Biography
Cheever came to Boston, Massachusetts in June 1637. Not much later, he went to New Haven, Connecticut and taught school. In 1650, Cheever moved the family back to Massachusetts.
On December 29, 1670, Cheever was invited to become Head Master of the Boston Latin School. In all, Cheever taught for seventy years, the last thirty-eight of them as master of the Boston Latin School.
Noted Reverend Cotton Mather gave the sermon at his funeral.
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