Laurent du Bois was the first pastor of the first French Church in Boston, organizing a congregation in 1685.[1] He served until the following year when he was succeeded by David de Bonrepos, a refugee from the Antilles.[1] The congregation members were Huguenots, a term for French Protestants. Du Bois changed his name to Laurentius Van den Bosch after living in Holland.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Stapleton, Ammon (2011). Memorials of Huguenots in America: With Special Reference to Their Emigration to Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806303222. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Charles Washington Baird (1885). History of the Huguenot emigration to America. Dodd, Mead & Company.
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