Bruen, Matthias, 1792-1829
Dates
- Existence: 1793 - 1829
Biography
Rev. Matthias Bruen (Newark, New Jersey April 11, 1793 - September 6, 1829) was a Presbyterian minister in New York City. Bruen was a founder of the Bleecker Street Presbyterian Church in lower Manhattan, formally chartered in 1825, and served as the first Minister of that church until his death. In the 1850s, the church moved to Fourth Avenue and 22nd Street, becoming the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, in 1910 moving to become the Broadway Presbyterian Church.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George Ticknor letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 820126
Mss 820126
Date(s):
1820-01-26
Abstract
In English.