge (July 20, 1834 – December 17, 1912), best known as A. E. Kittredge, was an American leader of the Presbyterian Church.
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Kittredge graduated from Williams College in 1854; taught in Wilton, Connecticut, for a year, and graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1859. He was ordained Sept. 14, 1859, as pastor of the Winthrop church, Charlestown, where he remained until 1863; he then led the Howard St. Presbyterian church in San Francisco, California, 1864 and was pastor of the Eleventh Presbyterian church of New York City from 1865 to 1870, and then of the Third Presbyterian church of Chicago, Illinois, from 1870 to 1886. His work in presiding over the Chicago congregation attracted nationwide attention. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Williams College in 1878.
In 1886 he returned to New York city to lead the Madison Avenue Reformed church, until 1896. He was relieved of work for a time on account of ill health, and later, after extended travel, he again assumed the responsibility of the services.
He was twice married, his first wife (Margaret Ann Hyde) who died in 1877, and was survived by his second wife (Jane Blaikie Hoge) who died in 1923.
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