1649Reverend Blynman and others left Gloucester for New London.People and Communities, Notable People, Religion
Rev. Blynman moved to New London, Connecticut. Many of his followers who had arrived with him in 1642 followed soon after. With Blynman gone the town was without a minister until the arrival of Rev. John Emerson in 1661.
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