- John Wise (clergyman)
John Wise (
August 15 ,1652 –April 8 ,1725 ) was a Congregationalistreverend and political leader inMassachusetts during the American colonial period. Wise was noted for his political activism, specifically his protests against British taxation, for which he was once jailed.Fact|date=August 2008 As thepastor of theChebacco Parish from 1680 to his death in 1725, Wise lived inIpswich, Massachusetts , often called "the birthplace of American independence."Biography
Wise was born in
Roxbury, Massachusetts , the son of Joseph Wise and Mary Thompson.He attended the
Roxbury Latin School , inWest Roxbury, Massachusetts , graduating in 1669. He then was admitted to Harvard College (now Harvard University). After graduating from Harvard in 1673, he began studyingtheology , and preached in at Branford,Connecticut and Hatfield, Massachusetts. OnAugust 12 ,1683 , Wise was ordained as thepastor of the newly organizedChebacco Parish , a newparish formed out of Ipswich.In 1688, Wise led Ipswich citizens in a protest against colonial taxation.Fact|date=August 2008
John Wise Avenue, a section of Route 133 in Massachusetts, is named after him.
Liberty ship SS|John Wise, launched onJune 14 ,1942 and scrapped in 1971, was also named after him.Family
On
December 5 ,1678 he married Abigail Gardner, daughter of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith. They had seven children:
#Jeremiah Wise [ Rev. Jeremiah Wise graduated fromHarvard in 1700 [http://colonialancestors.com/harvard/harvard3.htm] ] (November 2 ,1679 –January 20 ,1756 ) married Mary Shipway
#Lucy Wise (born c. 1681 –March 5 ,1727 ) married John White
#John Wise (born c. 1683 –August 31 ,1762 ) married Mary Rogers
#Mary Wise (May 12 ,1685 –March 23 , 1735/36)
#Joseph Wise (February 16 ,1686 –September 23 ,1745 ) married Martha Appleton
#Amni Ruhami Wise (born c. 1688 –July 6 ,1749 ) married Mary Ringe
#Henry wise (born c. 1697 –November 12 ,1775 ) married Mary WadeNote
References
*Maine Historical Society. "Collections of the Maine Historical Society." Portland, Me: Maine Historical Society, 1831. (p. 321) [http://books.google.com/books?id=yETLcuNxk18C&pg=PA321&lpg=PA321&dq=jeremiah+wise+harvard&source=web&ots=xAKY9jLQLE&sig=0OMN8fY-yUyrEAEABGOsVef6e9A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result googlebooks]
* [http://colonialancestors.com/harvard/harvard3.htm colonial graduates] Accessed 18, 2008
* [http://www.familysearch.org familysearch.org] Accessed August 18, 2008
*Cook, George Allan. "John Wise: Early American Democrat." New York: Octagon Books, Inc, 1966, ©1952.
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