Charles is the son of Robert Southgate & Mary F. Swan. He married Lizzie V. Anderson on 30 Nov 1870 at Woodstock, VT. (Marriage certificate)
SOUTHGATE, Charles McLellan, clergyman; b. Monroe, Mich., Nov. 18. 1845; s. Rev. Robert and Mary Frances (Swan) S., and descendant on both sides from John Cotton, first minister of Boston; grad. Ipswich (Mass.) High Sch., 1861; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1862; A.B., Yale, 1866; prin. High Sch., Woodstock, Vt., 1866-7; grad. Andover Theol. Sem.. 1870; m. Woodstock, Vt., Nov. 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson. Ordained to ministry Cong'l Ch., 1870; pastor St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1870-4; acting pastor First Ch., Atlanta, Ga., and lecturer Atlanta Univ., 1874-5; pastor Dedham, Mass., 1875-84; 1st pastor Pilgrim Ch., Worcester, Mass., 1884-95; pastor Auburndale, Mass., 1896-1905; supt. Mass. Bible Soc. since Mar., 1906; dir. Cong'l S. S. and Pub. Soc, 18961908; trustee Hartford Theol. Sem.; mem. hdqrs. com., Mass. Anti-Saloon League. Republican. Residence: 20 Mt. Vernon St. Office: Mass. Bible Soc, 41 Bromfleld St., Boston. (Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 1, 869)
The following is from his Yale College obituary:
CHARLES McCLELLAN SOUTHGATE, son of Rev Robert Southgate (B A Bowdoin 1826) and Mary F (Swan) Southgate, was born November 18, 1845, at Monroe, Mich. He was fitted for college at Phillips (Andoverj Academy, and came to New Haven from Ipswich, Mass, where his father was pastor of the First Church from 1851 to 1868.
After graduation [Yale College, Class of 1866] he was principal of the High School at Woodstock, Vt, a year, and then entered Andover Theological Seminary, finishing his course there in 1870. December 15 of that year he was ordained pastor of the North Congregational Church at St Johnsbury, Vt. This charge he resigned in 1874 on account of the health of his family, and spent the winter in Atlanta, Ga, as acting pastor of the First Congregational Church, and lecturer in Atlanta University. From November, 1875, to November, 1884, he was pastor of the First Congregational Church at Dedham, Mass , then until 1895 the first pastor of Pilgrim Church, Worcester, Mass, where he built a church, and the following ten years pastor of the Congregational Church at Auburndale, Mass. Since March 1, 1906, he had been superintendent of the Massachusetts Bible Society, with his office in Boston.
He had been a trustee of Hartford Theological Seminary since 1894, director of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society since 1896, and a member of the
headquarters committee of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League since 1905.
Mr Southgate died suddenly of heart failure at his summer home at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Mass, June 5, 1912, at the age of 66 years.
He married at Woodstock, Vt, November 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson, and had a son (B S Worc. Polyt. Inst. 1892) and two daughters, who survive him.
SOURCE: "1912-1913 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University"... presented at the annual meeting of the alumni of Yale University, Published, 1915.
SOUTHGATE, Charles McLellan, clergyman; b. Monroe, Mich., Nov. 18. 1845; s. Rev. Robert and Mary Frances (Swan) S., and descendant on both sides from John Cotton, first minister of Boston; grad. Ipswich (Mass.) High Sch., 1861; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1862; A.B., Yale, 1866; prin. High Sch., Woodstock, Vt., 1866-7; grad. Andover Theol. Sem.. 1870; m. Woodstock, Vt., Nov. 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson. Ordained to ministry Cong'l Ch., 1870; pastor St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1870-4; acting pastor First Ch., Atlanta, Ga., and lecturer Atlanta Univ., 1874-5; pastor Dedham, Mass., 1875-84; 1st pastor Pilgrim Ch., Worcester, Mass., 1884-95; pastor Auburndale, Mass., 1896-1905; supt. Mass. Bible Soc. since Mar., 1906; dir. Cong'l S. S. and Pub. Soc, 18961908; trustee Hartford Theol. Sem.; mem. hdqrs. com., Mass. Anti-Saloon League. Republican. Residence: 20 Mt. Vernon St. Office: Mass. Bible Soc, 41 Bromfleld St., Boston. (Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 1, 869)
The following is from his Yale College obituary:
CHARLES McCLELLAN SOUTHGATE, son of Rev Robert Southgate (B A Bowdoin 1826) and Mary F (Swan) Southgate, was born November 18, 1845, at Monroe, Mich. He was fitted for college at Phillips (Andoverj Academy, and came to New Haven from Ipswich, Mass, where his father was pastor of the First Church from 1851 to 1868.
