Background
Wigglesworth, Michael was born on October 18, 1631 in Yorkshire, England. Son of Edward and Esther Wigglesworth.
Wigglesworth, Michael was born on October 18, 1631 in Yorkshire, England. Son of Edward and Esther Wigglesworth.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1651.
Came to Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1638. Tutor Harvard, 1652-1654, fellow, 1652-1654, 97-1705. Ordained to ministry Puritan Church, Malden, Massachusetts, circa 1656.
Preached Election sermon, 1686, Artillery Election sermon, 1696.
Author: The Day of Doom (long poem, ran through many edits), 1662. Meat out of the Eater or Meditations Concerning the Necessity, End, and Usefulness of Afflications Unto God’s Children (edificatory verse), 1669.
Married Mary Reyner, May 18, 1655. Married second, Martha Mudge, 1679.