GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
3506
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3739)
Name
Joshua Blower
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1658-01-01 d. ca. 1729-01-01 (new)
Linked Sermons
Sermon on Job 21:23-5
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Associated Places
Source of Data
Catherine Evans
Biographical Sources Consulted
CCEd Person ID: 86359; ACAD (Venn) ID: BLWR676J
Other note
The son of another Joshua Blower (CCEd Person ID: 67995), he was born in 1659. Matriculated sizar from St John's in April 1676, Blower gained his BA in 1679/80 and MA in 1684. He was rector of Fairstead from 1686, then vicar of Terling from 1687 - 1694, and rector of Bradwell from 1693. In 1714 he married Jane Ray, the daughter of the naturalist John Ray of Fairstead. His will was proved in 1729 in the Crown Court of Essex.
GEMMS record created
December 15, 2021
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024