David Belden Lyman
| David Belden Lyman | |
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Founder of Hilo Boarding School
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| Born | July 28, 1803 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | October 4, 1884 (aged 81) Hilo, Hawaii |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Missionary, Teacher |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Joiner |
| Parent(s) | David Lyman Rhoda Phelps Belden |
| Sarah Joiner Lyman | |
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November 29, 1805 Royalton, Vermont |
| Died | October 4, 1884 (aged 78) Hilo, Hawaii |
| Occupation | Missionary, Teacher |
| Children | six others |
| Parent(s) | Salmon Joiner Mary Moore |
Frederick Swartz
Rufus Anderson
David Belden Lyman (July 28, 1803 – October 4, 1884) was an early American missionary to Hawaii who opened a boarding school for Hawaiians. His wife Sarah Joiner Lyman (1805–1885) taught at the boarding school and kept an important journal. They had several notable descendants.
David Belden Lyman was born in on July 28, 1803, in Hartford, Connecticut. from a family with a long Puritan history. He attended Lenox Academy and Williams College from 1824 to 1828. He then went to Andover Seminary and graduated and was ordained on October 12, 1831. He married Sarah Joiner (1806–1885) on November 2, 1831. Only a few days later they sailed from Massachusetts in the fifth company of missionaries from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Hawaii. They reached Honolulu in May 1832.
They had eight children including sons David Brainerd (1833–1836), Henry Munson (1835–1904), Frederick Swartz (1837–1918), another David Brainerd (1840–1914),Rufus Anderson (1842–1910), and Francis Ogden (1847–1915). Daughters were Ellen Elizabeth (1845–1868) and Emma Washburn (1849–1934).
David Belden Lyman died in Hilo, Hawaii on October 4, 1884. Sarah died on December 7, 1885.
After arriving in Honolulu, they were assigned to work at the mission in Hilo under Reverend Joseph Goodrich. The Scottish botanist and explorer David Douglas stayed with the Lymans between his historic climb to the summit of Mauna Loa, and his death exploring Mauna Kea in 1834. Mrs. Lyman made a note in her diary about the unusual customs of drinking hot coffee, tea, and "English dinners". Sarah Joiner Lyman's journal recorded earthquakes felt in Hilo and volcanic eruptions of Kilauea and Mauna Loa. It was used as an informative record on the frequency and strength of tremors and of volcanic activity for subsequent researchers. Mrs. Lyman kept it between 1833 and her death in 1885, and it was later maintained by other members of the Lyman family up to 1917. The journal was referenced during Mrs. Lyman's lifetime by members of the United States Exploring Expedition in 1840. She also published a letter in the American Journal of Science.
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