Almira Edson was born on 20 January 1803, in Halifax, Vermont, to Rev. Jesse Edson and Rebecca (Taylor) Edson. Her father Jesse graduated form Dartmouth College in 1794, was ordained in 1796 and was the Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Halifax.
Almira had four sisters: Rowena Taylor Edson (born 28 November 1797, married Horace Thompson), Rebecca Edson (died at age 5), Amanda Edson (died at age 8), and Susanna Edson (born 26 December 1804, married Sylvester Bishop). Their father, Jesse died in 1805 at age 32 in Halifax, VT.
In 1810, at age 7, Almira’s sister Amanda died, her mother, Rebecca married Captain Edward Adams (on 2 September 1810 in Colrain, MA) and she moved to Colrain with her family. Her mother Rebecca and stepfather Edward had two children: Edward E. Adams (21 May 1811 - 19 December 1832) and Sarah Adams (born in 1813).
In 1841 the unmarried Almira joined a religious community in Putney, Vermont founded by the dictatorial John Humphrey Noyes. Almira fell in love with John B. Lyvere, a member of the religious community, and they asked permission from Noyes to marry. This was not granted, and during Noyes’ absence the couple crossed the border into Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and were married on 18 September 1842. Upon his return, Noyes banished the couple, and they moved to Vernon, Connecticut, where her sister Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson resided with her family.
Almira was a painter of family registers, which combined the typical features of the family record and the mourning picture. She died on 14 December 1886, in Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut, at age 83. Her nephew, Horace A. Thompson, son of Horace Thompson and Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson, was the executor of her estate.
Almira had four sisters: Rowena Taylor Edson (born 28 November 1797, married Horace Thompson), Rebecca Edson (died at age 5), Amanda Edson (died at age 8), and Susanna Edson (born 26 December 1804, married Sylvester Bishop). Their father, Jesse died in 1805 at age 32 in Halifax, VT.
In 1810, at age 7, Almira’s sister Amanda died, her mother, Rebecca married Captain Edward Adams (on 2 September 1810 in Colrain, MA) and she moved to Colrain with her family. Her mother Rebecca and stepfather Edward had two children: Edward E. Adams (21 May 1811 - 19 December 1832) and Sarah Adams (born in 1813).
In 1841 the unmarried Almira joined a religious community in Putney, Vermont founded by the dictatorial John Humphrey Noyes. Almira fell in love with John B. Lyvere, a member of the religious community, and they asked permission from Noyes to marry. This was not granted, and during Noyes’ absence the couple crossed the border into Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and were married on 18 September 1842. Upon his return, Noyes banished the couple, and they moved to Vernon, Connecticut, where her sister Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson resided with her family.
Almira was a painter of family registers, which combined the typical features of the family record and the mourning picture. She died on 14 December 1886, in Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut, at age 83. Her nephew, Horace A. Thompson, son of Horace Thompson and Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson, was the executor of her estate.
Almira Edson was born on 20 January 1803, in Halifax, Vermont, to Rev. Jesse Edson and Rebecca (Taylor) Edson. Her father Jesse graduated form Dartmouth College in 1794, was ordained in 1796 and was the Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Halifax.
Almira had four sisters: Rowena Taylor Edson (born 28 November 1797, married Horace Thompson), Rebecca Edson (died at age 5), Amanda Edson (died at age 8), and Susanna Edson (born 26 December 1804, married Sylvester Bishop). Their father, Jesse died in 1805 at age 32 in Halifax, VT.
In 1810, at age 7, Almira’s sister Amanda died, her mother, Rebecca married Captain Edward Adams (on 2 September 1810 in Colrain, MA) and she moved to Colrain with her family. Her mother Rebecca and stepfather Edward had two children: Edward E. Adams (21 May 1811 - 19 December 1832) and Sarah Adams (born in 1813).
In 1841 the unmarried Almira joined a religious community in Putney, Vermont founded by the dictatorial John Humphrey Noyes. Almira fell in love with John B. Lyvere, a member of the religious community, and they asked permission from Noyes to marry. This was not granted, and during Noyes’ absence the couple crossed the border into Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and were married on 18 September 1842. Upon his return, Noyes banished the couple, and they moved to Vernon, Connecticut, where her sister Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson resided with her family.
Almira was a painter of family registers, which combined the typical features of the family record and the mourning picture. She died on 14 December 1886, in Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut, at age 83. Her nephew, Horace A. Thompson, son of Horace Thompson and Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson, was the executor of her estate.
Almira had four sisters: Rowena Taylor Edson (born 28 November 1797, married Horace Thompson), Rebecca Edson (died at age 5), Amanda Edson (died at age 8), and Susanna Edson (born 26 December 1804, married Sylvester Bishop). Their father, Jesse died in 1805 at age 32 in Halifax, VT.
In 1810, at age 7, Almira’s sister Amanda died, her mother, Rebecca married Captain Edward Adams (on 2 September 1810 in Colrain, MA) and she moved to Colrain with her family. Her mother Rebecca and stepfather Edward had two children: Edward E. Adams (21 May 1811 - 19 December 1832) and Sarah Adams (born in 1813).
In 1841 the unmarried Almira joined a religious community in Putney, Vermont founded by the dictatorial John Humphrey Noyes. Almira fell in love with John B. Lyvere, a member of the religious community, and they asked permission from Noyes to marry. This was not granted, and during Noyes’ absence the couple crossed the border into Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and were married on 18 September 1842. Upon his return, Noyes banished the couple, and they moved to Vernon, Connecticut, where her sister Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson resided with her family.
Almira was a painter of family registers, which combined the typical features of the family record and the mourning picture. She died on 14 December 1886, in Rockville, Vernon, Connecticut, at age 83. Her nephew, Horace A. Thompson, son of Horace Thompson and Rowena Taylor (Edson) Thompson, was the executor of her estate.
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