Greene, Abijah Emmons, Dd

Greene, Abijah Emmons, D.D.

a Presbyterian minister, was born at Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. December 11, 1809. He was prepared for college at the academies at Johnstown and Amsterdam, N.Y; graduated from Union College in 1834; went immediately to Princeton Seminary; and remained nearly three years; was licensed by the Presbytery of Albany, October 15, 1835, and, after supplying Glenham Church, was ordained by the Presbytery of North River pastor at Cold Spring, May 16, 1838, from which charge e was released June 9, 1841. After this time he labored as stated supply successively at Highland Falls,. Haverstraw, Rockland Lake, Highland Falls again, Southampton, Rensselaerville, Bleecker, and Hampstead churches, all in the state of New York, for various periods of time. After 1866 he resided, in poor health, at Highland Falls. He died in New York city, October 20, 1881. See Necrol. Report of Princeton Theol. Sem. 1882, page 33.