Grout, Aldin

Rev. Aldin Grout

Son of Joel Grout (1765-1835) and Asenath Wilder (1767-1868), born at Pelham, Mass., on Sept. 3, 1803. Grout married a young woman from Holden, Hannah Davis, on Nov. 17, 1834, shortly before his first trip to Africa. Born Feb. 26, 1805, the daughter to Ethan and Eliza Davis of Holden, Hannah was said in the History of Holden, to "mind was impressed with the importance of personal religion" early in life, pursuing her education through Mrs. Fiske's boarding school in Keene, N.H., and preparing for missionary work at the Ipswich Female Seminary. Hannah's brother Elnathan was a graduate of Williams College and the Theological Institute at Hartford, Conn., originally intended to pursue missionary work in South Africa, but relented, eventually taking on work as a home missionary in Indiana and Michigan for two years, after which he served as pastor to churches in Ashburnham, Fitchburg, and Auburn, working as an active member of the American Peace Society.

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