- m1 Abigail Grant Jones Cutler (1809-1837), daughter of Joseph Grant Cutler and Abi Cheeseborough Jones; died in Paris, France
- m2 Martha Kingman (1833-) daughter of Joseph Kingman and Elizabeth Howard
He was prepared for college, principally at Gilmanton Academy, under the tuition of Andrew Mack, Esq., and Rev John L. Parkhurst; studied, a short time, with Rev. James Marsh, D. D., and Hon. Rufus Choate, then tutors in Dartmouth College; and was, one year, a student in Phillips Exeter Academy. After graduating, he taught Moor's School, in Hanover, one year; was Tutor in Dartmouth College, three years; and then passed a year and a half at the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was licensed. to preach, in 1833, and, in April, of the same year, became Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature, in Dartmouth College. In 1837, by a division of the department, be became Professor of the Greek Language and Literature; and, in 1849, Professor Emeritus of the Greek Language and Literature. During the years 1836 and 1837, he was absent in Europe for the purposes of travel. Since his resignation of the active duties of his Professorship at Dartmouth, he has resided chiefly at Hanover, N. H., and Newburyport, Mass.
Prof. Crosby has published "A Greek and General Grammar"; Greek Tables "; "Greek Lessons"; "An Edition of Zenophon's Anabasis"; "First Lessons in Geometry"; "A Letter of John Foster, with Additions"; and "An Essay on the Second Advent."
Sources:
- Class of 1827, of Dartmouth College; Proceedings at their meeting in July, 1852; and Brief Notices of the Members. Lynn: W. W. Kellogg, Printer Over the Depot, Typographic Hall, 1853.
- Sketches of successful New Hampshire men by John Badger Clarke (1882)
NY Times obituary
Prof Alpheus Crosby, an eminent scholar and an author of some note, died at his residence in Salem Mass on Friday last, of softening of the brain. He was born in Sandwich, NH Oct 13, 1810 and was, therefore, nearly sixty-four years of age. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827; was preceptor of Moore's Charity School at Hanover, 1823-31, and Professor of Latin and Greek at Dartmouth College, 1833-37. He was Principal of the State Normal School, Salem from 1857 to 1865; has published Greek text-books, an edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, First Lessons in Geometry and an Essay on the Second Advent. Prof Crosby was brought up in the Congregational faith but while at Hanover changed to the Unitarian faith, and at the time of his death was a prominent member of the Unitarian Church of Salem. He was twice married, the first time to a Miss Cutler of Newburyport and the last time to Miss Kingman of Bridgewater. He was an advanced thinker, a man of liberal ideas, a prominent member of the American Peace Society, and a radical anti-slavery man. So strong was his belief in the equality of the races, that he adopted two colored girls as daughters, having no children of his own--an act which provoked much comment. The deceased leaves a wife and the two adopted daughters mentioned.
Note: There is a cenotaph at Dartmouth College Cemetery in Hanover, NH
- m2 Martha Kingman (1833-) daughter of Joseph Kingman and Elizabeth Howard
He was prepared for college, principally at Gilmanton Academy, under the tuition of Andrew Mack, Esq., and Rev John L. Parkhurst; studied, a short time, with Rev. James Marsh, D. D., and Hon. Rufus Choate, then tutors in Dartmouth College; and was, one year, a student in Phillips Exeter Academy. After graduating, he taught Moor's School, in Hanover, one year; was Tutor in Dartmouth College, three years; and then passed a year and a half at the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was licensed. to preach, in 1833, and, in April, of the same year, became Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature, in Dartmouth College. In 1837, by a division of the department, be became Professor of the Greek Language and Literature; and, in 1849, Professor Emeritus of the Greek Language and Literature. During the years 1836 and 1837, he was absent in Europe for the purposes of travel. Since his resignation of the active duties of his Professorship at Dartmouth, he has resided chiefly at Hanover, N. H., and Newburyport, Mass.
Prof. Crosby has published "A Greek and General Grammar"; Greek Tables "; "Greek Lessons"; "An Edition of Zenophon's Anabasis"; "First Lessons in Geometry"; "A Letter of John Foster, with Additions"; and "An Essay on the Second Advent."
Sources:
- Class of 1827, of Dartmouth College; Proceedings at their meeting in July, 1852; and Brief Notices of the Members. Lynn: W. W. Kellogg, Printer Over the Depot, Typographic Hall, 1853.
- Sketches of successful New Hampshire men by John Badger Clarke (1882)
NY Times obituary
Prof Alpheus Crosby, an eminent scholar and an author of some note, died at his residence in Salem Mass on Friday last, of softening of the brain. He was born in Sandwich, NH Oct 13, 1810 and was, therefore, nearly sixty-four years of age. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827; was preceptor of Moore's Charity School at Hanover, 1823-31, and Professor of Latin and Greek at Dartmouth College, 1833-37. He was Principal of the State Normal School, Salem from 1857 to 1865; has published Greek text-books, an edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, First Lessons in Geometry and an Essay on the Second Advent. Prof Crosby was brought up in the Congregational faith but while at Hanover changed to the Unitarian faith, and at the time of his death was a prominent member of the Unitarian Church of Salem. He was twice married, the first time to a Miss Cutler of Newburyport and the last time to Miss Kingman of Bridgewater. He was an advanced thinker, a man of liberal ideas, a prominent member of the American Peace Society, and a radical anti-slavery man. So strong was his belief in the equality of the races, that he adopted two colored girls as daughters, having no children of his own--an act which provoked much comment. The deceased leaves a wife and the two adopted daughters mentioned.
