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	Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Jonathan Belcher (1710-1776).
		Belcher, sr., was the Governor of Massachusetts, 1730-41; and, after that, Governor of New Jersey (1746-75); and, indeed, I learn, the founder of Princeton University.
		Belcher's career, that as Chief Justice3, was to unfold mostly after that period with which I deal in my first book (particularly Part 6, beginning with Chapter 4).
		With the death of Governor Charles Lawrence, in 1760, Jonathan Belcher, being the next senior man in the province, was to stand in as its chief administrative officer.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Belcher.htm (634 words)

	Jonathan Belcher: Patriarch of Princeton
		Jonathan Belcher of Boston, Massachusetts was appointed His Majesty’s royal governor of the colony of Massachusetts Bay (which at that time included the present states of Massachusetts and Maine) on December 13, 1729; he was also appointed governor of the colony of New Hampshire.
		Jonathan Belcher was very conscious of his ancestry, for he knew that his grandfather, Andrew Belcher, was one of the first settlers of the Bay Colony and was thus one of the founding fathers of America.
		This is the legacy of Governor Jonathan Belcher.
	www.belcherfoundation.org /governor_jonathan_belcher.htm (7960 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Belcher’s substantial legal library as well as his notebooks and long experience are evident in his revision and annotation of the first volume of Nova Scotian laws, published in 1767 by Robert Fletcher, and in his supervision the following year of an index of English laws acknowledged to extend to the colonies.
		Belcher believed that Gerrish’s opposition to the summoning of the legislature was the result of investments in his brother’s monopoly, but Joseph, Benjamin, and several assembly members were concerned with preventing the expiry of the debtors’ act.
		In January 1776 Belcher ceased to attend the Council and petitioned the king for permission to resign his office on account of age and infirmity; he died before action was taken.
	www.biographi.ca /en/ShowBioPrintable.asp?BioId=35872 (3042 words)

	Jonathan Belcher: Christian Governor
		Jonathan Belcher was the colonial governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire from 1730-1741, and governor of New Jersey from 1746 until the year of his death, 1757.
		Jonathan Belcher had a definite view of government that was shared by many of his contemporaries and indeed, by Christians of all ages.
		Jonathan Belcher would be happy to know that his legacy is serving its purpose if that was accomplished--if his example inspired even one other person to remain true to Jesus' values and principles, despite adverse circumstances.
	www.belcherfoundation.org /christiangov.htm (1121 words)

	Jonathan Belcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jonathan Belcher (January 8, 1682 – August 31, 1757) was colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Nova Scotia.
		In 1718, Belcher was elected to the Massachusetts council and became colonial governor when his predecessor died.
		His great-nephew Peter Oliver, Jr., was the husband of the daughter of Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Hutchinson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jonathan_Belcher (257 words)

	Walter Gilbert Genealogy: Jonathan Gilbert & Mary Wells
		Jonathan Gilbert was baptized in Yardley, county Worcester, England, on Sunday, June 8, 1617, and died in Hartford, Connecticut, on December 19, 1682.
		Returning to New England, Jonathan Belcher was Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire from 1730 to 1741 and afterward Governor of New Jersey.
		His son Jonathan Belcher, grandson of Capt. Andrew and Sarah (Gilbert) Belcher, graduate at Harvard College, studied law in London and was Lieutenant-Governor and Chief justice of Nova Scotia.
	www.otal.umd.edu /~walt/gen/htmfile/512.htm (3772 words)

	Belchertown, Massachusetts: Namesake of Governor Jonathan Belcher
		The New England town that is Governor Jonathan Belcher's namesake is Belchertown, Massachusetts.
		It is evident from illustrations of the Belcher coat of arms that its "pales" and blue "chief" were reproduced in the pales and blue chief of the Great Seal of the United States.
		Interestingly, the manor house of Governor Belcher's ancestors--also the ancestors of Edward Belcher of Boston--was situated in Northamptonshire, England.) Later, one of Jonathan Edwards' daughters married Governor Belcher's friend, Col. Timothy Dwight, and their son Timothy Dwight was President of Yale College during the early nineteenth century.
	www.belcherfoundation.org /belchertown.htm (1544 words)

	Belcher, Jonathan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Belcher, Jonathan (1681/2-1757), governor of the Province of New Jersey from 1747 to 1757, granted Princeton its second charter and helped its advancement in many other ways; the College, his fellow trustees declared in 1755, viewed him as ``its founder, patron, and benefactor.''
		Belcher had a quick temper and a sharp tongue, which aggravated the troubles that every royal governor faced in reconciling colonial interests with those of the Crown, and earned for him many enemies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire whose intrigues brought about his dismissal in 1741.
		Belcher encouraged the trustees to raise funds for a college building and a house for the president and, in the dispute as to where the College was to be settled, threw his influence in favor of Princeton -- ``as near the center of the Province as any and a fine situation.''
	etc.princeton.edu /CampusWWW/Companion/belcher_jonathan.html (426 words)

