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Birth — 1703 28 June 1703 Epworth, Lincolnshire, England
Death — 1791 2 March 1791 London, England He died at the age of 87.
1831 - Wesleyan University founded in Middletown.
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher education to be named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It is now a secular institution.
The college accepted female applicants from 1872 to 1909, but did not become fully co-educational until 1970... wikipedia
Birth — 1703
Death — 1791
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