Amadon, Martha D. (Byington ), 1834-1937
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1834 - 1937
Biographical
Daughter of John Byington, Martha is credited with teaching the first Adventist elementary school in 1853. She was the first president of the Dorcas Society in 1874. In 1860 she married George W. Amadon. See The Student Movement, April 6, 1933 and April 5, 1934.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Byington-Amadon Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Collection 12
Content Description
The four persons whose diaries make up this collection are from one family.
• John Byington was the first president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and a senior leader of the early Adventist being older than most of the other leaders.
• Catharine Newton Byington is John Byington's wife.
• Martha D. Byington-Amadon is the daughter of John and Catharine Byington.
• George Washington Amadon is Martha Byington's husband.The diaries date from 1857 to...
Dates:
1857 - 1912