Sylvanus Reed
Sylvanus Reed (1822-1870) was born in Brownville, New York, and died in
New York, New York. He was an Episcopal clergyman. In the 1850s he served as pastor of
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Albany, New York. After moving to New York City in 1864,
he was the minister of St. George's Chapel and then rector of the Church of the Holy
Innocents. He married Caroline G. Reed (Caroline Gallup), 1821-1914, in Albany in 1851.
She was an author, educator, and founder of Reed College, a prestigious school for women
in New York City. They had four children, including Sylvanus Albert Reed, an engineer
who invented the modern aircraft propeller. Reed's wife was acquainted with M. Augusta
De Forrest Brown, a medical doctor who had become one of Mary Baker Eddy's students and
who gave lectures on health at Reed College that included ideas from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. In 1887 Brown gave one of
Reed's daughters Christian Science treatment.
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Sylvanus Reed
Sylvanus Reed (1822-1870) was born in Brownville, New York, and died in
New York, New York. He was an Episcopal clergyman. In the 1850s he served as pastor of
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Albany, New York. After moving to New York City in 1864,
he was the minister of St. George's Chapel and then rector of the Church of the Holy
Innocents. He married Caroline G. Reed (Caroline Gallup), 1821-1914, in Albany in 1851.
She was an author, educator, and founder of Reed College, a prestigious school for women
in New York City. They had four children, including Sylvanus Albert Reed, an engineer
who invented the modern aircraft propeller. Reed's wife was acquainted with M. Augusta
De Forrest Brown, a medical doctor who had become one of Mary Baker Eddy's students and
who gave lectures on health at Reed College that included ideas from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. In 1887 Brown gave one of
Reed's daughters Christian Science treatment.
See more letters.