Peter Bulkeley | |
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![]() portrait thought to be of Bulkley as rector of Odell, Bedfordshire | |
Born | |
Died | 9 March 1659 | (aged 76)
Nationality | British |
Other names | Peter Bulkeley could also be known by the names Peter Buckeley, Bulkley, and multiple others. |
Occupation | Puritan |
Known for | Founder of Concord, Massachusetts |
Peter Bulkley (31 January 1583 – 9 March 1659, last name also spelled Bulkeley) was an influential early Puritan minister who left England for greater religious freedom in the American colony of Massachusetts. He was a founder of Concord,[1] and was named by descendant Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem about Concord, "Hamatreya".[2]