After graduation [Yale College, Class of 1866] he was principal of the High School at Woodstock, Vt, a year, and then entered Andover Theological Seminary, finishing his course there in 1870. December 15 of that year he was ordained pastor of the North Congregational Church at St Johnsbury, Vt. This charge he resigned in 1874 on account of the health of his family, and spent the winter in Atlanta, Ga, as acting pastor of the First Congregational Church, and lecturer in Atlanta University. From November, 1875, to November, 1884, he was pastor of the First Congregational Church at Dedham, Mass , then until 1895 the first pastor of Pilgrim Church, Worcester, Mass, where he built a church, and the following ten years pastor of the Congregational Church at Auburndale, Mass. Since March 1, 1906, he had been superintendent of the Massachusetts Bible Society, with his office in Boston.
He had been a trustee of Hartford Theological Seminary since 1894, director of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society since 1896, and a member of the
headquarters committee of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League since 1905.
Mr Southgate died suddenly of heart failure at his summer home at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Mass, June 5, 1912, at the age of 66 years.
He married at Woodstock, Vt, November 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson, and had a son (B S Worc. Polyt. Inst. 1892) and two daughters, who survive him.
SOURCE: "1912-1913 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University"... presented at the annual meeting of the alumni of Yale University, Published, 1915.
Charles is the son of Robert Southgate & Mary F. Swan. He married Lizzie V. Anderson on 30 Nov 1870 at Woodstock, VT. (Marriage certificate)
SOUTHGATE, Charles McLellan, clergyman; b. Monroe, Mich., Nov. 18. 1845; s. Rev. Robert and Mary Frances (Swan) S., and descendant on both sides from John Cotton, first minister of Boston; grad. Ipswich (Mass.) High Sch., 1861; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1862; A.B., Yale, 1866; prin. High Sch., Woodstock, Vt., 1866-7; grad. Andover Theol. Sem.. 1870; m. Woodstock, Vt., Nov. 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson. Ordained to ministry Cong'l Ch., 1870; pastor St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1870-4; acting pastor First Ch., Atlanta, Ga., and lecturer Atlanta Univ., 1874-5; pastor Dedham, Mass., 1875-84; 1st pastor Pilgrim Ch., Worcester, Mass., 1884-95; pastor Auburndale, Mass., 1896-1905; supt. Mass. Bible Soc. since Mar., 1906; dir. Cong'l S. S. and Pub. Soc, 18961908; trustee Hartford Theol. Sem.; mem. hdqrs. com., Mass. Anti-Saloon League. Republican. Residence: 20 Mt. Vernon St. Office: Mass. Bible Soc, 41 Bromfleld St., Boston. (Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 1, 869)
The following is from his Yale College obituary:
CHARLES McCLELLAN SOUTHGATE, son of Rev Robert Southgate (B A Bowdoin 1826) and Mary F (Swan) Southgate, was born November 18, 1845, at Monroe, Mich. He was fitted for college at Phillips (Andoverj Academy, and came to New Haven from Ipswich, Mass, where his father was pastor of the First Church from 1851 to 1868.
