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| Reverend '''Isaac Eaton''' (1724–1772) was a minister and educator from the ] section of ], at the time part of ], now ], United States. He was the first minister of the ], also known as the Old School Baptist Church, serving from 1748 until his death in 1772.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/SRB/2023-11-16/5_Old%20School%20Baptist_TPCS.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old School Baptist Church and Cemetery of Hopewell (Draft) |publisher=] |first1=Christie |last1=Alderman |date=July 2023 |page=}}</ref><ref name="ha">{{cite web |last1=Ashton |first1=Dean Henderson |title=Hopewell Academy |url=https://data.hopewell-history.org/hvhist/Hopewell-History/Hw-Books-Historic/1960-Ashton-Hopewell-Academy.pdf |date=1960 |pages=}}</ref> In 1756, he founded the ], the first ] Latin grammar school in the ]. Graduate ] became the first president of ].<ref>{{cite web |title=1756: Beginnings of Baptist Education in America |url=https://www.brown.edu/about/history/timeline/beginnings-baptist-education-america |publisher=]}}</ref> | Reverend '''Isaac Eaton''' (1724–1772) was a minister and educator from the ] section of ], at the time part of ], now ], United States. He was the first minister of the ], also known as the Old School Baptist Church, serving from 1748 until his death in 1772.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/SRB/2023-11-16/5_Old%20School%20Baptist_TPCS.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old School Baptist Church and Cemetery of Hopewell (Draft) |publisher=] |first1=Christie |last1=Alderman |date=July 2023 |page=}}</ref><ref name="ha">{{cite web |last1=Ashton |first1=Dean Henderson |title=Hopewell Academy |url=https://data.hopewell-history.org/hvhist/Hopewell-History/Hw-Books-Historic/1960-Ashton-Hopewell-Academy.pdf |date=1960 |pages=}}</ref> In 1756, he founded the ], the first ] Latin grammar school in the ]. Graduate ] became the first president of ].{{sfnp|Ashton|1960|pp=}}<ref>{{cite web |title=1756: Beginnings of Baptist Education in America |url=https://www.brown.edu/about/history/timeline/beginnings-baptist-education-america |publisher=]}}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Eaton was born in ] of ] in 1724. His father, Reverend Joseph Eaton of the Montgomery Baptist Church, had emigrated from ] in 1686.{{sfnp|Ashton|1960|pp=}} | Eaton was born in ] of ] in 1724. His father, Reverend Joseph Eaton of the Montgomery Baptist Church, had emigrated from ] in 1686.{{sfnp|Ashton|1960|pp=}} | ||
| He died on July 4, 1772 and was buried inside the |
He died on July 4, 1772 and was buried inside the 1748 Hopewell Baptist Church building. His marble tombstone is now affixed to the exterior wall of the 1822 church building, which was built atop the original church. He is presumed buried under the current church building.{{sfnp|Alderman|2023|p=}} | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * {{cite book |last1=Brackney |first1=William H. |title=Historical Dictionary of the Baptists |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historical_Dictionary_of_the_Baptists/2jA7isW1AI8C |chapter=Eaton, Isaac (1724–1772) |chapter-url={{GBurl|2jA7isW1AI8C|p=190}} |date=2009 |isbn=9780810862821}} | |||
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| Born | 1724 Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 4, 1772(1772-07-04) (aged 47) Hopewell, New Jersey |
| Burial place | Old School Baptist Cemetery |
| Known for | Hopewell Academy |
| Congregations served | Old School Baptist Church of Hopewell |
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Reverend Isaac Eaton (1724–1772) was a minister and educator from the Hopewell section of Hopewell Township, at the time part of Hunterdon County, now Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. He was the first minister of the Hopewell Baptist Church, also known as the Old School Baptist Church, serving from 1748 until his death in 1772. In 1756, he founded the Hopewell Academy, the first Baptist Latin grammar school in the American colonies. Graduate James Manning became the first president of Brown University.
Personal life
Eaton was born in Montgomery Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1724. His father, Reverend Joseph Eaton of the Montgomery Baptist Church, had emigrated from Wales in 1686.
He died on July 4, 1772 and was buried inside the 1748 Hopewell Baptist Church building. His marble tombstone is now affixed to the exterior wall of the 1822 church building, which was built atop the original church. He is presumed buried under the current church building.
References
- Alderman, Christie (July 2023). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old School Baptist Church and Cemetery of Hopewell (Draft)" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 24.
- Ashton, Dean Henderson (1960). "Hopewell Academy" (PDF). pp. 18–19.
- Ashton (1960), pp. 170–171.
- "1756: Beginnings of Baptist Education in America". Brown University.
- Ashton (1960), pp. 25–26.
- Alderman (2023), p. 6.
External links
Media related to Isaac Eaton at Wikimedia Commons- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Eaton, Isaac" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- Brackney, William H. (2009). "Eaton, Isaac (1724–1772)". Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. ISBN 9780810862821.
