Minister of Pawtucket Baptist Church and prolific writer
| When Burke met | 1811 |
| Where Burke met | Pawtucket, RI |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke distributed materials |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 102 |
Notes
David Benedict (1779–1874) was a Baptist minister and denominational historian born in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Thomas and Martha (Scudder) Benedict. After working as a shoemaker’s apprentice, he graduated from Brown University in 1806 and was ordained as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He served this congregation for twenty-five years, resigning around 1828 during the anti-Masonic agitation due to his membership in the Freemasons. Benedict is best known for his extensive historical writings, notably A General History of the Baptist Denomination in America (1813) and Fifty Years Among the Baptists (1860). A resident of Pawtucket for the remainder of his life, he was a trustee of Brown University for fifty-eight years and served as the town postmaster for a decade. In 1808, he married Margaret Hubbell Gano, with whom he had twelve children.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.