▁Island , ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁Here ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Ro x ana ▁Fo ote . ▁His ▁sal ary ▁was ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁a ▁year , ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 4 0 0 ▁( ), ▁with ▁a ▁dil ap id ated ▁par son age . ▁To ▁e ke ▁out ▁his ▁sc ant y ▁income , ▁his ▁wife ▁opened ▁a ▁private ▁school , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or . ▁Be e cher ▁gained ▁popular ▁recognition ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁ser mon ▁before ▁the ▁Pres bit ery ▁of ▁Long ▁Island , ▁which ▁prompt ly ▁published ▁it : ▁The ▁Rem edy ▁for ▁Du elling . ▁A aron ▁B urr ▁had ▁killed ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁a ▁du el ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁Ministry ▁in ▁L itch field , ▁Connecticut ▁( 1 8 1 0 – 1 8 2 6 ) ▁ ▁F inding ▁his ▁sal ary ▁wh olly ▁in ade qu ate ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁growing ▁family , ▁he ▁res igned ▁the ▁charge ▁at ▁East ▁Ham pton , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁moved ▁to ▁L itch field , ▁Connecticut , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁minister ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁at ▁First ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church ▁of ▁L itch field , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Cong reg ational ▁church . ▁There ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁pre ach ▁Cal vin ism . ▁He ▁purchased ▁the ▁home ▁built ▁by ▁E lij ah