Reynolds, Grindall, 1822-1894

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Clergyman in Concord, Mass.; Secretary of American Unitarian Association (1881-1894); author on historical and religious topics. Born Dec. 22, 1822, in Franconia, N.H.; died Sept. 30, 1894, in Concord, Mass. Raised in Franconia and in Boston. Graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1847. Married Lucy Maria Dodge in 1848. Ordained to Unitarian ministry in Jamaica Plain. Minister of First Parish in Concord 1858-1881. Active in town life of Concord. Member of Library Committee 1859-1873, then of Concord Free Public Library Corporation. Vice President of Concord Antiquarian Society.

(Cont.) Speaker before and President of (1859, 1860, 1868, 1869) Concord Lyceum. Speaker at various public occasions. Member of Social Circle in Concord. During Civil War, attended meetings of Soldiers' Aid Society (of which his wife was President), kept track of individual soldiers and of troop movements, visited Washington. Temperance advocate. Member of American Antiquarian Society. Awarded honorary M.A. by Harvard in 1860, Doctor of Divinity in 1894. Published articles in Atlantic Monthly, Monthly Religious Magazine, Unitarian Review.

From the description of Grindall Reynolds papers, 1870-1888. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34436672
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referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
creatorOf Reynolds, Grindall, 1822-1894. Grindall Reynolds papers, 1870-1888. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1725-1900. Houghton Library
creatorOf Reynolds, Grindall, 1822-1894. Matters concerning the Reynolds genealogy : holograph, [1888 / compiled by Grindall Reynolds]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn George William Curtis additional correspondence, 1844-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Concord Soldiers' Aid Society (Concord, Mass.). Concord Soldiers' Aid Society records, 1861-1865. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Reynolds, Grindall, 1822-1894. War reminiscences of Concord soldiers : papers read before the Old Concord Post, No. 180, G.A.R. : Concord, Mass. : typed transcripts / with a prefatory address and biographical notices by Rev. Grindall Reynolds, 1893-1910. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Macdonald, Loren B. (Loren Benjamin), 1858-1924. Results of our Civil War that remain thirty years after : typescript / [Loren B. Macdonald]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Roberts, Nathan Alfred. Lineal connection between Rev. Grindall Reynolds of Concord, Massachusetts and Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury, England : typescript / searched by Nathan Alfred Roberts, Jr. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Hoar, George Frisbie. 1826-1904. Autograph collection, 1598-1945 Houghton Library
referencedIn Fenn, Mary R. Collection of materials (programs, printed letters, clippings, etc.) relating to ministers of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1830-1986> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Reynolds, Grindall, 1822-1894. Memoirs of Concord veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 : Concord, Mass. : typed transcripts / with a prefatory address by Rev. Grindall Reynolds, 1910. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
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associatedWith Brown, Joseph Lasinby, 1753-1804. person
associatedWith Chandler, Seth. person
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correspondedWith Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 person
associatedWith Emerson family. family
correspondedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 person
associatedWith Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904 person
associatedWith Macdonald, Loren B. (Loren Benjamin), 1858-1924. person
associatedWith Nightingale, Crawford. person
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correspondedWith Reynolds, John P. person
associatedWith Roberts, Nathan Alfred. person
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associatedWith Temple, Martha R. person
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