Baptist minister and manufacturer who served the Baptist church in Montville, CT.
| When Burke met | 1788 |
| Where Burke met | Montville, CT |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke attended some services of this Baptist minister |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 43 |
Notes
Rev. Reuben Palmer (June 12, 1759 – 1822) was a Baptist minister and manufacturer in New London County, Connecticut. Born in Stonington to Rev. Gershom and Dorothy Palmer, he married Lucretia Tyler in 1780 in Preston, where they raised a family of seventeen children. Originally ordained as a Baptist elder in North Stonington, Palmer was called to pastor a congregation in Montville in May 1788. He was publicly installed in December 1798 and remained the church’s pastor until his death, which sources conflictingly place in 1822. Beyond his clerical duties, Palmer was an active farmer and entrepreneur whose business ventures spurred the development of the area known as Palmerstown. Acquiring local mill privileges by 1798, he operated a gristmill and a successful oil mill that extracted linseed oil from flaxseed and produced animal fodder.
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.