History of Chichester, (Merrimack County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Biography of Jonathan Pearson

Jonathan Pearson, educator, was born in Chichester, N.H., Feb. 23, 1813; son of Caleb Pearson, a filer in the Revolutionary army, and a descendant of John Pearson, a carpenter, who emigrated from England in 1643, and settled at Rowley, Mass. He was graduated at Union college, N.Y., A.B., 1835, A.M., 1838; was a tutor there, 1836-39: adjunct professor of chemistry and natural history, 1839-50; full professor, 1850-57; professor of natural history, 1857-73, and of agriculture and botany, being also librarian, 1873-87. He was treasurer of the college, 1854-83. He devoted his leisure to historical and genealogical research, translated the records of Albany and Schenectady from Mohawk Dutch into English, and is the author of: Early Records of the County of Albany (1869); Genealogy of the First Settlers of Albany (1872); Genealogies of the First Settlers of Schenectady (1873); History of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Schenectady (1880); History of the Schenectady Patent (1883). He died in Schenectady, N.Y., June 20, 1887.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor