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144. ROBERT ALLYN.
Born, Jan. 25, 1817, in Ledyard, New London County, Conn.
IS41-3. Teacher of Math., Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, Mass. 1842. Joined New England Conf., M. E. Church.
1843. Transferred to Providence Conference.
1843, 4. Stationed at Colchester, Conn. ; 1845, Thompsonville.
1846-8. Principal of Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. Member of New England Conference.
1848. Transferred to Providence Conference.
1848-54. Princ. of Providence Conf. Seminary, E. Greenwich, R.I. 1852, 4. Member of Legislature of Rhode Island.
1854-7. Commissioner of Public Schools of Rhode Island, and Editor of " Rhode Island Schoolmaster."
1854. Visitor of U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.
1857-9. Professor of Ancient Languages in Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Member of Ohio Conference.
1859-63. l'resident of Wesleyan Female College, Cincinnati, Ohio. Member of Cincinnati Conference.
1863-73. President of McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill. Mem- ber of Southern Illinois Conf.
1863, 4. Stationed at Lebanon, Ill.
1865. D.D., Wesleyan University.
1872. Member of General Conference, M E. Church.
An occasional contributor to "Methodist Quarterly Review," " Free- Will Baptist Quarterly," " Ladies' Repository," and other periodicals.
Married, Nov. 21, 1841, Miss E. H. Denison of Coleraine, Mass., who died April 24, 1844.
Married, June 28, 1845, Miss Mary B. Budington of Leyden, Mass. Children : Charles, born Sept. 5, 1842.
Emeline Lucy, born April 12, 1844.
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Robert, born July 11, 1846 ; died Sept. . 7, 1849.
Joseph Goodnow, born April 1, 1849 ; A.B., McKendree College. Ellen Sophronia, born June 7, 1852. Harriet Amanda, born Nov. 14, 1859.
1873. Address : Lebanon, Ill.
145. JAMES NELSON BANKS.
Born, May 12. 1817, in Veteran, Chemung Co., N. V.
1842. M.D., Columbian College, D).C. Practiced in Richmond, Va.
1843. Taught in Mt. Morris Seminary, Ill.
1844. Practiced Medicine in Bellville, Ill.
1845-73. Practicing Medicine in Chicago, Ill.
Married, Sept. 3, 1844, Miss Susan V. West of Dixon; Ill., who died Jan. 3, 1858. Married, Nov. 3, 1863, Mrs. Melissa Brown Benham of Canan- daigua, N.V.
Children : Ophelia West, born June 20, 1845 ; died July 24, 1845. Mary Clara, born July 27, 1846.
Frank Edward, born Oct. 26, 1850 ; died Sept. 25, 1851. Fannie Elosia, born Dec. 15, 1853 ; died May 12, 1858.
1873. Address : 874 Michigan Av., Chicago, Ill.
146. SAMUEL BEMENT.
Born March 17, 1820.
1840. Residence : Ashfield, Mass.
1847-9. Taught in Troy, Miami County, Ohio
1851-73. Principal of Bartlett School, Lowell, Mass.
Married, Aug. 12, 1846, Sarah E. Kent.
Children : Mary M., born Oct. 27, 1849.
Charles Jasper, born Aug. 25, 1851 ; died Sept. 1, 1865. Gerard, born July 25, 1858.
1873. Address : Lowell, Mass.
147. JAMES GILMAN BLAIR.
Born, Sept. 18, 1816, in Marcellus, Onondaga Co, N.Y.
1841. Principal of Ohio Conference Seminary, Columbus, Ohio.
1842. Joined Ohio Conference, M. E. Church.
1843-5. Engaged in pastoral work in Ohio Conference.
1845-52 Principal of Greenfield Seminary, Ohio.
1852-64. Vice-president, and Professor of Natural Science, in Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
1854. M.D., Willoughby Medical College, and Univ. of Louisville. 1856. D.I)., McKendree College.
1863 . LL. D., Hamline University.
1864-7. Editor of " Parkersburg Gazette," W. Va.
1867-71 Taught in Greenfield.
1871-3. Principal of State Normal School, Fairmont, W. Va. Member of West Virginia Conference.
Married, March 10, 1842, Miss Olive Jones Winslow of Amherst, Mass
Children : Edwards, born Nov. 18, 1843 ; deceased. Chalmers, born July 3, 1845.