Note: There is a cenotaph at Dartmouth College Cemetery in Hanover, NH
- m1 Abigail Grant Jones Cutler (1809-1837), daughter of Joseph Grant Cutler and Abi Cheeseborough Jones; died in Paris, France
- m2 Martha Kingman (1833-) daughter of Joseph Kingman and Elizabeth Howard
He was prepared for college, principally at Gilmanton Academy, under the tuition of Andrew Mack, Esq., and Rev John L. Parkhurst; studied, a short time, with Rev. James Marsh, D. D., and Hon. Rufus Choate, then tutors in Dartmouth College; and was, one year, a student in Phillips Exeter Academy. After graduating, he taught Moor's School, in Hanover, one year; was Tutor in Dartmouth College, three years; and then passed a year and a half at the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was licensed. to preach, in 1833, and, in April, of the same year, became Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature, in Dartmouth College. In 1837, by a division of the department, be became Professor of the Greek Language and Literature; and, in 1849, Professor Emeritus of the Greek Language and Literature. During the years 1836 and 1837, he was absent in Europe for the purposes of travel. Since his resignation of the active duties of his Professorship at Dartmouth, he has resided chiefly at Hanover, N. H., and Newburyport, Mass.
Prof. Crosby has published "A Greek and General Grammar"; Greek Tables "; "Greek Lessons"; "An Edition of Zenophon's Anabasis"; "First Lessons in Geometry"; "A Letter of John Foster, with Additions"; and "An Essay on the Second Advent."
Sources:
- Class of 1827, of Dartmouth College; Proceedings at their meeting in July, 1852; and Brief Notices of the Members. Lynn: W. W. Kellogg, Printer Over the Depot, Typographic Hall, 1853.
- Sketches of successful New Hampshire men by John Badger Clarke (1882)
NY Times obituary
Prof Alpheus Crosby, an eminent scholar and an author of some note, died at his residence in Salem Mass on Friday last, of softening of the brain. He was born in Sandwich, NH Oct 13, 1810 and was, therefore, nearly sixty-four years of age. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827; was preceptor of Moore's Charity School at Hanover, 1823-31, and Professor of Latin and Greek at Dartmouth College, 1833-37. He was Principal of the State Normal School, Salem from 1857 to 1865; has published Greek text-books, an edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, First Lessons in Geometry and an Essay on the Second Advent. Prof Crosby was brought up in the Congregational faith but while at Hanover changed to the Unitarian faith, and at the time of his death was a prominent member of the Unitarian Church of Salem. He was twice married, the first time to a Miss Cutler of Newburyport and the last time to Miss Kingman of Bridgewater. He was an advanced thinker, a man of liberal ideas, a prominent member of the American Peace Society, and a radical anti-slavery man. So strong was his belief in the equality of the races, that he adopted two colored girls as daughters, having no children of his own--an act which provoked much comment. The deceased leaves a wife and the two adopted daughters mentioned.
Note: There is a cenotaph at Dartmouth College Cemetery in Hanover, NH
- m2 Martha Kingman (1833-) daughter of Joseph Kingman and Elizabeth Howard
He was prepared for college, principally at Gilmanton Academy, under the tuition of Andrew Mack, Esq., and Rev John L. Parkhurst; studied, a short time, with Rev. James Marsh, D. D., and Hon. Rufus Choate, then tutors in Dartmouth College; and was, one year, a student in Phillips Exeter Academy. After graduating, he taught Moor's School, in Hanover, one year; was Tutor in Dartmouth College, three years; and then passed a year and a half at the Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. He was licensed. to preach, in 1833, and, in April, of the same year, became Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature, in Dartmouth College. In 1837, by a division of the department, be became Professor of the Greek Language and Literature; and, in 1849, Professor Emeritus of the Greek Language and Literature. During the years 1836 and 1837, he was absent in Europe for the purposes of travel. Since his resignation of the active duties of his Professorship at Dartmouth, he has resided chiefly at Hanover, N. H., and Newburyport, Mass.
Prof. Crosby has published "A Greek and General Grammar"; Greek Tables "; "Greek Lessons"; "An Edition of Zenophon's Anabasis"; "First Lessons in Geometry"; "A Letter of John Foster, with Additions"; and "An Essay on the Second Advent."
Sources:
- Class of 1827, of Dartmouth College; Proceedings at their meeting in July, 1852; and Brief Notices of the Members. Lynn: W. W. Kellogg, Printer Over the Depot, Typographic Hall, 1853.
- Sketches of successful New Hampshire men by John Badger Clarke (1882)
NY Times obituary
Prof Alpheus Crosby, an eminent scholar and an author of some note, died at his residence in Salem Mass on Friday last, of softening of the brain. He was born in Sandwich, NH Oct 13, 1810 and was, therefore, nearly sixty-four years of age. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827; was preceptor of Moore's Charity School at Hanover, 1823-31, and Professor of Latin and Greek at Dartmouth College, 1833-37. He was Principal of the State Normal School, Salem from 1857 to 1865; has published Greek text-books, an edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, First Lessons in Geometry and an Essay on the Second Advent. Prof Crosby was brought up in the Congregational faith but while at Hanover changed to the Unitarian faith, and at the time of his death was a prominent member of the Unitarian Church of Salem. He was twice married, the first time to a Miss Cutler of Newburyport and the last time to Miss Kingman of Bridgewater. He was an advanced thinker, a man of liberal ideas, a prominent member of the American Peace Society, and a radical anti-slavery man. So strong was his belief in the equality of the races, that he adopted two colored girls as daughters, having no children of his own--an act which provoked much comment. The deceased leaves a wife and the two adopted daughters mentioned.
Note: There is a cenotaph at Dartmouth College Cemetery in Hanover, NH
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