David Bacon (missionary)

David Bacon (1771 – 27 August 1817) was an American missionary in Michigan Territory. He was born in Woodstock, Connecticut. He worked primarily with the Ottawa and Chippewa tribes, although they were not particularly receptive to his Christian teachings. He founded the town of Tallmadge, Ohio, which later became the center of the Congregationalist faith in Ohio. He died in Hartford, Connecticut.^[1]

David Bacon
Born	1771 Woodstock, Connecticut
Died	27 August 1817 Hartford, Connecticut
Children	Leonard Bacon Delia Bacon David Francis Bacon

He was the father of Rev. Leonard Bacon and the writer Delia Bacon, best known for her work on the Shakespeare authorship question.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "David Bacon". Ohio History Central. Retrieved 21 July 2008.