Florence, born Feb. 26, 1848. Alice, born March 8, 1850; deceased Preston, born Feb. 6, 1854 ; deceased.
1873. Address : Fairmont, W. Va.
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148. BAILEY EVANS BORDEN.
Born, Dec. 8, 1812, in Warwick, R.I.
1841-2. Taught and studied Law in Fall River, Mass.
1843-60. Practiced Law in Woonsocket, R.I.
1857. Member of Rhode Island House of Representatives. Re- moved to Central Falls, R.I.
1858. President of Town Council, N. Providence, R.I.
1868-73. Practicing Law in Providence, R.I.
Married, Oct. 25, 1859, Adelia Carpenter, who d. March 23, 1867.
Child : Mary Evans, born Nov 21, 1864.
1873. Address : Providence, R.I.
149. * EDMUND ERASTUS EASTMAN BRAGDON.
+ Born, Dec. 8, 1812, in Acton, Me.
1841. Taught in Mexicoville Academy, N. Y.
1842. Principal of Fulton Academy. Joined Black River Conf. M. E. Church.
1844. 5. Stationed at Wolcott, Wayne Co., N. Y.
1846. Principal of Mexicoville Academy, N.Y.
1847. Stationed at Syracuse, N.Y.
1848-52. Principal and Financial Agent of Falley Seminary.
1853. Joined New York Conference. Stationed at Vestry St., New York City. Same year Professor of Ancient Lan- guages in Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
1854. Prof. of Latin in Indiana Asbury Univ., Greencastle, Ind. 1858. Prof. of Ancient Lang. in Genesee College, Lima, N.Y.
1860. D.D., Indiana Asbury University.
Died March 20, 1862.
Married, April 19, 1842, Eliza Barnum, Bridgeport, Conn. Children : Sarah E., born Oct. 25, 1846.
Alice M., born Nov. 19, 1849 ; died Feb. 17, 1850. Emma M., born July 5, 1851 ; died Feb. 7, 1852. Louis B., born Sept. 28, 1855. Eva N., born Oct. 9, 1859. Annie R., born Nov. 12, 1861.
150. * WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
1840. Residence : Mobile, Ala.
Died, 1841, in Alabama.
Married, 1841, Miss Elizabeth Newhall of Lynn, Mass.
Address of widow : Mrs. James R. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.
151. * MORGAN ROYAL DANIELS.
Born, May 14, 1816, in South Windsor, Conn. 1842-4. Delivered Philosophical Lectures in the New England States and New Jersey. 1845-6. Architect and Builder, Hartford, Conn. 1847-9. Taught in Primary Department, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.
1850-2. Taught in Hester Street Academy, New York City. 1853-6. Architect and Builder, Hartford, Conn. 1857-8. Architect and Builder, Waushara Co., Wis. 1859-67. Architect and Builder, Hartford, Conn. 1867. Taught during the summer.
Died, Aug. 22, 1868, in Hartford, Conn.
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Married, October, 1844, Miss Elvira Clark of Hartford, Conn., who died September, 1856.
Married, Jan. 1, 1861, Miss Matilda Clark of Haddam, Conn. Children : Arthur M., born Oct. 7, 1845. Lelia, born Sept. 30, 1849. Eugene, born Feb. 19, 1862. Ida, born February, 1865.
/ 152. CALEB DOW.
1840. Residence : Bath, N H.
After graduation, Principal of Portchester Academy, N.Y. Assist- 1848. Ordained Deacon in Protestant Episcopal Church. ant Minister of St. John's Church, Portsmouth, N.H. 1848-51. Rector of Grace Church, Paducah, Ky.
1849. Ordained Priest
1851-4. Rector of the Church of the Ascension, Ascension Parish, La.
1854-6. Assistant Minister of Grace Church, St. Francisville, La. 1857. Minister of Trinity Church, Natchez, Miss.
1857-67. Rector of St. James' Church, Alexandria, La.
1868-73. Rector of St. George's Church, Griffin, Ga.
Married Miss Johanna Hubbard of Middletown, Conn., who died Oct. 23, 1852.
Married, Feb. 8, 1372, Mrs. Flora Felicia George.
Children : Ella H., born Dec. 20, 1842.
Henry, boru Nov. 20, 1846; died Sept. 16, 1853.
