Andrew Eliot (1718 – 1778) was a prominent Boston Congregational minister of the New North Church (now St. Stephen's in Boston's North End). He graduated from

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in 1737 and received his masters in 1740. During the

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in the

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, he was one of the few ministers to remain in

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In 1768, Eliot was elected to the

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. Eliot's father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all named Andrew. He had five sons: Reverend Andrew Eliot was a minister in Fairfield, Connecticut, Josiah Eliot was said to have gone to Georgia, Samuel Eliot was a merchant and the grandfather of Reverend

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, Reverend John Eliot succeeded his father as pastor of New North Church and was one of the co-founders of the

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and Dr. Ephraim Eliot studied medicine at Harvard University but became an

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and the first president of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Eliot had an extensive collection of New England silver coins.

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* Oakes, John S. 2025. ''Reluctant Revolutionary: The Life and Legacy of Pastor Andrew Eliot (1718–1778) of Boston.'' Wipf & Stock.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliot, Andrew 1718 births 1778 deaths People from colonial Boston American Congregationalist ministers Harvard University alumni Clergy from colonial Massachusetts Members of the American Philosophical Society

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