Emerson, Joseph, 1777-1833
Variant namesJoseph Emerson was born on October 13, 1777. He attended Harvard University, graduated in 1798 and taught for a short time before becoming a minister. In 1818 he founded the Byfield Female Seminary, in Byfield, Massachusetts. Here, Zilpah Grant Banister taught hundreds of students, before she went on to found her own school. Joseph Emerson died on May 13, 1833 in Wethersfield.
From the guide to the Emerson papers MS 0534., 1803-1844., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
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| creatorOf | Emerson, Ralph, 1787-1863. ALS, 1832 Oct. 2, Andover, to "Rev & Dear Brother." | George Washington University | |
| referencedIn | Hannah Adams letters, 1806-1820 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Byfield Seminary Collection MS 0516., 1818-[present], 1818-1822 | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Banister papers MS 0506., 1803-1971. | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837. Letters to Benjamin Trumbull [manuscript], 1802-1814. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Emerson papers MS 0534., 1803-1844. | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Byfield Seminary. Records, 1818-1822. | Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library |
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| associatedWith | Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831 | person |
| associatedWith | Banister, Zilpah P. Grant (Zilpah Polly Grant), 1794-1874 | person |
| associatedWith | Byfield Seminary. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Emerson, Nancy, b. 1806 | person |
| associatedWith | Emerson, Ralph, 1787-1863. | person |
| associatedWith | Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837. | person |
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Birth 1777
Death 1833
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