Ezra Stiles's Accomplishments

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In the quaint little town of North Haven, Connecticut an intellectual was born in 1727. Baby Ezra Stiles was born into a family of ministry, his birth mother was a daughter of the minister, and his father a minister. (Morgan 1) This meant he was perceived to achieve greatness. Which he very graciously did in his near future. Today, the reader shall delve deeper into the life of Ezra Stiles and his accomplishments. Ezra’s early life is not dwelled on often by philosophers and historians, however, the author shall attempt to stitch together a brief synopsis of his first fifteen years. Ezra Stiles was born to Minister Isaac Stiles. Not much is known about his mother because of her death only a few days after bearing Ezra. They lived on a massive

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