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Noah Wadhams (1726-1806)


Gender:
Male
Born:
May 17, 1726
Died:
May 22, 1806
Home Town:
Goshen, CT
Later Residences:
New Preston, CT
Plymouth, PA
Marriage(s):
Elizabeth Ingersoll Wadhams (November 8, 1758)
Diana Ross Wadhams (unknown)
Biographical Notes:
Noah Wadhams was born in Goshen, CT. He received his education at Princeton and entered the ministry. He was assigned to the Congregational Church in New Preston in 1757 and remained there until 1773 when he moved his family to Plymouth township outside of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Wadhams converted to Methodism and preached at a local church in the area until his death.

Profession / Service
Profession:
Religious Calling

Secondary Sources:
Stevens, Harriet Weeks Wadhams. Wadhams Genealogy New York, NY: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company, 1913.

Harvey, Oscar Jewell and Ernest Gray Smith. A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. New York, NY: Reader Press, 1909.

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