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<p> a Congregational minister, was born in | <p> a Congregational minister, was born at Salem, Mass., in 1651, and was the son of Rev. [[Thomas]] Thacher, first pastor of the Old South Church, Boston. He graduated at Harvard College in 1671, and was tutor there for several years following. He then went to [[England]] to prepare himself more fully for his profession, but his friend Samuel Danforth dying shortly after, Mr. Thacher returned to America. He refused several tempting offers to enter the [[Established]] Church; and in September, 1681, was ordained pastor of the Church in Milton, Mass. Here he labored effectively until a week before his death, which occurred Dec. 17,1727. "He was a person of eminent sanctity, of a most courteous and complaisant behavior, cheerful, affable, humble, and free of speech to the meanest he met." He published- several theological treatises and single sermons (1708-23), for a list of which see Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1, 196. </p> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_63196"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/thacher,+peter+(1) Peter Thacher from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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