Excerpt from The Historical Record, 1887, Vol. 6: A Monthly Periodical Devoted Exclusively to Historical, Biographical, Chronological and Statistical Matters

Third son of Boswell Lyman and Martha Mason, was born in Lyman Township, Grafton Co., New Hamp shire, March 30, 1813. When about two years old, his father left home for the western country, from which he never returned, as he is supposed to have died some six years after wards ih New Orleans. Amasa Lyman, his younger brother Elias and his sister Ruth, remained with their mother until her second mar riege, after which Lyman lived with his grandfather until he was eleven years old, and with Parley Mason, a relative, seven years longer.

During the year 1831 he became somewhat thoughtful on the subject of religion, but did not unite himself with any of the religious denomina tions until the spring of 1832, when the neighborhood in which Lyman resided was visited by Elders Lyman E. Johnson and Orson Pratt. Lyman believed the Gospel when he first heard it preached by those Elders, and was baptized by Lyman E. John son on April 27, 1832. The follow ing day he was confirmed by Orson Pratt.

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