Newtown's history and historian, Ezra Levan Johnson . O\^in HO Q > W NEWTOWN BORN MINISTERS 89 THOSE NEWTOWN BORN WHO BECAME MINISTERSOF THE GOSPEL. REV. DAVID BOTSFORD. Rev. David Botsford, son of Gideon and Pulcrea Fairman Bots-ford born at Newtown, March 5, 1797, graduated from Yale, 1818,was ordained by Bishop Brownell, 1821. He preached at WalHng-ford, Conn., for a while but because of ill-health he was obliged toreturn to his fathers home at Newtown, where he died 1823,respected and beloved by all who knew him. REV. ABEL NICHOLS Rev. Abel Nichols, fifth son of Lucy Beach and Capt. Jam
Newtown's history and historian, Ezra Levan Johnson . O\^in HO Q > W NEWTOWN BORN MINISTERS 89 THOSE NEWTOWN BORN WHO BECAME MINISTERSOF THE GOSPEL. REV. DAVID BOTSFORD. Rev. David Botsford, son of Gideon and Pulcrea Fairman Bots-ford born at Newtown, March 5, 1797, graduated from Yale, 1818,was ordained by Bishop Brownell, 1821. He preached at WalHng-ford, Conn., for a while but because of ill-health he was obliged toreturn to his fathers home at Newtown, where he died 1823,respected and beloved by all who knew him. REV. ABEL NICHOLS Rev. Abel Nichols, fifth son of Lucy Beach and Capt. JamesNichols, a direct descendant of Rev. John Beach, was born at New-town, May 23, 1807, died Dec. 16, 1859. He was going to theBermudas to take charge of a Divinity School. He sailed on theSilas Marner. A most fearful storm arose and the vessel sprunga leak. The life-boats were lowered and the passengers and crewtaken off. Mr. Nichols stood by the Captain and assisted him tomaintain order. At the last moment it was found that there wasroom for only o
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