1873. Address : Griffin, Ga.
153. WILLIAM EDWIN GARRETTSON.
1840. Residence : Baltimore, Md. Profession : Law. 1873. Address : Emmorton, Md.
154. JOHN HUBBARD HALL, JUN.
Born, Oct. 24, 1819, in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., N.C.
1841. Joined Oneida Conference, M. E. Church.
1841, 2. Stationed at Clinton, N. Y. ; 1843, Vernon Village ; 1844, New Hartford ; 1845, Vernon Center ; 1846, 7, Marcellus ; 1848, Tully ; 1849, 50, New Woodstock ; 1851, 2, Fly Creek ; 1853, 4, Butternuts ; 1855, West Eaton ; 1856, 7, Clinton.
1858-9. Supernumerary. Resided in Clinton, N. Y.
1859. Stationed at Vernon Center, N. Y. ; 1860, I, Verona ; 1862, 3, West Winfield ; 1864, 5, Deansville ; 1866, 7, Smyrna ; 1868, Pompey ; 1869, Pratt's Hollow ; 1870, I, Peterboro'; 1872, De Ruyter.
1868-73. Family residing in Cazenovia for the sake of educational facilities.
Married, June 10, 1844, Miss Julia A. Gillespie of Clinton, N. Y. Children : Mary Frances, born March 27, 1845 ; died Sept. 2, 1848. Emma Maria, born Nov. 30, 1849 ; Junior in University of Michigan. Ellen Amelia, born Aug. 20, 1852. Arthur Gillespie, born Nov. 12, 1856. Avon Stacy, born June 15, 1860.
1873. Address : Cazenovia, N.Y.
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155. * SAMUEL EUGENE HARTWELL.
Born in Strong, Me.
Practiced Law several years in New York City.
Practiced Medicine a few years in Ohio, and then moved to New Albany, Ind. Invented a dovetailing machine. 1866. Health failed. Returned to Strong, Me.
1868. Went to Florida on account of his health.
Died, August, 1869, in Strong, Me.
Married while in New York City.
156. * HORACE BYRON HURLBURT. 1840. Residence : Augusta, Ontario.
157. GEORGE LANDON.
1840. Residence : Wilkes Barre, Pa.
1841. Joined New England Conference, M. E. Church.
1841, 2. Stationed at Malden, Mass ; 1843, 4. Boston; 1845, 6, Pynchon St., Springfield ; 1847, 8, Union St., Springfield. 1849. Engaged in farming in Herrick, Bradford Co., Pa. Preached only occasionally on account of diseased throat. 1854-8. Presiding Elder, Wyalusing District, Wyoming Conf. 1859-61, 66-8. Member of Pennsylvania Senate. 1862-5. In business.
1869-73. Again in business.
Married in 1842, and again in 1860.
Children : nine. 1873. Address : Herrick, Bradford Co., Pa.
158. * THOMAS JEFFERSON MATTISON.
Born in Vermont. 1842. Taught in Georgia. Afterwards practiced Medicine. Died, 1845 or 6, near Athens, Ga.
159. ELIAS GILBERT MERWIN.
1840. Residence : Rhinebeck, N.Y. 1868-73. Practicing Law in Boston, Mass. 1873. Address : Room 25, 40 State St., Boston, Mass.
160. WILLIAM CAPERS MILLER. 1839-40. Residences : Wraggsboro' and Charleston, S.C. Practiced Medicine in Charleston, S.C.
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161. JOHN WESLEY NORTH.
Born, Jan. 4, 1815, in Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., N. Y.
IS42. Lectured for Connecticut Antislavery Society. 1843. Studied Law with John Jay in New York. 1845. Practiced Law in Syracuse, N. Y.
1849. Practiced Law in St. Anthony's Falls, Minn.
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1851. Member of Minnesota Territorial Legislature.
1856. Removed to Northfield, Minn. ; built mills, and started the town.
1857. Member of Minnesota Constitutional Convention.
1860. Member of National Republican Convention, Chicago, Ill. Surveyor General of Nevada Territory. Elected Judge of Supreme Court of Nevada.
1870. In Knoxville, Tenn. Engaged in organizing a colony for settlement in California.
1873. President of Southern California Colony Association. Residing in Riverside, Cal.
Married, Sept. 22, 1845, Emma Bacon, Middletown, Conn., who died May 6, 1847.
Married, Aug. 28, 1848, Ann Hendrix Loomis Dewitt, Onondaga Co., N. Y.
