1870's Rev. Lyman Matthews CDV Photo, Braintree & Middlebury College

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On reverse: "Lyman Matthews" is handwritten in pencil, age written unknown. Photo type: Original Vintage Victorian CDV carte de visite Photograph, circa 1870's. This CDV is taken from an early well known lithographed drawing of Lyman Matthews. Photographer: Hardy, 22 Winter Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Essex County. (known to be photographer Amory Hardy, Amory N. Hardy or A.N. Hardy 1835-1911)

Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Reverend Lyman Matthews 1801-1866
Born: 1801 Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
Died: 1866 Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont
His Father: Darius Matthews 1766-1819, early settler of Cornwall, Addison County, VT
His Mother: Abigail Porter Matthews 1770-1854, born in Tinmouth, Rutland County VT
His Sibling: Abigail Matthews Linsley 1799-1820
His wife: Rachel Dwight Howe Matthews 1806-1866 born MA, died in VT.
Their Children:
William Howe Matthews 1832-1898
Abbie Porter Matthews 1835-1891
Carafilia Matthews 1837-1850
Lyman Matthews Jr. born 1839 or 1840-1857
Dwight Matthews 1847-1914
Mary Howe Matthews Mead 1833-1862, married Horace J. Mead
Charlotte Plaisted Matthews 1843-1844
Thomas Porter Dwight Matthews 1847-1870 graduate Middlebury College, engineering

Early Essex Co., Massachusetts Marriages 1651-1722. Obtained From Early Town and Church Records-Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton, Massachusetts: Town Histories: "Oct. 28, 1830 Rev. Lyman Matthews of Braintree married Rachel D. Howe."

He was an Andover Theological Seminary alumni and was ordained in 1830. He was also a Middlebury College Alumni, entering in 1818 and graduating in 1822, lived in South Braintree, Mass, for 14 years from 1830-1844, as the first minister of the Congregational Church there. He moved back to Vermont because of his health, and was a Middlebury College Trustee from 1847-1866, until his death.

Note: Later in life Lyman Matthews was the author of this book: History of the Town of Cornwall, Vermont by Lyman Matthews, Mead and Fuller, Register book and job office, published in 1862 in Cornwall Vermont, 356 pages.

This is a beautiful early image of Lyman from a lithographed print. It was found in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont. Have never seen one before in our New England travels. A beautiful and original Matthews family photo.

Size: 2.5 x 4 inches
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