	GEORGE EDWARD BELCHER
		Belcher was a substantial landowner throughout the district, active in civic affairs and a deep student of science and natural history to which he devoted much study and interest.
		Among the noted members of the family was Jonathan Belcher, who was sent to England, in 1730, as a representative of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and made such a favorable impression upon George I, King of England, that the latter appointed him Governor of his native province.
		Belcher was also a member of the Boston City Club, the Boston Boot and Shoe Club, and one of the founders, a charter member and a former president of the Chicatabut Club.
	www.stoughtonhistory.com /gebelcher.htm (1057 words)

	Ancestors of Tim Farr - aqwg143
		Elizabeth BELCHER was born 10 Jul 1663 and died 1709.
		Jonathan MOWRY was born 10 Mar 1741 and died 25 Mar 1814.
		Luke is identified as “Luke Parkin of Boston in the County of Lincoln Cutler (eldest Son and Heir at Law of Jonathan Parkin late of Thorp Hesley in the Parish of Wath in the County of York Grocer deceased).”
	www.geocities.com /dustyhills/aqwg143.htm (5024 words)

	Jbelcher
		Jonathan Belcher was governor of the Province of New Jersey from 1747 until 1757, and granted the institution its second charter.
		The portrait of Belcher that now hangs in Nassau Hall was obtained from an English descendant of the governor and presented to the University in 1953.
		However, perhaps Belcher's most magnificent act in behalf of Princeton was when he said, "No." In an expression of appreciation for all that he had done for the developing college, the Trustees asked him for permission to name the first building in his honor.
	alumni.princeton.edu /~ptoniana/belcher.asp (439 words)

	Belcher Foundation
		Belcher Foundation is a research think tank focusing on public policy, church and state, education, law, and history.
		It is named for Governor Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757), a dedicated Christian leader who was the royal colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, and the founder of Princeton University at Princeton, New Jersey.
		The Belcher Coat of Arms (which is displayed on the Belcher Foundation Seal) served as a template for the Great Seal of the United States.
	www.jonathanbelcher.com (314 words)

	Davis, Chapter 6
		Jonathan Belcher, a native of New England and a graduate of Harvard college easily succeeded in obtaining it, notwithstanding his previous record.
		For three years after Belcher's arrival there were but two issues of bills of credit for the general expenses of the government, one of £13,000 just after he assumed charge of affairs and one of £6,000 the next year.
		Belcher, by his instructions, was prevented from receiving compensation for his services in any other form than that of a fixed salary and this the representatives flatly refused to allow him.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /users/brock/davisch6.html (4979 words)

	H-Net Review: Michael P. Gabriel on Jonathan Belcher: Colonial Governor
		In 1729 Belcher was in England on behalf of the Massachusetts assembly, then in a dispute with the sitting royal governor, William Burnet, over granting him a permanent salary.
		For example, Belcher upheld the establishment of the Congregationalist Church against Anglican attempts to gain that status for their institution, considering that Massachusetts was a royal colony.
		Belcher's experiences in Massachusetts were not duplicated in New Hampshire, which he also headed as governor of the Bay Colony.
	www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=21116872631607 (1170 words)

	Edward Belcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Belcher was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and entered the royal navy in 1812.
		Belcher made various observations at a number of islands which he visited, was delayed by being despatched to take part in the war in China in 1840 - 1841, and reached home only in 1842.
		This was unsuccessful; Belcher's inability to render himself popular with his subordinates was peculiarly unfortunate in an Arctic voyage, and he was not wholly suited to command vessels among ice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Belcher (422 words)

	Belcher, Kentucky: History
		Thus, the history of Belcher, Kentucky began in the late 1700's, over two hundred years ago, and it is nearly as old as the state itself.
		Belcher is in a central location with reference to the surrounding states, for within Belcher, U.S. 460, leading eastward toward Bristol, Virginia, meets Route 80, leading to the Breaks Interstate Park and Kingsport, Tennessee.
		The historic Belcher Post Office, for a number of years, was formerly housed in a building and located on land leased from William Kerry Belcher, the father of Dr. Fon R. Belcher, near the present location of the Belcher Post Office.
	www.belcherkentucky.com /history.htm (1079 words)

	Descendants - pafg275.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Hannah HOWARD (Abigail COPELAND, Jonathan COPELAND, Mary BASS, Ruth ALDEN, John) was born on 26 Jul 1746 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
		Jonathan COPELAND (Jonathan COPELAND, Jonathan COPELAND, Mary BASS, Ruth ALDEN, John) was born on 30 Apr 1755 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
		Mehitabel COPELAND (Jonathan COPELAND, Jonathan COPELAND, Mary BASS, Ruth ALDEN, John) was born on 19 Aug 1757 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
	www.alden.org /aldengen/pafg275.htm (1722 words)

