Solomon Stoddard
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Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Solomon Stoddard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4714961 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solomon Stoddard Context triple: [Esther Stoddard Edwards, relative, Solomon Stoddard]
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Isaac Royall Jr.
Isaac Royall Jr. was an 18th-century New England slaveholder and wealthy merchant whose bequest helped endow Harvard Law School, making him a controversial figure in American legal and educational history.
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B.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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C.
Samuel Willard
Samuel Willard was an early American clergyman and educator known for his role in colonial New England religious and educational life.
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D.
Samuel Blatchford
Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
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E.
Richard Mather
Richard Mather was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and early New England clergyman influential in shaping colonial religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solomon Stoddard Target entity description: Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
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A.
Isaac Royall Jr.
Isaac Royall Jr. was an 18th-century New England slaveholder and wealthy merchant whose bequest helped endow Harvard Law School, making him a controversial figure in American legal and educational history.
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B.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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C.
Samuel Willard
Samuel Willard was an early American clergyman and educator known for his role in colonial New England religious and educational life.
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D.
Samuel Blatchford
Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
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E.
Richard Mather
Richard Mather was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and early New England clergyman influential in shaping colonial religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian clergy
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Puritan minister ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Bachelor of Arts ⓘ |
| citizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1643-09-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1729-02-11 ⓘ |
| denomination | Congregational church ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
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| employer | First Church of Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1729 ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in North America ⓘ |
| familyName | Stoddard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Anthony Stoddard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandparentOf | Jonathan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Jonathan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Downing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | New England Puritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of more inclusive church membership
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influence on colonial New England religious life ⓘ long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Stoddardian Halfway Covenant
NERFINISHED
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open communion for the unconverted ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Guide to Christ
NERFINISHED
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Doctrine of Instituted Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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minister ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| ordination | Congregational minister ⓘ |
| partOf | New England clergy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pastor of First Church of Northampton ⓘ |
| religion |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northampton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Esther Warham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1672 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Northampton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Solomon Stoddard Description of subject: Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
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