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In 1651 Wheelock and his family moved to Medfield, Massachusetts, which he founded and where he spent the remaining 32 years of his life. Eleazar Wheelock was born to Ralph and Rebecca at Medfield. One of Eleazar's grandchildren, also named Eleazar, would go on to become the founder of Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Career.
Ralph Wheelock joined the dissenting religious movement known as Puritanism while attending Clare College. On 6 May 1630, he was ordained priest at Peterborough Cathedral by Francis
Ralph Wheelock
Ralph Wheelock (1600–1683) was an English Puritan minister, American colonial public official, and educator. He is known for having been the first public school teacher in America.
Early life and education.
Ralph Wheelock was most likely born on in 1600 in Donington, Shropshire, England. He was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge University alongside John Milton and John Elliot. He enrolled in 1623, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1626, and a Master of Arts in 1631. He participated in