Word: robt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...years ago the celebration of John Harvard's birth was not on a fixed date. No record of the date has ever been discovered by historians, but the following entry is found in the baptismal 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...
...years ago, the celebration of John Harvard's birth was not on a fixed date. No record of the date has ever been discovered by historians, but the following entry is found in the baptismal 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 time of the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Harvard, the date for the celebration...
...record of the date of John Harvard's birth has ever been discovered by historians, but the baptismal records of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, bear the following entry: "1607 November 29 John Harvye S. of Robt. a Butcher." It has generally been assumed that he was not baptized on the day of his birth, but according to the custom of the church in this time, three days after. This custom may or may not have been followed. However, at the time of the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Harvard in 1907, the celebration was arranged for November...