Albert Wells Hubbard (AC 1867), the son of Chauncey P. and Mary (Wells) Hubbard, was born in Cameron, N.Y., October 18, 1841, and was fitted for college in the preparatory department of Alfred University, N.Y. He also attended Alfred in 1863 for his first year in college. He entered Amherst College in September 1864, graduating in 1867.
Hubbard obtained his theological education at Princeton Seminary, graduating in 1870. He was ordained on May 1, 1870 in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and was pastor of the Monaghan Presbyterian Church there until 1873.
In the autumn of 1873 he married Emma R. Spencer and entered the service of the American Board of Missions. His first assignment was the station in Sivas, Western Turkey where he and Emma continued their missionary work until his death from pneumonia and pleurisy on April 13, 1899. The Hubbards had eight children, of whom four would graduate from Amherst College: Ray Spencer (b. Dec. 3, 1875, AC 1900), Crescens (b. Sept. 1, 1877, AC 1900), Hugh Wells (b. Mar. 19, 1887, AC 1908), and Theodore Horace (b. July 5, 1892, AC 1914).
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1841:
Oct 18: Albert Wells Hubbard born
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1851:
Apr 9: Emma born
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1862:
AWH graduated from Alfred Academy
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1864:
AWH entered Amherst College
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1867:
AWH graduated Amherst College
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1870:
AWH graduated Princeton Seminary
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1870:
May 1: AWH ordained
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1873:
Aug 25: AWH married Emma R. Spencer
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1873:
Entered American Board of Missions
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1873:
Nov: Began living in Sivas
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1875:
Dec 3: Ray Spencer born
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1877:
Sep 1: Crescens born
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1822:
Faith born
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1822:
Feb 22: Loyal George, Royal Chauncey born
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1887:
Mar 19: Hugh Wells born
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1890:
May 22: Mary born
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1892:
July 5: Theodore Horace born
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1899:
Apr 13: Albert dies at age 57
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1943:
Sep 5: Emma dies at age 92
From the guide to the Hubbard Family Papers, 1864-1909, (Amherst College Archives and Special Collections)