	Puritan Belchers
		Edward Belcher's house lot was adjacent to that of William Talmage, and the two men were also authorized their lots at Muddy River at the same time.
		"Belcher in Virginia, a judgment of court for a debt.
		Josiah Belcher was one of the founders of the Ancient Honorable Artillery Co.
	www.angelfire.com /la2/gen/puritanbelchers.html (1374 words)

	Interactive State House
		In 1728, Jonathan Belcher went to London as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives to defend Massachusetts' practice of paying their Royal Governors by periodic grants rather than a permanent salary.
		When news of Governor Burnet's death reached London, Belcher himself was commissioned to become Governor in January of 1730.
		Governor Belcher returned to Massachusetts in August of 1730, where he faced the same difficulties as his predecessors.
	www.mass.gov /statehouse/massgovs/jbelcher.htm (131 words)

	Jonathan Belcher
		Dying at Halifax on March 30th, 1776, Belcher was buried in St. Paul's Church.
		6 See the details on Belcher's seven children, as were complied by Eaton, and which are set out by Townshend in his article on Belcher, op.
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	www.birthplaceofhockey.com /birthplace/belcher/belcher-by-landry.html (793 words)

	Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
		Led by an official bearing a copy of Belcher’s commission for all to see, the group marched to St. Paul’s Church for a service intended to link the power of the court, and of the government, with the authority of the church.
		Belcher, seated under a canopy with the governor at his right side, listened as his commission was read.
		In portraits, Belcher and other early chief justices are decked out in flowing robes of scarlet trimmed in fur, which remains the style for judges of the Supreme Court of Canada.
	www.courts.ns.ca /history/anecdotes.htm (2166 words)

	Timeline
		One subsequent owner was Jonathan Belcher (1681-1747), a native of Massachusetts and 1728 graduate of Harvard.
		Belcher had also received education in London at Middle Temple and had served as Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire before the crown asked him to serve as governor of New Jersey (1741-47).
		Belcher granted the school a charter in 1748 while it operated in Elizabeth and donated 474 books, the beginning of its library.
	www.visithistoricalelizabethnj.org /timeline.htm (8022 words)

	Belchertown Guide - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On 29 December 1760 a committee was formed to present a petition to the General Court for an act of incorporation.
		Belcher’s town was names after Governor Jonathan Belcher.
		Governor Belcher was the Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay from 1730 to 1741.
	www.belchertownguide.com /history.shtml (981 words)

	The Meaning of the Belcher Place Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although the family name of Belcher is a prominent one in English and American history, it is actually Old French in origin.
		The first person documented as using this spelling was Ralph de Belcher, who was a witness to a deed in 1176 in Staffordshire, England.
		Governor Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757), who was very proud of the family name and had researched the matter, believed that "Belcher" was the most correct and honorable spelling of the name.
	www.belcherkentucky.com /belcher_place_name.htm (619 words)

	Jonathan Belcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		in his day the most dinstinguished of the sons of New England; charming in his manners, delightful in his vanity; picturesque in his lordly way of dispensing hospitality and always concious that he was his majesty's most imposing representative in these Puritan commonwealths." Jonathan Belcher of Boston in New England, merchant,
		BELCHER, Jonathan, colonial governor, was born at Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 8, 1681,
		son of Capt. Andrew Belcher, a member of the Provincial council.
	geocities.com /wells789/jonathanb.html (304 words)

	Belchers In America
		One line of the family was seated at Guilsborough in Northamptonshire for several generations, and was lineally descended from Hugh Belcher of Needwood, co.
		He was perhaps the Gregory Belcher, son of Thomas Belcher, who was bap.
		Royal Councillor of Nova Scotia, whose children settled in England, and of whom a son, Sir Edward Belcher, K.C.B. was a distinguished naval officer, attaining the rank of Rear Admiral in the British Navy.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/zimbabwe/1208/BelcherFamily/id20.htm (831 words)

	BELCHER OGDEN MANSION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Belcher Ogden Mansion originally housed the family of Elizabeth Associate John Ogden in the mid-18th century.
		About 1751 the then royal Governor of New Jeersey, Jonathan Belcher, relocated the center of colonial government from Burlington on the Delaware to Elizabeth NJ.
		The school’s first president, Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and his successor, the distinguished Protestant minister, Rev. Jonathan Edwards, both visited Belcher at his residence and won his friendship.
	www.visithistoricalelizabethnj.org /belchermansion.html (299 words)

	Ladies Library Association of Randolph
		His descendant, Samuel Belcher (1738-1795) and his wife Sarah (Wales) built thier homestead in 1762 on No. Main St., in what was then the South Precicnt of Braintree, opposite the present Jonathan Belcher House.
		Jonathan Belcher (1767-1839), son of Samuel and Sarah Belcher built this house in 1806.
		Their granddaughter; Annie Tower Tarbell, daughter of Abigail (Belcher) and Isaac Tower gave the house and its furnishings to the Ladies Library Association in 1911 to become its permanent home.
	greenfield.fortunecity.com /tower/50/rhs_lla.htm (842 words)

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