Nationality American Name Daniel Faunce Alma mater Amherst College Role William Faunce's father | Occupation Clergy Religion Baptist Children William Faunce | |
Born January 3, 1829 ( 1829-01-03 ) Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. Died January 3, 1911, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Education Amherst College, Newton Theological Institution | ||
Resting place Pine Grove Cemetery | ||
Daniel Worcester Faunce (January 3, 1829 – January 3, 1911) was an American clergyman and the father of William Faunce, born at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Graduating from Amherst College in 1850, he then studied at the Newton Theological Institution, was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1853, and thereafter held charges from 1853 to 1866 in Somerville, Worcester, and Malden — all in Massachusetts — in Concord, New Hampshire (1866–1875), Lynn, Massachusetts (1875–1881), Washington, D.C. (1881–1889), West Newton, Massachusetts (1889–1893), and Pawtucket, Rhode Island (1894–1899). He was a member of the board of managers of the American Baptist Missionary Union. His works include:
Faunce died on January 3, 1911 in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 82.