From Paris, with... ehh :

Jean Massieu

born deaf with 6 other deaf children

No schooling in early years. he was forced to work and "treated like a dog".

Clerc called him genius

Laurent Clerc

born December 1785

family unsure how Clerc became deaf

1806 became teacher after being taught by Massieu.

began school in at 12

5'8"

Year without a summer

1815 volcanic eruption in Indonesia

killed tens of thousands

The volcanic ash caused northern hemisphere temperatures to drop

chilly Connecticut manners

August 9th Mary Augusta arrived in NY.

Laurent Clerc and Gallaudet met with Gallaudets family and Clerc was taken aback by the cold nature of their relationship

5 year old Wallace had died a few days before their arrival

LC