Page, Joseph Rusling, Dd

Page, Joseph Rusling, D.D.

a Presbyterian minister, was born in New Brunswick, N.J., August 1, 1817. He united with the Methodists at sixteen years of age, studied in Auburn Theological Seminary two years (1841-43); was preacher at Plymouth, N.Y., in 1838, pastor at Perry, from 1839 to 1841, from 1843 to 1857, and from 1859 to 1868; in the interim at Stratford, Connecticut (1857-59), thereafter financial agent of Ingham University; resident at East Avon, N.Y., five years, and pastor at Brightoni from 1875 until his death at Rochester, December 17, 1884. See Genesis Cat. of Auburn Theol. Sem. 1883, page 75.