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logical Seminary in 1843; a tutor in Amherst 1843-4; 

 a teacher 1845-9 ; Professor in Amherst, 1850-5 ; and 

 pastor of the First Church in Nashua, N. H., 1855-6. 

 Since then he has generally resided in Salem, indulging 

 his scholarly tastes, and preaching and supplying pulpits 

 when and where his services were required. For the last 

 two or three years of his life, he devoted his time to veri- 

 fying with extremest care the classical and biblical refer- 

 ences in a forthcoming New Testament Lexicon. Among 

 his other literary labors were a pamphlet controversy on 

 the revised New Testament issued by the American Bible 

 Union and the editing of the 4th and 5th volumes of 

 Punchard's History of Congregationalism (posthumous). 

 He married Mary J. daughter of Henry and Harriet 

 (King) Whipple. She died at Salem, Aug. 30, 1887, 

 aged 67. Admitted to membership July 6, 1864. 



EMERY SAUNDERS JOHNSON born in Salem, 17 May, 

 1817, son of Emery and Sarah (Saunders) Johnson ; died 

 at his residence on Essex street, Salem, Dec. 13, 1886. 

 He was brought up in David Piugree's counting room, and 

 from there he went to sea becoming master while yet very 

 young. In later life he was an extensive traveller visiting 

 the other continents. He leaves a widow and one son 

 Walter E. Johnson, a lawyer in Denver, Col. He married 

 Ann E. daughter of Benjamin and Ann M. (Brace) 

 Creamer. Admitted to membership March 8, 1854. 



RICHARD LINDSEY died at his residence on Everett 

 street, Salem, Nov. 22, 1886 ; son of Richard and Lois 

 (Devereaux) Lindsey of Marblehead ; he was born in 

 that town, Feb. 22, 1809 : married, in 1837, Sophrouia, 

 daughter of Ezra and Polly (Lakeman) Fiske, born in 

 Salem, May 24, 1808. For many years he kept a trading 

 store of West India goods and groceries on Lafayette 

 street, Salem. Admitted to membership July 22, 1857. 



