David Bacon (missionary)
David Bacon (1771 – August 27, 1817) was an American missionary in Michigan Territory. He was born in Woodstock, Connecticut. He worked primarily with the Ottawa and Chippewa tribes, although they were not particularly receptive to his Christian teachings. He founded the town of Tallmadge, Ohio, which later became the center of the Congregationalist faith in Ohio. He died in Hartford, Connecticut.[1]
He was the father of Rev. Leonard Bacon[2]
References[]
- ^ "David Bacon". Ohio History Central. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
- ^ "Leonard Bacon". Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
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- 1771 births
- 1817 deaths
- People from Woodstock, Connecticut
- American Congregationalist missionaries
- Congregationalist missionaries in the United States
- People from Tallmadge, Ohio
- People of colonial Connecticut