Moody Homestead

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Edwin Moody and Betsy Holton were married in 1828, and raised their family here. Edwin died suddenly in 1841, leaving Betsy to raise their nine children, including four-year-old Dwight L. Moody, future evangelist and founder of Northfield School for Girls and Mount Hermon School, both in Northfield, Massachusetts. Betsy died in 1896, ten days shy of her ninety-second birthday.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerUnidentified
Date1881
PlaceNorthfield, Massachusetts
TopicArchitecture, Buildings
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 7.00 in
Catalog #2000.10.04
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Moody Homestead. Photograph. 1881. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2000-10-04/. Accessed on October 7, 2024.

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