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Lyman Beecher
(1775–1863)
BIRTH
October 12, 1775
PLACE
New Haven, Connecticut
DEATH
January 10, 1863
PLACE
Brooklyn, New York
FAMILY
FATHER
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe
(1811-1896)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
The Reverend Lyman Beecher was the father of writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. His first wife, Roxana Foote Beecher, was Harriet’s mother.
EARLY LIFE
He was a prominent American clergyman and preached against slavery during the debate over the Missouri Compromise.
CAREER
DEATH
Lyman Beecher died in Brooklyn on January 10, 1863, aged 87, according to Yale's alumni obituary record. His funeral was held at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn on January 14, and he was buried at Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.
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