Religion -- Vermont
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Asa Lyon Papers
Collection
Identifier: mss-064
Abstract
Asa Lyon was born in Pomfret, Connecticut, on December 31, 1763, the son of Jonathan and Rebecca Maxley Lyon. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1790, Asa studied religion under Rev. Charles Backus of Somers, CT, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Sunderland, Massachusetts, on October 4, 1792. Lyon moved soon thereafter to South Hero, Vermont. He helped organize the South Hero-Grand Isle Congregationalists in 1795 and, although never officially installed, served...
Dates:
1754-1840
