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Alonzo Barnard
Alonzo Barnard (1817–1905) was a Presbyterian missionary to Native Americans. He helped people escape slavery and taught formerly enslaved people in Ontario, Canada. He met his wife Sarah Philena Babcock Barnard (1819–1853) at Oberlin College and they worked together as missionaries and abolitionists with other graduates from Oberlin. Called the "Oberlin Band", they were led by Rev. Frederick Ayer. They worked initially for the Western Evangelical Missionary Society, and then the American Missionary Association after 1846. He ran one of the first printing presses in Minnesota, which was used to print books in the Ojibwe language. He established several mission stations and was a fund-raiser for the mission. They were missionaries to the Sioux and the Ojibwe (Chippewa). Barnard served with his first wife, Sarah, in what are now the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. At some point, Barnard lived in Chatham, Ontario, where he taught formerly enslaved Blacks. Early life Alonzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru, Vermont
Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 531 at the 2020 census. Originally known as Bromley, the town name was changed to "Peru" by the land grantees as a way of attracting land buyers to an area that had been described as of "trees, bears and mountain lions". History The town was chartered with the name Bromley in 1761 by Benning Wentworth, governor of the Province of New Hampshire. The first white settlement is said to have been in 1773, by William Barlow of Woodstock, Connecticut. The town of Bromley was organized at a town meeting in March 1802. As of the autumn of 1802 there were 14 families living in the town. In late 1803 or early 1804 the name of the town was changed to Peru. The new name was adopted to attract more people to the town by associating it with the South American province of Peru, which was considered to be a place of great wealth, apparently due to the rich silver mining industry there. Geography Peru is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |