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Brainerd, David

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Brainerd, David (1718–47), Calvinist missionary to the Indians in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. His mystical experiences, teachings, travels, and methods of work are described in his diary, which was partially published during his lifetime as Mirabilia Dei Inter Indicos (1746) and Divine Grace Displayed (1746). Jonathan Edwards, to whose daughter Brainerd was engaged, published the complete journal in An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd (1749).

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David Brainerd

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David Brainerd , 1718–47, missionary to the Native Americans, b. Haddam, Conn. Licensed to preach in 1742, he spent his brief years among the Native Americans, first in New York and later in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His diary was widely read and influenced many to enter the mission field. Parts of the diary were published during Brainerd's lifetime, and in 1749, Jonathan Edwards published the hitherto unprinted portion.

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