Person Info
- Name: Daniel Rev McCALLA
- Sex: M
- Birth: 1748 in Neshaminy, Pennsylvania b
- Death: 6 Apr 1809 in Sappetaw, South Carolina d
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- (Unk dau) McCALLA
Bibliography
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Helm, Emily Todd, "TODD Family, based on the manuscript of Emily Todd Helm", series of magazine articles in Kittochtinny Magazine, vol 1ff, 1905, p69-383 (with gaps). LDS FILM#0176612#1 (installments 1-3). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008703194 images 6-55. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Helm TODD p[0-9-]*].
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- [Ref: Helm TODD p81],
- place:
- [Ref: Helm TODD p81]
Sources for death Information
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- [Ref: Helm TODD p81],
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- [Ref: Helm TODD p81]
Sources with Information about marriage to Eliza TODD
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- [Ref: Helm TODD p82]
Research Notes:
graduated at Princeton in 1766. He afterwards taught in Philadelphia and at
the same time studied theology, being licences to preach in 1772. In 1774 he
was ordained pastor of Providence and Charlestown Presbyterian churches, the
former being in Montgomery and the latter in Chester county, PA. He was
appointed chaplain of the 2nd Pa. Battalion, Col. Arthur St. Clair, Jan 16
1776, and was captured at Three Rivers, Jun 8 1776. While a prisoner on
parole he resumed charge of his congregation, but was accused of violating his
parole by the patriotic fervor of his prayers, and fled to Virginia to escape
a return to the prison ships at New York. He was exchanged in 1778, after
which he established a school in Hanover county, VA. in 1788, he removed to
Wappetaw, SC, where he was a pastor of the Congregational church until his
death. He was given the degree of D.D. by South Carolina College. Dr.
McCalla was distinguished for learning and eloquence. His "Sermons and
Essays" were edited, with a memois, by William Hollingshead, 2 Vols., 1810.
[Ref: Helm TODD p82]
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