Samuel Phillips (minister)

Samuel Phillips
Samuel Phillips by John Greenwood
1st Pastor of the South Church, Andover, Massachusetts
In office
October 17, 1711 – June 5, 1771
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byJonathan French
Personal details
Born
Samuel Phillips

(1690-02-17)February 17, 1690
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
DiedJune 5, 1771(1771-06-05) (aged 81)
Andover, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Resting placeSouth Church Cemetery, Andover, MA
42°39′14.05″N 71°8′35.93″W / 42.6539028°N 71.1433139°W / 42.6539028; -71.1433139
Spouse
Hannah White
(m. 1711)
ChildrenMary (b. 1712)
Samuel (b. 1715)
Lydia (b. 1717)
John (b. 1719)
William (b. 1722)
Parent(s)Samuel Phillips
Mary Emerson
EducationHarvard College, 1708
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Samuel Phillips (February 17, 1690[a] – June 5, 1771) was an American Congregational minister and the first pastor of the South Church in Andover, Massachusetts. His son, John Phillips, was the founder of Phillips Exeter Academy, and his grandson, Samuel Phillips Jr., was the founder of Phillips Academy Andover and briefly the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.


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