Benjamin Holloway Bailey (July 5, 1829 – April 22, 1919) was an American Unitarian minister.[2] At the time of his death, he was "one of [the Unitarian church's] best known and best loved as well as one of its oldest ministers."[3]
Benjamin H. Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benjamin Holloway Bailey July 5, 1829 |
| Died | April 22, 1919 (aged 89)[2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bridgewater Normal College
Leicester Academy |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Unitarian Minister |
Personal life
editBailey was born in Northborough, Massachusetts in 1829, to Holloway and Lucy Sawyer Bailey.[3] He grew up in Northborough his father's farm before attending Bridgewater Normal College, Leicester Academy, and Harvard College, where he graduated in 1854.[3]
Then followed a few years of teaching at Chicopee High School and in Providence.[3] He studied law and then was graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1860.[3] While living in Dedham he met his wife, Emily F. Sampson, and they married on June 1, 1864.[3][4][a] They had five children, three of whom predeceased him.[3]
He spent the last six years of his life in retirement in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.[3] He is buried in Brookdale Cemetery.[4]
Ministry
editBailey served at the First Church and Parish in Dedham from 1861 to 1867.[5][3] In Dedham, he presided over the funeral of his predecessor, Alvan Lamson[6] and led the service at the 250th anniversary of the church's gathering in 1888 where he delivered an historical discourse.[7]
In 1867, he was called to Portland, Maine where he remained for five years.[3] He then served in Marblehead, Massachusetts beginning in 1872.[3][8] A twelve years pastorate there was followed by a slightly longer one at Malden, Massachusetts from 1884 to 1897.[3] For six years, he served on the Malden School Committee.[3] He then ministered in Westford, Massachusetts.[9][3] While there, he was a member of The Grange.[3]
Beginning in Marblehead, he began teaching as well.[3] Boys would either lodge with his family and study under him, or be taught as day students.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620–1988
- ^ a b "Rev. Benj. H. Bailey Dies at Age of 90 – Harvard Graduate and Long a Pastor in Malden". The Boston Globe. April 23, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The Unitarian Register. American Unitarian association. 1919. p. 670. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c Slugger O'Toole (September 6, 2019), File:Gravestone of Rev. Benjamin H. Bailey.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Smith 1936, p. 87.
- ^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Historic-Genealogical Society. 1865. p. 91. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ First Parish, Dedham, Mass; First Congregational Church (Dedham, Mass.) (1888). Commemorative Services at the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Gathering of the First Church in Dedham, Mass: Observed November 18 and 19, 1888. Joint committee of the two churches. pp. 112–.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Marblehead, MA (1873)". Celebrate Boston. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "Westford's Civil War Monument". The Westford Historical Society & Museum. May 31, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
Works cited
edit- Smith, Frank (1936). A History of Dedham, Massachusetts. Transcript Press, Incorporated. Retrieved July 18, 2019.