John Patterson MacLean
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John Patterson MacLean was an American Universalist minister and archaeologist and historian. In Ohio state he dealt in Shaker documents, and became a historian of the Shakers.
. In 1864 at age sixteen he entered the National Normal University
in Lebanon, Ohio
. He received his Ph.D.
in 1894. In 1867 he entered the Divinity Department of St. Lawrence University
in Canton, New York
, where he qualified for the ministry in 1869. In 1887 he went to Scotland on the Island of Mull, collecting materials for his "History of the Macleans."
He died on August 12, 1939 in Greenville, Ohio
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Religion
Shakers
Archaeology
Biography
He was born on March 12, 1848 in Franklin, OhioFranklin, Ohio
Not to be confused with Franklin County, Ohio.Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. In 1864 at age sixteen he entered the National Normal University
National Normal University
National Normal University was a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. It opened in 1855 as Southwestern State Normal College and took the name National Normal University in 1870. Alfred Holbrook was the first president and the school's guiding force for most of its existence. He resigned in 1897...
in Lebanon, Ohio
Lebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1894. In 1867 he entered the Divinity Department of St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
in Canton, New York
Canton, New York
Canton, New York is the name of two places in St. Lawrence County, New York.*Canton , New York*Canton , New York, in the town...
, where he qualified for the ministry in 1869. In 1887 he went to Scotland on the Island of Mull, collecting materials for his "History of the Macleans."
He died on August 12, 1939 in Greenville, Ohio
Greenville, Ohio
Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,227 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Darke County.-History:Greenville is the historic location of Fort Greene Ville,Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,227 at...
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Publications
Scotland- A history of the clan Mac Lean from its first settlement at Duard Castle (1889)
- Renaissance of the clan MacLean (1913)
- An Historical Account of The Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783
Religion
- A sketch of the life and labors of Richard McNemar (1905)
Shakers
- A concise history of the United Society of Believers called Shakers (1893)
- Shakers of Ohio: fugitive papers concerning the Shakers of Ohio, with unpublished manuscripts (1907)
- A Bibliography of Shaker Literature
Archaeology
- A Manual of the Antiquity of Man (1877)
- The Mound Builders (1879)
- Mastodon, Mammoth and Man (1880)
- An historical, archaeological and geological examination of Fingal's Cave in the island of Staffa (1890)
- The Archaeological Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society (1901)
- A Critical Examination of the Evidences Adduced to Establish the Theory of the Norse Discovery