The Geneaology of Moody - LaPointe - Schnell - Beyers - Person Sheet
NameSamuel Socrates HOLTON
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BirthMar 17, 1817, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA36
Death?
FlagsBlood Relatives of JDM, Relative
Notes for Samuel Socrates HOLTON
He had a shoe store in Boston where his nephew, Dwight Lyman Moody, worked from as a salesman from age 17 to 19 after leaving his home in Northfield. Dwight was hired under these conditions: 1. He must board at a place selected by the uncle. 2. He must stay off the streets at night. 3. He must not try to run the business. 4. And he must go regularly to the Mount Vernon Church and Sunday School. On September 18, 1856 Dwight left Boston and moved to Chicago.
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