Nehemiah Boynton

Background

Boynton, Nehemiah was born on November 21, 1856 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Eleazar and Mary (Chadbourne) Boynton.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1879, Doctor of Divinity, 1894. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1882. Doctor of Laws from Amherst College, 1929.

Career

Ordained Congleton ministry, 1882. Pastor Littleton, Massachusetts, 1882-1884, Haverhill, 1884-1888, Union Church, Boston, 1888-1896. First Church, Detroit, 1896-1906, Clinton Avenue Church, Brooklyn, 1906-1921, became minister emeritus.

Lecturer Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1897.

Moderator National Council Congressional Churches of the United States, 1910-1913. Executive chairman World Alliance for Promotion International Friendship Through the Churches Chaplain 13th Coast Defense Company Ngakkan Nyaagu, 1912-1917.

In federal service, 1917. Author: Real Preaching, 1897.

Home: Medford, Massachusetts

Achievements

• Nehemiah Boynton has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Real Preaching, 1897.

Connections

Married Mary Ella Wilcox, July 5, 1882. Children: Daniel Wilcox, Edward Chadbourne, Morrison Russell, Grace Morrison, Mistress Elizabeth Patton, Mistress Marjory Rugg, Nehemiah.

Father:

Eleazar Boynton

Mother:

Mary (Chadbourne) Boynton

Spouse:

Mary Ella Wilcox

child:

Mistress Marjory Rugg Boynton

child:

Morrison Russell Boynton

child:

Daniel Wilcox Boynton

child:

Nehemiah Boynton

child:

Mistress Elizabeth Patton Boynton

child:

Grace Morrison Boynton

child:

Edward Chadbourne Boynton