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Born May 14, 1752 • Northampton • Massachusetts
Died January 11, 1817 (aged 64) • New Haven • Connecticut
Notable Works “The Conquest of Canaan”
Movement / Style Hartford wits
Subjects Of Study Christianity
Role In Second Great Awakening

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St. John Henry Newman
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