John Buzzell was an early proponent of the Free Will Baptist Church

Free Will Baptist Church

Free Will Baptist is a denomination of churches that share a common history, name, and an acceptance of the Arminian theology of free grace, free salvation, and free will. Free Will Baptists share similar soteriological views with General Baptists, Separate Baptists and some United Baptists...

, a Christian

Christian

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 author, and a preacher.

John Buzzell was born in Barrington, New Hampshire

Barrington, New Hampshire

Barrington is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,576 at the 2010 census. The town is a woodland, farm and bedroom community.-History:...

 in 1766. After befriending Benjamin Randall

Benjamin Randall

Benjamin Randall was the main organizer of the Freewill Baptists in the northeastern United States.In 1749 Benjamin Randall was born into a New England sea captain's family. Randall experienced a conversion to Christianity in 1770 through the influence of George Whitefield. Randall served in the...

, Buzzell became a Free Will Baptist and was ordained a minister in 1792. He preached extensively throughout New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

. In 1798 Buzzell and his family moved to Parsonsfield, Maine

Parsonsfield, Maine

Parsonsfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. Parsonsfield includes the villages of Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, and North, East and South Parsonsfield...

 where he continued his ministry. Buzzell wrote extensively and co-founded the Morning Star

The Morning Star (19th century U.S. newspaper)

The Morning Star was a weekly newspaper owned and published by Freewill Baptists in 19th century New England, which campaigned vigorously for the abolition of slavery long before such a political stance was widely considered to be respectable in America....

newspaper in 1826. John Buzzell died in 1863 at the age of 96.

Writings

• Buzzell, John (1827). Life of Elder Benjamin Randal. Limerick, ME: Hobbs, Woodman and Co..