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John Bartlett (publisher)
John Bartlett (June 14, 1820 – December 3, 1905) was an American writer and publisher whose best known work, ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'', has been continually revised and reissued for a century after his death. Biography Bartlett was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to William Bartlett and Susan Thacher.Morgan, pp. 841–846 His father was a descendant of ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims Love Brewster, a founder of the town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts; Elder William Brewster, the Pilgrim colonist leader and spiritual elder of the Plymouth Colony; and John Alden, who was hired as a cooper in Southampton, England, just before the voyage to America and who along with the Brewsters were signers of the Mayflower Compact. His mother was a direct descendant of Anthony and Elizabeth Thacher who were the sole survivors of a terrible shipwreck on August 14, 1635, in which twenty one passengers including their four children were drowned. Thacher Island, a small island off Cape Ann on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bartlett 1820 - 1905
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
