Author: Terry, Ezekiel
Biography:
TERRY, Ezekiel (1775-1829: ancestry.com)
He was the son of Samuel and Mary (Kellogg) Terry, born in Enfield CT. In 1795 he married Mehitable Griswold there; they had at least two children and settled nearby in Palmer MA. He became a Baptist minister, mentored by the pastor of the Baptist churches in Enfield and Longmeadow, George Atwell (1766-1814). His early religious verses and hymns were printed by local presses but by 1809, Terry had established his own press in Palmer, where he published his periodical, The Massachusetts Watchman; some pamphlets on religious controversies; a short biography of Washington; and Memoirs of "our beloved deceased friend" the Rev. George Atwell (1815). He died in Wilbraham MA and is buried in the Adams Cemetery there. (ancestry.com 18 Nov. 2020; findagrave.com 18 Nov. 2020; findmypast 18 Nov. 2020; WorldCat)