Smallpox Click to see full answer. In this manner, where did Jonathan Edwards die? Princeton, New Jersey, United States One may also ask, what did Jonathan Edwards do for a living? Preacher Missionary Writer Philosopher Theologian Keeping this in view, when did Jonathan Edwards die? March 22, 1758 What did Jonathan Edwards believe?Edwards believed that indeterminism is incompatible with our dependence on God and hence with his sovereignty. If our responses to God’s grace are contra-causally free, then our salvation depends partly on us and God’s sovereignty isn’t “absolute and universal.” Freedom of the Will defends theological determinism.