Holmes, Theodore James, 1833-1906.

Theodore J. Holmes: taught from 1853-1856 in the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, Ct.; entered Union Theological Seminary, and in 1861 became minister of the Congregational Church in East Hartford, Ct.; in 1863 enlisted with the Union Army as Chaplain of the 1st Connecticut Cavalry and served until 1865; later held pastorates in Brooklyn, Baltimore, Newton Center, Hopkinton (Mass.), and Richmond (Vermont).

From the description of Theodore James Holmes papers, 1846-1910 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168237

Theodore J. Holmes: taught from 1853-1856 in the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, Ct.; entered Union Theological Seminary, and in 1861 became minister of the Congregational Church in East Hartford, Ct.; in 1863 enlisted with the Union Army as Chaplain of the 1st Connecticut Cavalry and served until 1865; later held pastorates in Brooklyn, Baltimore, Newton Center, Hopkinton (Mass.), and Richmond (Vermont).

Theodore James Holmes was born in Utica, New York, April 26, 1833, the son of Sylvanus and Elizabeth Hoyt Holmes. He graduated from Yale College in 1853, taught for three years in the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, and then entered Union Theological Seminary. After graduation in 1859 he went to a mission church in Richmond, Vermont, and in 1861 was called to the Congregational Church in East Hartford, Connecticut. In the same year he married Ellen Louisa Goldsmith, who was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, December 26, 1841, the daughter of Reverend Alfred and Sarah Merrill Goldsmith. In 1863 Theodore was granted a leave of absence to enlist in the Union forces and was commissioned Chaplain in the 1st Connecticut Cavalry and served until his resignation in 1865. He returned to East Hartford where he remained until 1873. He later held pastorates in Brooklyn, Baltimore, Newton Center, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and finally returned to Richmond, Vermont for the last few years of his active ministry. He died in Concord, New Hampshire in 1906. (Margaret Owen, donor, 1978).

From the guide to the Theodore James Holmes papers, 1846-1910, (Manuscripts and Archives)