Nationality English Language English Occupation Pastor Name George Duffield | Spouse(s) Margaret Armstrong Role Reverend Era Colonial Period Died February 2, 1790 | |
Born 7 October 1732 ( 1732-10-07 ) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colony Notable work "Thanksgiving Sermon on Peace" (December 11, 1783) Residence Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Rev george duffield and the american revolution
George Duffield (October 7, 1732 – February 2, 1790) was a leading eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister. He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1732.
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- Rev george duffield and the american revolution
- Carlisle Pennsylvania
- Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church
- Family
- References
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Duffield moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1757, and ministered to multiple churches until 1772. He was known to be an ardent and animated preacher. He married Margaret Armstrong, a sister of General John Armstrong and elder in Duffield’s church.
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church
From the fall of 1772 until his death in 1790, he served as pastor at the Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as a chaplain of the Continental Congress.
Family
His son was George Duffield II and grandson George Duffield, Jr., the American Presbyterian minister and hymnodist, who was a pastor from 1840 to 1869 at numerous cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Michigan.