Lyman family

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American family New England family merchant person physicist

The Lyman family is a prominent New England lineage with deep roots in early American history, known for its social, political, and economic influence and intermarriage with other notable families such as the Delanos.

Aliases (3)

Theodore Lyman III ×6
Theodore Lyman (scientist) ×4
Elias Lyman ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American family → New England family → merchant → person → physicist →
associatedWith	Harvard University → Yale University →
connectedTo	Boston Brahmin families → New England mercantile elite →
countryOfCitizenship	United States → United States →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
earliestPresenceInNewEngland	17th century →
family	Lyman family → Lyman family → Lyman family →
hasAncestralReligion	Congregationalism → Protestantism →
hasBranchIn	Connecticut → Maine → Massachusetts → Vermont →
hasCoatOfArms	Lyman family coat of arms →
hasEthnicOrigin	English →
hasGenealogicalRecordsIn	New England Historic Genealogical Society →
hasHistoricalRootsIn	early American history →
hasNotableMember	Elias Lyman → Theodore Lyman (scientist) → Theodore Lyman III →
hasSurname	Lyman →
intermarriedWith	Delano family →
involvedIn	banking → maritime trade → real estate →
knownFor	Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum → economic influence in New England → political influence in New England → social influence in New England →
languageOfFamilyName	English →
notableFor	involvement in mercantile trade → involvement in politics → land ownership in New England →
occupation	philanthropist → politician →
partOf	New England upper class →
positionHeld	Mayor of Boston →
region	New England →
socialClass	elite →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elias Lyman → Theodore Lyman (scientist) → Theodore Lyman III →	family
Delano family →	relatedFamily