Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Fetter, N. C.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Doylestown A-L


N. C. FETTER pastor of New Britain Baptist church, P.O. New 
Britain, was born in Churchville June 22, 1848.  He is a son 
of Samuel E. and Jane E. (Twining) Fetter, and is a 
great-grandson of the Rev. Thomas Montanye, who was born in 
New York, January 29, 1768, and at the age of 19 he was 
ordained pastor of the Baptist church of Warwick, N. Y.  In 
1801 he became pastor of the Southampton Baptist church.  He 
died September 27, 1829.  He was one of the most popular 
Baptist ministers in eastern Pennsylvania, and his memory is 
tenderly cherished to this day. Our subject's father was a 
farmer, in Warminster township, but resides now in Ivyland, 
retired.  He is the father of six children, five of whom are 
living:  Newton C., George C., I. Comly, Caroline L., 
Janette C., deceased, and E. Chalmers.  N. C. Fetter lived 
on the farm until the age of 17, when he entered the 
Millersville State Normal school, where he graduated in 
1872, after which he was elected a full member of the 
faculty.  He assisted in languages and science of teaching, 
which position he held two years.  He then entered South 
Jersey Institute, where he took a special course and taught 
at the same time.  He remained there one year, when he was 
elected to the chair of Latin and Greek in the Reading High 
school.  One year later he entered the Crozer Theological 
seminary at Chester, Pa., where he was graduated. His 
ordination took place in the New Britain church June 24, 
1879, where he has since been the pastor.  Since having 
charge, the membership of the church has increased about 
150.   Over 100 were received by baptism.  On May 4, 1884, 
he married Miss Anna C. Wittich, of Reading, by whom he has 
two children:  Newton and George.