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Chapter 3
Origins of the American Deaf-World
Henniker, New Hampshire
Thomas Brown greatgrandfather
Thomas, wife and 9 children
Deaf son Nahum, first deaf-mute in family
senior Thomas Brown had hard currency debt and unable to pay
Nahum - neighbor hard judge intellect
17 years old, gift land recieved
married hearing women, had children
died at 87 years old, deaf children hade children
son become education, first to do so.
beofre his death
group of friend gathered in Brown household to draft constitition for endur deaf organizztion in united states, new england gallaudet association of deaf mutes.
Thomas and Mary
settled on parents farm
won awards
raise cattle, poultry, grew fruit, wheat, hay
frugal practical methodical
Nahum & Persis deaf children
Thomas B Swett went to America Asylum and Mary gave birth to hearing died shortly after
deaf son born
Thomas Brown
farmer and Deaf Leader
1866, New England Gallaudet Association met in Hartford
announced resignation of vice president.
proposal of national convention of Deaf0Mutes
Death of sister and Clerc
Age 65 - won awards
1874, took presidency of Clerc Monument Assocaition
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Son
Thomas Lewis
host birthday party for father
Nephew
Willaim B Swett
followed and promote Deaf welfare
published Deaf-Mutes Freind, directory of Deaf-Mute Library Association, business manager of Boston Deaf Mute Mission
Beverly School for the Deaf - founded school of industrial arts for Deaf adults, education program for Deaf children
1853, convention help for Vermont, deaf participants from state used free passes by railroads.
successful fundraise for monument and urged formation of permanent society.
1860, thomas friend and collaborator Chamberlain
the gallaudet guide and deaf mutes companion
one of earlyiest periodicals in US printed exclusively for deaf readers
contained news of deaf meeting, marriage, iillness, deaths
education, social issues (religion and slavery)
bfore publication, proceeding of Gallaudet Association convention and organization communication were judge
carried in american annals of the deaf and dumb, member of association recieved subscription
Chilmark, Mass
island deaf heritage & Mary Smith
originate in Wealk and arrive on island with colonize families
Colonizers drawn to Vineyard
farmland avail, long grow season, surrounding sea with lots of lobster and fish, numerous ponds (game birds, fish, shellfish), sanding soil (raise sheep), indians friendly (taught islanders catch whales.
James Skiffe, from kents sold land in Tisbury
Tilton, Lambert and other moved settled in Chilmark
no known deaf vineyarder can be trace to common ancestor
MV population
1700, 4000 people live on Vineyard
population stopped growing about 1800 at some 3,000
Lothrop, minister and 200 members
originally from Weald, arrived in Boston harbor, situated in Scituate
half of population were from Weald then to Barnstable on Cape Cod
Language
used by hearing and deaf people
may have been originally been BSL brought over by colonizers
12 generations passed, deaf children obtain other sign language practices and returned to island
Thomas & Mary Smith
their family came from vineyard, where deaf people were common
Thomas
took boat to vineyard, married Mary
Mary
her mother - hearing
her great grandparents were cousins.
descendants were deaf and hearing, and uprise population in living in Vineyard
Groce identified 72 deaf individuals
63 trace ancestry to James Skiffe
32 trace to Samuel Tilton
9 trace to Jonathan Lambert
most had 3 colonists in their pedigrees
linked before arrival on MV
scattered enclaves of deaf people gathered and united by schooling at American Asylum was Deaf community of MV.
largest source of pupils
Sandy River Valley, Maine
first settlers
forested with resources, fish
Towns creation
New Vineyard, New Sharon, New Gloucester, and 27 more
after American Revolution
several families migrate to Maine
enough of Governor, growing population, war crippled whaling industry, Mass offered free land
Tilton, Smith, Mayhews and Wests
intermarriage
continued on mainland
some gave up and return to island
others married into unrelated deaf families on mainland
Deaf pupils
opening of American Asylum and 1887, deaf pupils enroll gave town for residency
body of students include from large deaf families
Rowes and Campbells in New Gloucester and Lovejoy in Sidney
Families
Sebec branch of Lovejoys
Jack and Jellisons in Monroe
Brown, Jellisons, and Staples in Belfast
Berry in Chesterville
Assimilative and Differentiating Societies
pedigrees
dominant pattern
Nahums family
inherit half born hearing, half born deaf
Recessive pattern
possess critical gene
1 quarter of being born deaf, born hearing, none, carrier
William Chamberlain
support gatherings of children of silence
New England Gallaudet Association
founded We, Deaf-Mutes
promote intellectual, social, moral, temporal, and spiritual welfare
conventions keep alive feeling of brotherhood and friendship among mutes
silent press
Brown referred as patriarch of the silent tribe
Eulogist, ready to do his share for any plan which promised to promote the welfare of class
class, refer to tribe, Deaf World
emerging class of consciousness
formation of numerous societes of deaf people
explicit goals of first enduring organization