ID
1749
Nationality
American
Occupation
Teacher
Philanthropist
Summary
Born at Boston; deafened and blinded in one eye at age 2 1/2 by illness; was the second student enrolled at the American School for the Deaf. Was teacher at the American School, 1825 to 1833 or 1834; active in the Episcopal Church; married Ann Sharp of Boston on Sept. 13, 1849. Died unexpectedly from an illness.
References
Notable Deaf Persons, p.23-25; American Annals of the Deaf, vol.5 no.1, Oct. 1852, p.40-45; The Frat, vol.35 no.12, July 1938, p.3.
Dates
18 November 1807-26 March 1852