John Beardsley (April 23, 1732 Shelton, Connecticut – August 23, 1809 Kingston, New Brunswick) was an Anglican priest in Canada.
A graduate of King's College, New York, he received ordination in England and returned in 1762 to serve congregations in Poughkeepsie, New York, and Fishkill, New York. In 1778, he served as chaplain to Beverley Robinson's Loyal American Regiment
Beardsley arrived in Canada as a loyalist. He is remembered as a loyalist cleric and father of freemasonry in New Brunswick.
References
External links
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
1732 births
1809 deaths
American colonial clergy
Loyalists in the American Revolution from New York (state) American Revolution chaplains Anglican chaplains British North American Anglicans 18th-century Canadian Anglican priests Columbia College (New York) alumni People from Kings County, New Brunswick People from Poughkeepsie, New York People from Shelton, Connecticut United Empire Loyalists People of colonial Connecticut Columbia University alumni Loyalists in the American Revolution from Connecticut