Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 - June 18, 1869) was an American journalist and politician and founder of the The New York Times.
He was born on January 24, 1820 on the family farm near Lima (town), New York, a son and the eldest child of Lavinia Brockway, the daughter of Clark Brockway and Sally Wade and Jarvis Raymond, the son of Jonathan P. Raymond and Hannah Jarvis.
He was an 8th generation direct lineal descendant of Captain Richard R...
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Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 - June 18, 1869) was an American journalist and politician and founder of the The New York Times.
He was born on January 24, 1820 on the family farm near Lima (town), New York, a son and the eldest child of Lavinia Brockway, the daughter of Clark Brockway and Sally Wade and Jarvis Raymond, the son of Jonathan P. Raymond and Hannah Jarvis.
He was an 8th generation direct lineal descendant of Captain Richard Raymond, (1602–1692), and his wife, Julia (or Judith). He was born probably in Essex County, England and arrived in Salem, Massachusetts about 1629, possibly with a contingent led by the Rev. Francis Higginson. The first actual date given for Richard is on August 6, 1629 when he is on the list of the 30 founding members of the First Church (Congregational) of Salem. He was about 27 years old. He was later a founder of Norwich, Connecticut, and an "honored fore-father of Saybrook".
Raymond gave early evidence of his superior intellectual skills:...
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