Children : Emma Bacon, born March 3, 1852. George Loomis, born Sept. 6. 1853. John Greenleaf, born Sept. 16. 1856. Charles Lewis, born May 31, 1858. Edward, born July 1I, 1860.
1873. Address : Riverside, San Bernardino Co., Cal.
162. GIDEON PALMER, JUN.
1840. Residence : Montville, Conn.
1844. Studied Law.
1844-9. Practiced Law.
1849. In business in New York City ; afterward removed ot St. Louis, Mo. 1859-67. In business in New York City.
1864-8. Residence : Hackensack, N.J.
Married, 1842, Eliza H. Johnson, Middletown, Conn.
Children : Theodore I., Arthur, Amelia, Charlotte, Jessie.
1873. Address : Hackensack, N.J.
163. * SILAS WHEELOCK PALMER.
Name changed by Mass. Legislature to Kazlett Arvine. Born December, 1819.
1840. Residence : Centerville, N.Y.
1844. Published " Good for Evil."
1845. Graduated at Newton Theological Institution, Mass.
Ordained Pastor of Baptist Church, Woonsocket, R. I.
1847. Settled in New York City.
1848. Published " Cyclopae lia of Moral and Religious Anecdote." 1849. Settled in Boylston, Mass.
1851. Published "Cyclopedia of Anecdotes of Literature and Fine Arts."
Died, 1851, in Worcester, Mass.
Married, March, 1845, Mary Ann Porter, Waterbury, Conn. Children : Earllis Porter, born April, 1846.
Freeling Wilder, born January, 1843.
161. BRADFORD KINNEY PEIRCE.
Born, Feb. 3. 1819, in Royalton, Vt. 1843. Joined New England Conference, M. E. Church.
1843. Stationed at Waltham, Mass. ; 1844, 5, Newburyport ; 1846, Charlestown.
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1847. Located and preached in Boston, Mass. Editor of "S. S. Messenger " and "S. S. Teacher ; " prepared several series of Scripture questions for the Methodist S. S. Union : wrote a number of Sunday-School books, and several miscella- neous works.
1850. Became an agent of American S. S. Union.
1855, 6. Member of Massachusetts Senate.
1856. Appointed Trustee of State Industrial School for Girls ; afterwards elected Superintendent and Chaplain of same.
1862. Joined New England Conf., stationed at Watertown, Mass. 1863-72. Chaplain of House of Refuge, Randall's Island, N.Y. Published " Notes on the Acts," " Bible Scholar's Manual," "One Talent Improved," "The Eminent Dead," " Trials of an Inventor," " The Word of God Opened," " A Half- Century with Juvenile Delinquents," "Stories from Life," "Sequel to Stories from Life," &c.
1868. D. D., Wesleyan University.
1872-3. Editor of "Zion's Herald," Boston, Mass.
Married, Aug. 5, 1841, Harriet W. Thompson of Middletown, Conn.
Children : Charles Prince, born June 18, 1842. Henry Thompson, born Sept. 13, 1844 Hannah Prince, born Jan. 8, 1852 ; died August, 1853. Harriet Maria, born Aug. 27, 1856.
1873. Address : 36 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass.
165. DANIEL JARVIS PINCKNEY.
Born, Jan. 1, 1818, in Ulysses, Tompkins County, N.Y.
1841. Teacher in Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y.
1842-54. Principal of Rock River Seminary, Mount Morris, Ill. (with intervals of rest on account of ill health).
1847. Member of Illinois Constitutional Convention.
1847-53. Member of Illinois House of Representatives.
1867-70. Member of Illinois Senate.
1870. Member of Illinois Constitutional Convention.
On account of ill health, has not taught, and has preached but little for several years.
1869-73. Engaged in farming in Mount Morris, Ill.
Married, 1844, Margaret C. Hill, Mount Morris, Ill.
Children : Charles C., born Feb. 1, 1846.
Thyetta M., born Oct. 13, 1848. Ida F., born May 5, 1850. Mary B., born Oct. 10, 1856 ; died Aug. 30, 1858. Merritt W., born Dec. 12, 1859.
1873. Address : Mount Morris, Ill.
166. GEORGE GREENWOOD REYNOLDS.
Born, Feb. 7, 1821, in Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y.
1841. Studied Law in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
1842-4. Studied Law in Brooklyn, N. Y.
