Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-09
OBITUARY.
Rev. William De Loss Love, D. [

Rev. William De Loss Love, D. D.
 Rev. William De Loss Love, D. D., formerly principal of Broadway gram mar school, this city, and president of the Connecticut Humane society since 1899, pastor for many years of the Pearl street Congregational church and it's successor, the Far1hixgton ave-. nue Congregational church, Hartford, and well known writer on subjects pertaining to Colonial days in New England died Monday morning at $40 at his home. No. 354 Laurel street, Hartford.
 Dr. Love became ill with grip four weeks ago. His illness developed fatal complications and for several days his condition had given little hope of re- covery.i
 Dr. Love was a descendant in the fifth generation from Robert Love- a sergeant in the Revolutionary war. Other lines of descent were from Lieut.. William Clark and Capt Samuel Gurley. He was born in New Haven Nov. 29, 1851. son of Rev. William De Loss Love and Matilda Wallace Love. His father held pastorates in this state, in Massachusetts and in Milwaukee, Wis.
 Dr. Love prepared for college at the Milwaukee academy and entered Hamilton college, where he received the degre of bachlor of arts in 1873 and the degree of master of arts in 1876. For a year after his graduation | he was instructor in mathematics and | natural science in the Leicester, Mass, 1 Military academy He became princi- pal of the Broadway grammar school | ins Norwich, where he remained until | 1875, when he entered the Andover Theological seminary, graduating with the degree of bachelor af divinity in 1878.
 His first pastorate was the Evangel- ical Congregational church in Lancas- | ter. Mass, immediately following the completion of his seminary course. The same yeaf he married Ada Minerva | Warren of Leicester, Mass who died May 5, 1881. After her death Dr. Love resigned his pastQrate in Lancaster and travelled in Europe and the far east. Upon his return in 1882 he be- came supply pastor of the Second Con- | Gregational church in Keene, N. H. and continued there a year. He spent | some time in business, at first with the Lebanon Woolen company and later as general passenger agent and assistant superintendent of the Boston, Win throp and Shore railro&l For a time
 
 uel w Hale Of New Hampshire. Dr. Love married Mary Louise Hale daughter of Governor Hale, in Oc.o- Der, 1884. In 1885 he went to Hart, ford,
 Dr. Love was an authority on mat ters pertaining to the sCelonial periot
 and later days. His researches were
 largely compiled in his Colonial His
 tory of Hartford. published in 1914. HI
 had published Fast and Thanksgivin:
 Days in New England. Samson Occon
 and the Christian Indians of Nev
 England, and many moAographs ol New England history and pamphlet
 and papers on local history, In 1894 he was given the honorar. degree Of doctor of philosophy D. Hamilton college. He was chaplain 0 { the Connecticut Society. Sons of tn
 American Revolution. He was
 member of the Colonel Jere1nial
 WadswortIl branch. He was a mem
 Der of the Society of Colonial Wars fhe American Antiquarian society, tn Twilight club, and the Connection : Historical society, being correspond , ing secretary of the last named. Dr. Love leaves his wife and fou , children: Lieutenant William DeLos Love. Jr., Coast Artillery corps, Fort ress Monroe. Va: Mrs Harry L. Sev in of Chicago, Mrs. Laurence Lepno , of Boston, and Miss Anne H. Low,
 who lives at home He leaves a sis ter, Hrs. Walter S. Alexander of Ca , Park. Chicago; and three brothers ; the Rev. Dr. Archibald l.. Love C Brooklyn, N. T., Henry M. Love, a
 attorney in Utica, N. T., and Edwar
 Love, a chemist in New York. MT. Laura E. Hart, wife of the Rev. D, , Hastings H. Hart of the Russell Sag 5 foundation, who died in 1900, was 5 sister of Dr. love.