john davenport

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born April 1597, Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng. died March 15, 1670, Boston, Mass. British-American Puritan clergyman. A vicar in London, he moved to Amsterdam in 1633 and served there as co-pastor of the English Church. In 1637 he left for America with Theophilus Eaton ( 1590-1658) and their followers. They founded a colony at Quinnipiac (New Haven) in 1638; Davenport became pastor of the New Haven church, and Eaton was chosen governor. After failing to prevent New Haven's union with the Connecticut colony, Davenport left in 1667 to lead the First Church in Boston
john davenport

    Hyphenation

    John Dav·en·port

    Turkish pronunciation

    cän dävınpôrt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʤän ˈdavənˌpôrt/ /ˈʤɑːn ˈdævənˌpɔːrt/
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