Background
Barnum, Samuel Weed was born on June 4, 1820 in North Salem, New York, United States. Son of Horace and Cynthia (Weed) Barnum.
Barnum, Samuel Weed was born on June 4, 1820 in North Salem, New York, United States. Son of Horace and Cynthia (Weed) Barnum.
Graduated from Yale, 1841, Yale Divinity School, 1844.
Minister in Congregational churches, Granby, Connecticut, also Chesterfield, Phillipston (both Massachusetts), 1844-1865. Lived in New Haven, Connecticut, from 1865. Helped revise Webster’s Dictionary, 1845-1846.
Pronunciation editor for Webster’s International Dictionary.
Editor: Smith’s Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible, 1868. Romanism As lieutenant Is, 1871.
Vocabulary of English Rhymes, 1876.
Married Charlotte Betts, April.