Rev. Nathan L. Lord

1815 - 1897  (81 years)

• Name	Nathan L. Lord
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	23 Aug 1815	Port Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Apr 1897	Rochester, Fulton Co, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I21711	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Gurdon Lord,   b. Abt 1780,   d. 16 Oct 1866, , Lewis Co, New York, USA  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Sally Dewey,   b. 2 Sep 1781,   d. 13 Apr 1861, , Lewis Co, New York, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F7215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emeline L. Rose,   b. Abt 1813, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1897, Rochester, Fulton Co, Indiana, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1851	Plymouth, , Indiana
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2009
  Family ID	F16736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/genealogy/Tombaugh/Fulton%20Co.%20Handbooks/PDF/Handbook%20I-L.pdf Rev. N. L. Lord. - Among the men whose lives have been an influence for good in this county is the venerable Rev. Nathan L. Lord, who was engaged in the ministry in this and adjoining counties for nearly a quarter of a century, but for the past dozen years practically retired. He was born in Lewis county, N.Y., Aug. 23, 1815. He grew up on his father's farm and at the age of five years was sent to the village school. He entered Amherst college at eighteen and was graduated from that famous university four years later. He engaged in teaching some three or four years, while reading preparatory to entering the ministry. At twenty-nine years of age he was licensed by the New York presbytery at Watertown and his first work was as a supply at Constableville, N.Y. The next year he started West, stopping temporarily at Shalerville, Ohio. The year 1845 he reached Dubois county, Ind., and there remained five years. He came North was was stationed at Plymouth, Ind., three years, at the end of which time he removed to the vicinity of Argos. While there he began his work in Rochester. In 1860 he moved his family here and has since been one of Rochester's most respected and valued citizens. He returned to educational work while filling the pulpit in this county, and was principal of a Rochester school and afterward was employed as assistant, teaching the languages exclusively. He retired from the school room about 1870, and from the ministry, except for an occasional funeral or other special sermon, about 1885. Since his retirement his time has been passed on a small farm west of Rochester, or at his home in this city. Rev. Lord is descended from the Lords of Norwich, Conn. His father, Gurdon Lord, being born there about 1780. At twenty years of age he emigrated West to New York state and aided in clearing up the county where our subject was born. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a son of Nathan Lord, also a native of Connecticut. Gurdon married Sallie Dewey, from Massachusetts. Their children were Lydia Horr, who died at Ravenna, Ohio, 1893; John D., died at Leyden, N.Y.; Nathan L., and Mary Ann, deceased. Rev. Lord was married at Plymouth, Ind., in June of 1851, to Mrs. Emeline Hawley, a daughter of Squire Rose, a native of Canandaigua, who became one of the early citizens of Marshall county. Mrs. Lord's only child was by her first husband, and was a daughter named Helen, now the widow of Christopher Fitzgerald, who died in Rochester seven years ago, leaving the following children: Edwin H., druggist, Goshen,Ind.; Carrie, Nellie, and William L. Rev. Lord has kept aloof from politics. He has always been a strong and powerful advocate of temperance. His career has been blameless and spotless, and his life exemplary.