James Pierpont ( Eng. James Pierpont ), ( January 4, 1659 - November 22, 1714 ) - a priest, teacher, is considered one of the founders of Yale University .
| James Pierpont | |
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| English James pierpont | |
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| Date of Birth | January 4, 1659 |
| Place of Birth | Roxbury , Massachusetts Colony |
| Date of death | November 22, 1714 (55 years old) |
| A place of death | New Haven , Connecticut Colony |
| Occupation | priest, teacher |
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Education
In 1677 he graduated from Roxbury Latin School. He studied at Harvard College .
Family and Genealogy
In 1698, James Pierpont married Maria Hooker, daughter of Rev. Samuel Hooker and granddaughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker, who founded the Connecticut colony in 1636.
His daughter Sarah Pierpont married Jonathan Edwards , a Puritan preacher, leader of the Great Awakening .
The descendants of James Pierpont were US Vice President Aaron Burr , US Attorney General Edwards Pierpont , financier John Morgan .
Yale University
In 1700, ten priests gathered in Branford, Connecticut, to discuss the creation of a new college that would be able to avoid the mistakes made by Harvard. Most of them were graduates of Harvard College, disillusioned with their education at Harvard. In 1701, having received a charter from the colonial General Assembly (issued with the aim of educating generations of “exemplary husbands”), they officially began work on the creation of the Collegiate School, which was what Yale University was called then.
Among the founders of the future university was James Pierpont.