Background
Wise, John was born in August 1652 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and Mary (Thompson) Wise.
Wise, John was born in August 1652 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and Mary (Thompson) Wise.
Graduated from Harvard, 1673.
Preached at Branford, Connecticut, 1675-1676, Hatfield, Massachusetts, 1677-1678. Minister Congregational Church, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1680-1725, ordained, 1683. Led townspeople of Ipswich in resistance to province tax imposed by Governor Edmund Andros, 1687.
Found guilty of opposing government attempt to impose new tax in court, deprived of ministerial function, October 1687 (decision reversed by Andros, November 1687). Appointed (by Massachusetts General Court) chaplain Massachusetts expedition against Quebec (Canada), 1690.
Married Abigail Gardner, December 5, 1678, 7 children.