Ebenezer Pemberton (minister)
Reverend Ebenezer Pemberton | |
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A copper engraving of Pemberton, published in 1727. | |
| Born | Ebenezer Pemberton February 3, 1671 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America |
| Died | February 13, 1717 (aged 46) Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America |
| Education | Harvard College (1691) |
| Spouse |
Mary Clark (m. 1701) |
| Children | 7 |
Ebenezer Pemberton (February 3, 1671 – February 13, 1717) was a colonial American Congregational clergyman, bibliophile, and minister of the Old South Church in Boston from 1700 to 1717. Under his ministry, the church broadened the scope of its worship and increased the privileges of its pupils, but also turned back to Puritan tradition. He wrote thirteen sermons and owned a valuable personal library.