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1739 - 1805 (~ 66 years)
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Name |
James Waddel |
Born |
Jul 1739 |
Newry, Ulster Ireland |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
17 Sep 1805 |
Louisa Co. VA |
Notes |
- He was an Irish presbyterian minister known for his powerful sermons. He became blind about 1787 due to cataracts, but continued his labors without interruption, writing as well as preaching with great industry, and was known as "the blind preacher.
James Madison, who had been his pupil, said: "He has spoiled me for all other preaching," and Patrick Henry classed him as one of the two greatest orators he had ever heard.
For more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Waddel
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Person ID |
I10499 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
13 Jan 2012 |
Family |
Mary Gordon, b. Lancaster Co. VA |
Married |
1767 |
Verville, Lancaster Co. VA |
Children |
| 1. Nathaniel Waddel, b. ca 1768, Lancaster Co. VA |
| 2. James Grodon Waddel, b. 1770, Lancaster Co. VA , d. 1857 (Age 87 years) |
| 3. Elizabeth Waddel, b. 1777, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co. VA , d. 1851 (Age 74 years) |
| 4. Isaac Waddel, b. Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co. VA |
| 5. Janetta Waddel, b. ca 1780, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co. VA , d. 1852, Princeton, Mercer Co. NJ (Age ~ 72 years) |
| 6. Ann Harrison Waddel, b. 1783, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co. VA , d. 1853 (Age 70 years) |
+ | 7. Dr. Addison Waddel, b. 1785, Louisa Co. VA , d. 1855 (Age 70 years) |
| 8. Sarah Waddel, b. 1789, Louisa Co. VA , d. 1865 (Age 76 years) |
| 9. Lyttleton Waddel, b. 1790, Louisa Co. VA , d. 1869 (Age 79 years) |
| 10. Harrington Waddel |
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Last Modified |
13 Jan 2012 |
Family ID |
F6690 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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