After graduation [Yale College, Class of 1866] he was principal of the High School at Woodstock, Vt, a year, and then entered Andover Theological Seminary, finishing his course there in 1870. December 15 of that year he was ordained pastor of the North Congregational Church at St Johnsbury, Vt. This charge he resigned in 1874 on account of the health of his family, and spent the winter in Atlanta, Ga, as acting pastor of the First Congregational Church, and lecturer in Atlanta University. From November, 1875, to November, 1884, he was pastor of the First Congregational Church at Dedham, Mass , then until 1895 the first pastor of Pilgrim Church, Worcester, Mass, where he built a church, and the following ten years pastor of the Congregational Church at Auburndale, Mass. Since March 1, 1906, he had been superintendent of the Massachusetts Bible Society, with his office in Boston.
He had been a trustee of Hartford Theological Seminary since 1894, director of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society since 1896, and a member of the
headquarters committee of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League since 1905.
Mr Southgate died suddenly of heart failure at his summer home at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Mass, June 5, 1912, at the age of 66 years.
He married at Woodstock, Vt, November 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson, and had a son (B S Worc. Polyt. Inst. 1892) and two daughters, who survive him.
SOURCE: "1912-1913 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University"... presented at the annual meeting of the alumni of Yale University, Published, 1915.
SOUTHGATE, Charles McLellan, clergyman; b. Monroe, Mich., Nov. 18. 1845; s. Rev. Robert and Mary Frances (Swan) S., and descendant on both sides from John Cotton, first minister of Boston; grad. Ipswich (Mass.) High Sch., 1861; Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1862; A.B., Yale, 1866; prin. High Sch., Woodstock, Vt., 1866-7; grad. Andover Theol. Sem.. 1870; m. Woodstock, Vt., Nov. 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson. Ordained to ministry Cong'l Ch., 1870; pastor St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1870-4; acting pastor First Ch., Atlanta, Ga., and lecturer Atlanta Univ., 1874-5; pastor Dedham, Mass., 1875-84; 1st pastor Pilgrim Ch., Worcester, Mass., 1884-95; pastor Auburndale, Mass., 1896-1905; supt. Mass. Bible Soc. since Mar., 1906; dir. Cong'l S. S. and Pub. Soc, 18961908; trustee Hartford Theol. Sem.; mem. hdqrs. com., Mass. Anti-Saloon League. Republican. Residence: 20 Mt. Vernon St. Office: Mass. Bible Soc, 41 Bromfleld St., Boston. (Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, Volume 1, 869)
The following is from his Yale College obituary:
CHARLES McCLELLAN SOUTHGATE, son of Rev Robert Southgate (B A Bowdoin 1826) and Mary F (Swan) Southgate, was born November 18, 1845, at Monroe, Mich. He was fitted for college at Phillips (Andoverj Academy, and came to New Haven from Ipswich, Mass, where his father was pastor of the First Church from 1851 to 1868.
After graduation [Yale College, Class of 1866] he was principal of the High School at Woodstock, Vt, a year, and then entered Andover Theological Seminary, finishing his course there in 1870. December 15 of that year he was ordained pastor of the North Congregational Church at St Johnsbury, Vt. This charge he resigned in 1874 on account of the health of his family, and spent the winter in Atlanta, Ga, as acting pastor of the First Congregational Church, and lecturer in Atlanta University. From November, 1875, to November, 1884, he was pastor of the First Congregational Church at Dedham, Mass , then until 1895 the first pastor of Pilgrim Church, Worcester, Mass, where he built a church, and the following ten years pastor of the Congregational Church at Auburndale, Mass. Since March 1, 1906, he had been superintendent of the Massachusetts Bible Society, with his office in Boston.
He had been a trustee of Hartford Theological Seminary since 1894, director of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society since 1896, and a member of the
headquarters committee of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League since 1905.
Mr Southgate died suddenly of heart failure at his summer home at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Mass, June 5, 1912, at the age of 66 years.
He married at Woodstock, Vt, November 30, 1870, Elizabeth Virginia Anderson, and had a son (B S Worc. Polyt. Inst. 1892) and two daughters, who survive him.
SOURCE: "1912-1913 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University"... presented at the annual meeting of the alumni of Yale University, Published, 1915.
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