About John Beardsley
Lived 1732 – 1809 (aged 77). John Beardsley was a writer.
John Beardsley (April 23, 1732 Shelton, Connecticut – August 23, 1809 Kingston, New Brunswick) was an Anglican priest in Canada.
A graduate of King's College, New York, he received ordination in England and returned in 1762 to serve congregations in Poughkeepsie, New York, and Fishkill, New York. In 1778, he served as chaplain to Beverley Robinson's Loyal American Regiment
Beardsley arrived in Canada as a loyalist. He is remembered as a loyalist cleric and father of freemasonry in New Brunswick.
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Who was John Beardsley?
Canadian priest
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John Beardsley was born on 23 April 1732 in Shelton.
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John Beardsley died on 23 August 1809 in Kingston.
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John Beardsley was a writer.
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