Peter Bulkley

Peter Bulkeley
portrait thought to be of Bulkley as rector of Odell, Bedfordshire
Born(1583-01-31)31 January 1583
Died9 March 1659(1659-03-09) (aged 76)
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.