Peter Bulkley

The Reverend
Peter Bulkeley
portrait thought to be of Bulkley as rector of Odell, Bedfordshire
Born(1583-01-31)31 January 1583
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Died9 March 1659(1659-03-09) (aged 76)
Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony
NationalityBritish
Other namesPeter Bulkeley could also be known by the names Peter Buckeley, Bulkley, and multiple others.
OccupationPuritan
Known forFounder of Concord, Massachusetts

Peter Bulkley (31 January 1583 – 9 March 1659, last name also spelled Bulkeley) was an influential early Puritan minister who left England for greater religious freedom in the American colony of Massachusetts. He was a founder of Concord,[1] and was named by descendant Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem about Concord, "Hamatreya".[2]

  1. ^ Frank Preston Stearns (1896). Sketches from Concord and Appledore. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
  2. ^ Ralph Waldo Emerson. "Hamatreya". American Transcendalism Web.