Faith Community
Protestantism; Congregationalism in the United States
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Eleazar Wheelock
1711-04-22 – 1779-04-24
Life & Legacy
Eleazar Wheelock (April 22, 1711 – April 24, 1779) was an American Congregational minister, orator, and educator in present-day Columbia, Connecticut, for 35 years before founding Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He had tutored Samson Occom, a Mohegan who became a Presbyterian minister and the second Native American to publish writings in English. Before founding Dartmouth, Wheelock founded and ran the Moor's Charity School in Connecticut to educate Native Americans. Despite this, the college ended up catering to the sons of white colonists.
Occupation & Career
educator, philanthropist, Christian minister
Education
Yale College
Faith & Community
Protestantism; Congregationalism in the United States
Legacy Highlights
Church
Congregationalism in the United States · Protestantism
Education & Institutions
Yale College
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
John Wheelock
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Family Child
Abigail Ripley
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Family Child
Theodora Young
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Family Child
Ruth Patten
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Family Father
Ralph Wheelock
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Family Mother
Ruth Wheelock
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Mary Wheelock
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q925988 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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