a Congregational minister, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, May 28, 1816; graduated from Yale College in 1836, and from the Theological Seminary in 1840; was a pastor until 1870; and thereafter engaged in literary pursuits until his death at Hawthorne, Florida, December 2, 1887. His published Works are, Genealogical Register (1851): — The Sacred Tabernacle of the Hebrews (1875): — History of the Colony of New Haven (1881): — History of the City of New Haven (1887).