1844. Admitted to the Bar in Brooklyn, N. Y.
1845. Commenced Practice of Law in Milton, Ulster Co., N. Y.
1851. Removed to Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; practiced law.
1854. Removed to Brooklyn, N. Y. ; practiced law.
1860-6. Judge of City Court, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1871. LL. D., Wesleyan University.
1872. Lay Delegate to General Conference, M. E. Church.
1872. Elected one of the Judges of the City Court, Brooklyn, for fourteen years.
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Married, Oct. 15, 1846, Miss Harriet Townsend, Milton, N.Y. Child : Frank (No. 874), born June 30, 1848.
1873. Address : Brooklyn, N.Y.
167. * DAVID PARMELEE ROBINSON.
Born, Oct. 26, 1813, in Granville, Mass.
1841-65. In mercantile business in Blandford, Mass.
Died, Dec 25, 1865, in Blandford, Mass.
Married, October, 1841, Miss Orphia M. Boise of Blandford, Mass., who died in 1843.
Married, Sept. 20, 1848, Miss Jane C. Sessions of South Wilbra- ham, Mass. Child : Howard Parmelee, born Oct. 1, 1842. 1373. Address of widow : Blandford, Mass.
168. RICHARD SUTTON RUST.
Born, Sept. 12, 1815, in Ipswich, Mass.
1841. Principal of Ellington School, Conn.
1843. Principal of High School, Middletown, Conn.
1844. Joined New England Conf., M. E. Church.
1844, 5. Stationed at Springfield, Mass. ; 1846, Worcester.
Originated, edited, and published " The American Pulpit." Trans- ferred to New Hampshire Conf. ; Principal of New Hamp- shire Conf. Seminary and Female College ; State Commis- sioner of Common Schools for New Hampshire.
1851, 2. Stationed at Portsmouth, N.II. ; 1853, 4, Lawrence, Mass .; 1855, 6, Great Falls, N.H. ; 1857, Manchester, N. H. ; 1858, Haverhill, Mass.
1859. Transferred to Cincinnati Conf.
1859. President of Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Ohio.
1863. Stationed at Morris Chapel, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1864. President of Wesleyan Female College, Cincinnati.
1867-73. Corresp. Sec. of Freedmen's Aid Society, M. E. Church. Delegate to General Conference, M. E. Church, 1854, 72.
Married, Aug. 12, 1841, Miss Sarah Ann Hubbard, Middletown, Conn., who died Jan. 28, 1873, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Children : Richard Hubbard ( No. 815), born Sept. 5, 1842. Charles H., born Sept. 27, 1847.
1873. Address : Cincinnati, Ohio.
169. CALEB SIDNEY SANFORD.
Born, June 9, 1812, in Homer, N.Y.
1841-9. Engaged in teaching.
1849-53. In business in the South.
1853-68. Member of Providence Conf., M. E. Church.
1868-73. In business in Taunton and Attleboro, Mass.
Married, July 26, 1842, Miss E. M. Hubbard of Glastenbury, Conn. Children : Wilbur Fisk (No. 854), born Dec. 2, 1843. Pamelia S., born Sept. 21, 1846. Carrie S., born Aug. 12, 1848. Mary Jane, born Nov. 5, 1865.
1873. Address : Attleboro, Mass.
170. * ISAAC AYLSWORTH SAVAGE.
Born, Dec. 28, 1814, in Edinburg, Saratoga County, N. Y. 1841.' Joined New England Conf., M. E. Church.
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1841, 2. Stationed at South Boston, Mass. ; 1843, 4, Cambridge- port ; 1845, 6, Saugus ; 1847, 8, Lowell ; 1849, 50, Spring- field ; 1851, Boston ; 1852, Holliston.
Died, Feb. 16, 1854, in Holliston, Mass.
Married, Dec. 14, 1843, Mary A. Clarke, Chester, N.H.
Children : Edward Aylsworth, b. May 16, 1846 ; d. Nov. 26, 1872. James Francis, b. Feb. 24, 1849 ; A. B., Dartmouth Col., 1872. Charles Wesley, born June 14, 1852 ; jun. in Harvard Col. 1873. Address of widow : Derry, N. H.
171. * CLINTON WILLIAM SEARS.
Born, April 27, 1820, in Carroll, Chautauqua County, N. Y.
1841-2. Studied in Lane Theological Sem., Cincinnati, Ohio.
