7 May 1811 A.D. Death: Rev. John Rodgers (1727-1811)—Recollections from the Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller
7 May 1811 A.D. Death: Rev. John Rodgers (1727-1811)—Recollections from the Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller Archivist. “May 7: Rev. John Rodgers [1727-1811].” This Day in Presbyterian History. 7 May 2015. http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2015/05/may-7-3/ . Accessed 7 May 2015. May 7: Rev. John Rodgers [1727-1811] A Long and Faithful Ministry John Rodgers was born in Boston on the 5th of August, 1727. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rodgers, who had emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland just six years prior. When John was little more than a year old, he and his parents relocated to Philadelphia. While still a child, he gave evidence of a deep love of knowledge and even a care and thoughtfulness about his eternal soul. It was under the preaching of Whitefield that he was first solidly impressed with the truths and duties of the Christian faith. On one occasion, when Whitefield was preaching in the evening, near the Court House ...