- John Gano
John Gano (
Hopewell Township, New Jersey onJuly 22 ,1727 -August 10 ,1804 ) was ordained as pastor of theScotch Plains, New Jersey ,Baptist Church onMay 29 ,1754 . In 1760, he became the founding pastor of what became two years later theFirst Baptist Church in the City of New York , now located at the intersection of Broadway and 79th Street.Gano was a soldier and a
chaplain for theContinental Army , and is credited by his grandson withbaptizing George Washington . He was chosen by General Washington to declare the official end of theAmerican Revolutionary War in 1783. His descendants includebillionaire Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. , whose mother was Allene (Gano) Hughes;Admiral Roy Alexander Gano ;Confederate States of America GeneralRichard Montgomery Gano , and Union GeneralStephen Gano Burbridge .External links
* [http://geocities.com/baptist_documents/gano.john.index.html several biographies of John Gano]
* [http://www.thecemeteryproject.com/Graves%202/gano-john.htm John Gano's Grave] ( [http://geocities.com/baptist_documents/gano.john.gravemarker.html better photo] )
* [http://www.continentalline.org/articles/9601/960102.htm Revolutionary War Chaplaincy]
* [http://www.therestorationmovement.com/gano,john.htm Painting of John Gano Baptizing George Washington]
* [http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,744297,00.html Time magazine article on 5 September 1932 about Gano baptizing Washington]
* [http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/printout/0,23657,744421,00.html Rupert Hughes' rebuttal of the Gano baptism legend in Time magazine on 26 September 1932] ( [http://baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=7878 discussion] )
* [http://infidels.org/library/historical/franklin_steiner/presidents.html Franklin Steiner's refutation of the Gano baptism legend]References
*Gano, John. "A Chaplain of the Revolution: Memoirs of the Rev. John Gano." Historical Magazine, 5 (November 1861), pp. 330-335.
*Wolever, Terry. "The Life & Ministry of John Gano - Volume I." Springfield, MO: Particular Baptist Press, 1998.
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