Births

• Francis Makemie
  Francis Makemie
  The Rev. Francis Makemie was an Irish clergyman, considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism in United States of America.Makemie was born into the Ulster-Scots community in Ramelton, County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in the north of Ireland. He went on to become a clergyman and...
  
  , clergyman, considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism
  Presbyterianism
  Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
  
   in United States of America
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
   (d.1708
  1708 in Ireland
  -Events:*The original wooden Belfast Castle, the home of Sir Arthur Chichester, baron of Belfast, is burned down.*An act of parliament was passed, dividing the parish of St. Nicholas Without in Dublin, and giving part of it the denomination of St...
  
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