Frederick F. Cornell
Frederick Frelinghuysen Cornell (November 16, 1804 – August 7, 1875) was a pastor of Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, classics scholar, missionary and instructor.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
He was born on November 16, at Allentown, New Jersey. Frederick was the fourth child and eldest son of Reverend John Cornell and Maria Frelinghuysen.[1] In 1825, he graduated from Princeton (College of New Jersey). During his time at Princeton, Cornell partly translated Tacitus from Mathew Carey's Philadelphia Latin edition of 1808. In 1828, he graduated from New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
Career[edit]
In 1829, became a member of the Newtown Presbyterian Church. From 1828 to 1829, he was a professor of languages, College of Mississippi, at Natchez.
He became a missionary, serving in Stuyvesant (1829), in Columbiaville (1829-1831), in Marshallville (1831-1832), and in Montville (1833-1836).[2]
He then became a pastor, serving from 1836 to 1856 pastor of Manhattan Reformed Dutch Church in New York City, from 1856 to 1864 and at Pluckemin Presbyterian Church.[2]
In 1866, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Union College.[1]
He died on August 7, 1875, at home in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.[1]
He had married Elizabeth Clock Bell (1822–1882).[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ogden, M. D. "Samuel Parry, 1845 - 1915. Hunterdon County NJ Archives Biographies".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lee, Francis Bazley (1910). Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ... Lewis historical publishing Company. Search this book on
Sources[edit]
- Ogden, M. D. (1917). "Samuel Parry, 1845 - 1915. Hunterdon County NJ Archives Biographies".
- "Cornell, Frederick F. (Frederick Frelinghuysen) 1804-187". WorldCAT Identitis.
- Lee, Francis Bazley (1910). Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ... Lewis historical Publishing Company. pp. 1571–. Search this book on
- "1839: Charlotte Mercer Cornell to Rev. Frederick Frelinghuysen Cornell". Spared & Shared 1. 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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- 1804 births
- 1875 deaths
- People from Allentown, New Jersey
- People from Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
- Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ministers
- Princeton University alumni
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary alumni
- Union College (New York) alumni
- 19th-century American clergy
