David Dudley Field (1781-1867)
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David Dudley Field I was an American
Congregational clergyman and historical writer. He was born in East Guilford, now Madison, Connecticut
on May 20, 1781, the son of Timothy Field, an officer during the American Revolution
. He graduated from Yale
in 1802, and held pastorates at Haddam, Connecticut
, and Stockbridge, Massachusetts
. He wrote A History of the Town of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts (1844). He married Submit Dickison (1782-1861) in 1803, and they had nine children, four of whom achieved national
prominence:. He is buried at the Stockbridge Cemetery in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Their children were:
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Congregational clergyman and historical writer. He was born in East Guilford, now Madison, Connecticut
Madison, Connecticut
Madison is a town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, occupying a central location on Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline. The population was 18,812 at the 2000 census....
on May 20, 1781, the son of Timothy Field, an officer during the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. He graduated from Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1802, and held pastorates at Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...
, and Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census...
. He wrote A History of the Town of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts (1844). He married Submit Dickison (1782-1861) in 1803, and they had nine children, four of whom achieved national
prominence:. He is buried at the Stockbridge Cemetery in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Their children were:
- David Dudley Field, Jr. (1805–1894) was a US Congressman and law reformer.
- Emilia Ann Field Brewer (1807 – 1861)
- Timothy Beals Field (1809 – 1836)
- Mathew Dickinson Field (1811–1870)
- Jonathan Edwards Field (1813–1868)
- Stephen Johnson FieldStephen Johnson FieldStephen Johnson Field was an American jurist. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court from May 20, 1863, to December 1, 1897...
(1816–1899) was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. - Cyrus West Field (1819–1892) was a business man and industrialist who led the effort to lay the first Atlantic telegraph cable.
- Henry Martyn FieldHenry Martyn Field (minister)Henry Martyn Field was an American author and clergyman.Brother of Cyrus West Field, David Dudley Field II, and Stephen Johnson Field, he was born at Stockbridge, Massachusetts; he graduated at Williams College in 1838, and was pastor of a Presbyterian church in St Louis, Missouri, from 1842 to...
(1822–1907) carried on in the family tradition becoming a clergyman and author. - Mary Elizabeth Field (1823–1856)