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William Emerson Sr.

William Emerson Sr.

American clergyman and army officer

For persons of a similar name, see William Emerson (disambiguation).

William Emerson Sr. (31 May 1743, Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay – 30 October 1776, West Rutland, New Hampshire, now Vermont) was an American Congregational minister. He was the father of William Emerson Jr. and Mary Moody Emerson, and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Emerson Sr. served as chaplain of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and chaplain of the Continental Army.

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Joseph Emerson
William Emerson Sr.
William EmersonMary Moody Emerson
Ralph Waldo EmersonLidian Jackson Emerson
Edward Waldo EmersonJohn Malcolm Forbes
Raymond EmersonAmelia Forbes

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