Reverend Erasmus Darwin Eldredge
Born March 10, 1804
Student at Amherst College, Class of 1829
In 1825, started worship services in African American homes in Amherst. These services eventually led to the building of Zion Chapel. Zion Chapel is now Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
(A.M.E. Zion church).Married Isabella Tappan Hill
Became pastor of Congregational church in Hampton, New Hampshire on April 4, 1838