Church History, March 29, 1772

-- March 29, 1772
[U.S. Religious History] Emanuel Swedenborg died. (USRelHist)

-- 1773 Nov 10
[Sydney Rigdon] Peter's Creek Baptist Church organized; held services in Robert Estep's log house with Rev. John Whittaker as the preacher. (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- August 06, 1774
[U.S. Religious History] English religious leader Ann Lee and a small group of followers arrived in America. Her sect became known to others as the "Shakers." (USRelHist)

-- 1775
History of the American Indians by James Adair published. (His thesis.) Provides 23 arguments that Indians are descendants of Hebrews. Tells of buried plates (5 copper and 2 brass) kept by an Indian tribe [per "Old Bucket"]. (Tidd)

-- 1775, July 8
Lucy Mack Smith (1775-1856) b. Gilsum, Cheshire Co., NH. (EofM)

-- 8-Jul 1775
Lucy Mack born, Gilsum, NH. (Tidd)

-- 1775 July 8
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy Mack born in Gilsum, N.H. (LucyM)

-- July 29, 1775
[U.S. Religious History] The American Army began employing chaplains, making theirs the oldest branch of army after the Infantry. (USRelHist)

-- 1776
[Deseret] Fathers Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Dominguez seek a new route from New Mexico to California and explore Utah. (Explorers)

-- 1776
[Sydney Rigdon] Redstone Baptist Association formed (incl. Peter's Cr. Church) (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 1780
[Sydney Rigdon] Rev. David Phillips moved to Peter's Creek area and became Minister of Peter's Creek Church (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 1781
[Sydney Rigdon] Washington County PA formed (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 1781 Apr
[Sydney Rigdon] Rev. David Phillips called to minister to Peter's Creek Baptist Church & Elizabethtown Church; ordained in May of 1781 (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 18-May 1783
Martin Harris born in Easttown, NY. (Tidd)

-- About 11-Mar 1784
Isaac Morley born in Montague, MA. (Tidd)

-- September 02, 1784
[U.S. Religious History] Thomas Coke was consecrated as the first "bishop" in the Methodist Episcopal Church by the founder of Methodism, John Wesley. Coke was later instrumental in the development and growth of Methodism in North America. (USRelHist)

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