Samuel Freeman (10 June 1664 – 14 October 1707) was

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from 1691 until his death. Freeman graduated from

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in 1665. He held incumbencies at St. Peter, Stantonbury, St. Peter and St. Paul,

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in the

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, and St Paul, Covent Garden. He was also a

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of St Paul's Cathedral.CCED
/ref> He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD).

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Deans of Peterborough 17th-century English Anglican priests 18th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge 1707 deaths 1644 births {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub