Background
Emerson, William was born on May 6, 1769 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review William and Phebe (Bliss) Emerson.
Emerson, William was born on May 6, 1769 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review William and Phebe (Bliss) Emerson.
Graduated from Harvard, 1789.
Ordained to ministry Unitarian Church, Harvard, Massachusetts, 1792. Pastor 1st Church of Boston, 1799. Chaplain United States Senate.
Overseer Harvard; member Massachusetts History Society. Editor Monthly Anthology. Founder Anthology Club.
Author: An Historical Sketch of the First Church in Boston, 1812.
Member Massachusetts History Society.
Married Ruth Haskins, October 25, 1796, 8 children including Ralph Waldo.