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...files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark: "1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher." According to the custom of the church at this time, it has been assumed that he was not baptized on the day of his birth, but three days later. Accordingly, at the 300th anniversary of his birth the date for the celebration was set for November 26. In accordance with this official celebration, this day of the year has been fixed as the rightful birthday of John Harvard. Owing to the fact that November 26 is a holiday this year the celebration will...
...Saviour's Church, Southwark: "1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher." According to the custom of the church at this time, it has been assumed that he was not baptized on the day of his birth but three days later. Accordingly, at the time of the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Harvard, the date for the celebration was set for November 26. In accordance with this official celebration, this day of the year has been fixed as the rightful birthday of John Harvard...
Historians have been unable to discover the exact data of John Harvard's birth, but the 300th anniversary in 1907 was celebrated on November 26, and this is the data now officially fixed upon...
Though no record of the date of John Harvard's birth has been found by historians, today has been accepted by the Memorial Society as the founder's probable birthday, and is without doubt approximately correct. It was the date on which celebration of the 300th anniversary was held...
...record of the date of John Harvard's birth has ever been discovered by historians. In 1907 on the 300th anniversary of his birth, however, the celebration took place on November...