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Joseph Tracy was born on November 3, 1793 in Hartford, Vt. He was the son of Joseph and Ruth (Carter) Tracy, and a descendant of Stephen Tracy who came to Plymouth, Massachussets, in 1623.
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Joseph Tracy was born on November 3, 1793 in Hartford, Vt. He was the son of Joseph and Ruth (Carter) Tracy, and a descendant of Stephen Tracy who came to Plymouth, Massachussets, in 1623.
After graduation at Dartmouth in 1814 and a period of teaching at Albany, N. Y. , and Royalton, Vt. , he began the study of the law. When nearly ready for admission to the bar, he changed his life-purpose and turned to the study of theology, with Asa Burton of Thetford, Vt. , as his preceptor.
The degree of Doctor of Divinity was awarded him by the University of Vermont in 1859, after he had won his fame.
Ordained June 26, 1821, he assumed the double pastorate of Post Mills and West Fairlee, Vt.
In 1829 he became editor of the Vermont Chronicle, which immediately took rank as one of the ably edited journals of the country. In 1834 he became editor of the Boston Recorder, and the following year, of the New York Observer. Appointed secretary of the Massachusetts Colonization Society in 1842, he continued in this office for the remainder of his life, becoming, also, in 1858, director of the American Colonization Society.
The outstanding work of his career was in connection with the colonization movement, the object of which was a Christian republic of colonized Africans in Africa. He was active in founding the Trustees of Donations for Education in Liberia, and was chosen as secretary at its first meeting, January 15, 1851.
To his energetic measures is largely due the founding of Liberia College, the first missionary college in Africa. For many years he wrote the annual reports of the Massachusetts and American colonization societies, and he also prepared the Memorial of the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the American Colonization Society (1867), containing a comprehensive account of the rise and progress of the colonization movement.
His principal published works are History of American Missions to the Heathen (1840); The Great Awakening; a History of the Revival of Religion in the Time of Edwards and Whitefield (1842); Colonization and Missions; a Historical Examination of the State of Society in Western Africa (1844). In addition, he published several missionary maps and occasional sermons and was a frequent contributor to the press.
He died in Beverly in 1874.
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While conservative in his theological positions, he was always charitable toward those of opposed beliefs.
Rev. Tracy's theological views were absolutely orthodox for his denomination, even puritan in outlook. However, in a time of extreme turbulence in his church, his tolerance was notable. Tradition within the Tracy family suggests that he assisted Samuel F. B. Morse with the development of the Morse code when in New York, despite Morse's well-known unorthodox ideas. Although this is mere tradition, Rev. Tracy did have a reputation as a man with an extraordinarily extensive fund of knowledge in varied fields. The story is told that a friend was talking to another about a certain type of copper found in England. The friend said "Mr. Tracy could tell you if he was here!" and then looking up, saw him. The friend couldn’t resist. "Mr. Tracy, what is Bungtown Copper?" Rev. Tracy replied that it was an expression shortened from Birmingham Copper and proceeded to go into a deep explanation of the meaning of the term.
Rev. Tracy was in some ways a typical figure in the period of American history known as the New England Renaissance. His upbringing and inclination looked back to the Pilgrim fathers—he called Christmas a heathen holiday, yet never interfered with his family's celebration of it—but his education and tolerance heralded the beginnings of a more modern sensibility.
He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Tracy had a clear and logical mind, an unusual memory, and a vast store of knowledge. His literary style was crisp and incisive and he had no superior as a controversialist; yet he was modest and unpretending, with a native delicacy of feeling that kept him from giving offense.
On June 9, 1819, he married Eleanor, daughter of Rev. Azel Washburn of Royalton, Vt. , who died February 14, 1836. Of their eight children, seven survived their parents. His second wife, whom he married June 3, 1845, was Sarah C. Prince of Beverly, Massachussets, who survived him.