John Lovejoy Abbot was born in Andover on November 29, 1783. His father for whom he was named was a farmer. Abbot prepared for college at the Academy in his native town, and graduated from Harvard College in 1805. He studied theology in Andover under Dr. Ware. For a year (1807) he held the office of reader in the CambridgeEpiscopal church, and the next year he occasionally preached in neighboring pulpits.
In 1811 he was made Harvard College Librarian, and held the office two years.[1] In the spring of 1813, after his resignation from the Library, he was chosen pastor of the First Church in Boston. At his ordination on July 14, 1813, the sermon was by Professor Ware and the introductory prayer by Rev. Samuel Cooper Thacher, (Librarian, 1808–11). Abbot preached in this pulpit only a few Sundays; the consumption which had been threatening him grew so much worse that in the fall he was obliged to ask a leave of absence. His parishioners had already become deeply attached to their new pastor and they unanimously voted in their resolutions of sympathy and regret, "that the expenses of supplying the pulpit be paid by the Society during the absence of the Rev. Mr. Abbot, and that his salary be continued."[2]
About a month later, he married, 24 October, Elizabeth Bell Warland of Cambridge. In another month he sailed for Portugal in hopes of benefiting by the voyage. But on his return in June 1814, he was so little recovered that he was unable to resume preaching. He gradually grew worse until his death on October 17. At his funeral, which was from his church in Boston, Edward Everett preached the sermon.
^Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily (1973). Encyclopedia of library and information science. CRC Press. p. 339. ISBN9780824721107.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Sprague, William Buell (1865). Annals of the American Pulpit: Unitarian Congregational. 1865. R. Carter and brothers.
^"Members". American Antiquarian Society. from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Potter, Alfred Claghorn; Bolton, Charles Knowles (1897). The librarians of Harvard College 1667–1877. University of California Libraries. Cambridge, Mass., Library of Harvard University.
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john, lovejoy, abbot, november, 1783, october, 1814, american, clergyman, librarian, bornnovember, 1783, andover, diedoctober, 1814, aged, alma, materharvard, college, occupationlibrarianpriest, employerfirst, church, bostonharvard, university, born, andover, . John Lovejoy Abbot November 29 1783 October 17 1814 was an American clergyman and librarian John Lovejoy AbbotBornNovember 29 1783 Andover DiedOctober 17 1814 aged 30 Alma materHarvard College OccupationLibrarianpriest EmployerFirst Church in BostonHarvard University John Lovejoy Abbot was born in Andover on November 29 1783 His father for whom he was named was a farmer Abbot prepared for college at the Academy in his native town and graduated from Harvard College in 1805 He studied theology in Andover under Dr Ware For a year 1807 he held the office of reader in the Cambridge Episcopal church and the next year he occasionally preached in neighboring pulpits In 1811 he was made Harvard College Librarian and held the office two years 1 In the spring of 1813 after his resignation from the Library he was chosen pastor of the First Church in Boston At his ordination on July 14 1813 the sermon was by Professor Ware and the introductory prayer by Rev Samuel Cooper Thacher Librarian 1808 11 Abbot preached in this pulpit only a few Sundays the consumption which had been threatening him grew so much worse that in the fall he was obliged to ask a leave of absence His parishioners had already become deeply attached to their new pastor and they unanimously voted in their resolutions of sympathy and regret that the expenses of supplying the pulpit be paid by the Society during the absence of the Rev Mr Abbot and that his salary be continued 2 About a month later he married 24 October Elizabeth Bell Warland of Cambridge In another month he sailed for Portugal in hopes of benefiting by the voyage But on his return in June 1814 he was so little recovered that he was unable to resume preaching He gradually grew worse until his death on October 17 At his funeral which was from his church in Boston Edward Everett preached the sermon He was a member of the American Antiquarian Society 3 References edit Allen Kent Harold Lancour Jay E Daily 1973 Encyclopedia of library and information science CRC Press p 339 ISBN 9780824721107 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Sprague William Buell 1865 Annals of the American Pulpit Unitarian Congregational 1865 R Carter and brothers Members American Antiquarian Society Archived from the original on 2017 04 27 Retrieved 2018 02 25 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Potter Alfred Claghorn Bolton Charles Knowles 1897 The librarians of Harvard College 1667 1877 University of California Libraries Cambridge Mass Library of Harvard University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lovejoy Abbot amp oldid 1212446898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
