Edward Barnard Little is known about Edward Barnard (1720-1774). Like most of his clergy contemporaries, he was a graduate of Harvard College. He was ordained the pastor of the First Church in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1743Little is known about Edward Barnard (1720-1774). Like most of his clergy contemporaries, he was a graduate of Harvard College. He was ordained the pastor of the First Church in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1743.