"Rev. Alvah Cushman Page, son to Phineas and Lynthe (Macomber) Page, was born in Hawley, Mass., March 17, 1806; fitted for college at Sanderson Academy, Ashfield. Studied theology with Rev. F. Freeman of Plymouth, 29-31; ordained as an evangelist at Charlemont, Nov. 8, 1831; He served as supply at Montague, Rutland, Bethany and Pembroke, N.Y. Pastor at Norwich (now Huntington), Tyringham, East Elstead, N.H., Pelham, Holland 51-54. West Stafford, Conn. Supplied for a year at Udina, Ill, after which he became a farmer at Elgin, Ill., 59-77. He was thrown from his carriage and instantly killed at Elgin, Ill., Sept. 1, 1877. He was married (1) Jan. 8, 1833, to Mary Ann, daughter of Jonathan Blake, Jr., of Warwick, who died Nov. 20, 1833, (2) June 16, 1835, to Esther, daughter of Abraham Williams of Ashfield, who died Nov. 3, 1843, (3) Nov. 5,1844, to Mary, daughter of Eleazer Everett of Francestown, N.H., who died Aug. 26, 1856, (4) Oct. 8, 1857, to Hannah Wade, daughter of Col. William Brown, of Lyons Farm, N.J. He had two children. (From records of Amherst College.)"