1842. Joined Genesee Conf., M. E. Church.
1842. Stationed at Vienna, N. Y. ; 1843, Penn Yan.
1844. Transferred to Ohio Conf.
1844. Stationed at Oxford, Ohio ; 1845, Portsmouth ; 1846, Rich- mond Dale ; 1847, New Richmond Circuit ; 1848, 9. Bethel Chapel, Cincinnati ; 1850, Chillicothe ; 1851, Columbus.
1852-3. Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington.
1854. Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature, Ohio Univer- sity, Athens.
1855. President of Illinois Wesleyan University.
1856-7. Pastor of M. E. Church, Springfield, Ill.
1858-60. Pastor of Morris Chapel, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1860. Chaplain of Ohio Volunteers.
Died, 1864, of disease contracted in the army.
Married, June 1, 1842, Miss Angelina Brooks, Cincinnati, Ohio, who died Dec. 17, 1848.
Married, Sept. 17, 1850, Miss Helen C. Groff, Cincinnati, Ohio, who died Oct. 30, 1857.
Married, April 7, 1859, Miss Laura A. Jones, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Children : Clinton Brooks, born June 2, 1844. John McKnight, born Aug. 23, 1351. Leavitt, born March 18, 1853 ; died May 19, 1854.
J. Magoon, born Sept. 2, 1855. Helen Angeline, born March 5, 1860.
172. LORENZO ROCKWOOD THAYER.
Born, Dec. 2, 1814, in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H.
1841. Joined New England Conf., M. E. Church.
1841. Stationed at Millbury, Mass .; 1842, Gratton ; 1843, Hollis- ton ; 1844, 5, Southbridge ; 1846, 7, Ipswich ; 1848, 9, Com- mon St., Lynn ; 1850, I, Chicopee ; 1852, 3, Chelsea ; 1854, 5, Meridian St., East Boston ; 1856, 7, Malden ; 1858, 9, Bromfield St., Boston ; 1860, I, Worthen St., Low- ell ; 1862, Central Church, Lowell ; 1863, 4, Cambridge- port ; 1865, East Boston.
1857-69. Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University.
1863. D.D., Wesleyan University
1866-70. Presiding Elder of Boston District.
1870-3. Presiding Elder of Springfield District.
Delegate to General Conference, M. E. Church, 1856, 68, 72.
Married, August, 1841, Miss Harriet Maria Sage of Middletown, Conn., who died Feb. 6, 1842.
Married, July 27, 1842, Miss Jane Turner of Millbury, Mass., who died Feb. 3, 1864. Married, Jan. 1, 1865, Miss Ruby Warfield, Preceptress of Wes- leyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., who died Jan. 25, 1872.
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Children : Harriet Jane, born Feb. 19, 1845 ; died Feb. 21, 1845. Lorenzo Rockwood, born March 17, 1846 ; d. Sept. 6, 1847. Henry Kirk, born Ju'y 6, 1843 ; died June 17, 1850. Edward Olin, born Dec. 4, 1852 ; Soph. in Wesleyan Univ. William Henry, born Oct. 2, 1856.
Frederic Lewis, born Aug. 25, 1860; died Nov. 30, 1863.
1873. Address: Springfield, Mass.
173. * HENRY CHAMPION TRUMBULL.
Born, May 17, 1821, in Hartford, Conn.
1841. Studied Law in Hartford.
1854. Went South. Had previously traveled in Mexico and the South.
Died, Feb. 24, 1855, of a hemorrhage, on the steamer Louisiana, while going from Galveston to New Orleans.
Married, Sept. 20, 1842, Sarah J. Whittlesey of Wallingford, Conn., who died May 14, 1844.
Child : Harriet Champion, born June 21, 1843.
174. SULLIVAN HARDY WESTON.
1840., Residence : Augusta, Me.
18,61. D.D., Columbia College.
1865. Assistant Pastor of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City. Chaplain of Seventh New York Volunteers.
1873. Address : 63 London Terrace, New York City.
175. MATTHIAS EVANS WILLING.
1840. Residence : Princess Ann, Md. 1873. Assistant Minister of Christ Church, New York City.
1873. Address : Corner Fifth Av. and 35th St., New York City.
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CLASS OF 1842.
+ 176. * JOSEPH AUGUSTUS ADAMS.
Born, March 17, 1818, in South New Market, N.H.
