John Williams (minister), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New England Puritan minister
Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1664
Place of Birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jun-1729
Profession: minister
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Williams (minister)
- John Williams (10 December 1664 – 12 June 1729) was a New England Puritan minister who became famous for The Redeemed Captive, his account of his captivity by the Mohawk after the Deerfield Massacre during Queen Anne's War.
- He was also a central voice in the inoculation controversy of 1721.
- He was an uncle of the notable pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards.
- His first wife Eunice Mather was a niece of Rev Increase Mather and a cousin of Rev.
- Cotton Mather and was related to Rev.
- John Cotton.
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