The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

406 HISTORY OF DORCHESTER.
Rev. John Danforth succeeded Mr. Flint. He was
ordained June 8, 1682. He was son of Rev. Samuel Danforth, of Roxbury, was born in 1652, and
graduated at Harvard College in 1677. He died
May 26, 1730, and is the last minister of the First
Church who died while in that office. Shortly
before his death, he having become aged, Rev. Jonathan Bowman was chosen his colleague, and was ordained November 5, 1729. Mr. Bowman was son of
Joseph Bowman, of Lexington, and was born February 23, 1703-4. He graduated at Harvard College in
1724, and remained in the ministry in Dorchester
until December 14, 1773, when an unpleasant controversy arose, and he was dismissed, both at his own
request and by the desire of the Church. An account
of this controversy will be found at page 325.
Rev. Moses Everett succeeded Mr. Bowman, and
was ordained September 28, 1774. He was son
of Ebenezer Everett, of Dedham, Mass., where he
was born July 15, 1750. He remained in the ministry about 19 years, and resigned, in consequence of
ill health, January 14, 1793. See further particulars
on page 331.
Rev. Thaddeus Mason Harris was the successor of
Mr. Everett, and was ordained October 23, 1793.
He was son of William Harris; was born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1768, and graduated at Harvard
College in 1787. He resigned his office October 23,
1836, on the 43d anniversary of his settlement, and
died in Boston April 3, 1842. He was buried from
the Church where he so long and faithfully ministered, a great concourse of people being present, and