1842-3. Principal of an Academy in Norwich, Conn.
1845. Teacher in New Hampshire Conference Seminary. 1846. Joined New England Conf., M. E. Church.
1846. Stationed at Medford, Mass .; 1847, Walpole ; 1848, 9, Watertown ; 1850, I, Common St., Lynn ; 1852, Saugus ; 1853, Boston ; 1856, Salem ; 1857, Melrose.
1859. Went to California on account of failure of health.
Died, Aug. 27, 1860, in San Francisco, Cal.
Married, Sept. 4, 1842, Sophie M. Metcalf of Greenland, N.H. 1873. Address of widow : Greenland, N. H.
177. JULIUS AUGUSTUS BALDWIN.
1838-41. Residences : Humphreysville, Conn. ; Monticello, N.Y. 1866. Engaged in farming hear Port Huron, Mich. Member of Board of Education.
1873. Address :
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Born, Oct. 14, 1814, in Whately, Mass.
1842. Preached in Middlefield and West Worthington, Mass.
1843. Pastor of M. E. Church, Feeding Hills, Mass.
1844. Joined New England Conf., M. E. Church.
1844. Stationed at West Brookfield, Mass. ; 1845, 6, Charlemont ; 1847, 8, Chesterfield ; 1849, Pelham.
1850. Superannuated. Died March 27, 1851.
Married, Aug. 7, 1842, Miss Mary Pearl, Preceptress of Troy Conference Academy.
Children : Helen Maria, born July 4, 1844 ; died April 21, 1846. Nellie M., born June 21, 1846 ; died Aug. 12, 1849. Mary Jane, born April 25, 1848. William Emory, born July 1, 1850.
1869. Address of widow : Northampton, Mass.
179. GEORGE HYDE BLISS ..
Born, April 27, 1820, in Wilbraham, Mass. Immediately after graduation, taught on Long Island. Then en- gaged in farming in Michigan. Afterwards taught in Chi- cago, Ill., where he also engaged in real estate speculation. Subsequently lived several years in Evanston, Ill., whence he removed to Santa Cruz, Cal.
Married Louisa Coc, Middletown, Conn. Married Mary Patrick of Granby, Mass.
Children : Emma Louisa, Selena Coe, Fanny L., Maria, Mary Ann, Ella Simpson, George Hyde. 1873. Address : Santa Cruz, Cal.
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180. * WILLIAM LATHROP BLISS.
Born, March 16, 1816, in Wilbraham, Mass.
After graduation, studied Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
M.D., Yale College. Practiced medicine a few months in Spring- field, Mass., where his health failed.
Died, in Wilbraham, Mass., at the age of thirty-four. Married Jane Eliza Barnett of Westville, Conn.
Child : died in infancy.
181. * CYRUS BOLSTER.
1841. Residence : Berne, N. Y.
1845. Joined New York Conf., M. E Church.
1849. Principal of Lansingburg Acad. Transferred to Troy Conf.
1851. Teacher in Jonesville Acad., N.Y. Went South for his health.
Died, Feb. 17, 1853, in New Orleans, La.
182 * OLIVER ELBRIDGE BROWN.
Born, 1813, in Huntington, N.Y.
1844. Joined New York Conf., M. E. Church.
1844. Stationed at Greenport, N.Y. ; 1845, Huntington ; 1846, Jamaica ; 1847, Southampton ; 1848, Delhi.
1849. Agent for Wesleyan University.
1850, I. Stationed at Lenox, Mass. ; 1852, 3, 50th St., New York City ; 1854, 5, Manhattanville, N. Y. ; 1856, King's Bridge, N.Y. ; 1857, Morrisania, N.Y.
Died July 28, 1867.
183. * JOHN DENNETT CHASE.
Born, March 6, 1821, in Milton, N.H.
1846. M. D., Berkshire Medical College, Pittsfield, Mass.
1847. Practiced Medicine in Columbia County, N.Y.
1851. Physician and druggist in Washington, Ga.
1862. Physician and Surgeon in Hospital, Richmond, Va.
1863. Physician and Surgeon in Law Hospital, La Grange, Ga.
Died, Nov. 17, 1863, in Washington, Ga.
Married, Dec. 27, 1842, Miss Catherine R. Ward of Middletown, Conn.
Children : Harriet Lucia, Charles Albert, William Henry, John Dennett, Francis Marion.
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