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Dwight Baldwin (September 29, 1798 – January 3, 1886) was an American Christian missionary and medical doctor on Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands, during the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was patriarch of a family that founded some of the largest businesses in the islands.
Aug 13, 2023 · Baldwin is credited with largely protecting Maui from the smallpox epidemic that hit the islands in the 1850s through a robust vaccination campaign.
In the years following the unification of the Hawaiian islands, the land was gifted by royal decree to Dr. Dwight Baldwin, for his 17-year service as one of the only doctors on Maui. This is the same Dr. Baldwin of the historic Baldwin Home, that is now a museum in Lahaina.
Dr. Dwight Baldwin had what it took to be a missionary—a true renaissance spirit and a broad education in letters and science from Williams College and Yale. He graduated from Auburn Seminary and earned a master of science degree from Harvard Medical School.
A physician and minister named Dwight Baldwin, and his wife Charlotte, were two of those missionaries who came from Connecticut. In 1835, they moved into a house in Lahaina , constructed of stone, coral and timber.
Mar 25, 2020 · When the missionary fell ill and returned to Massachusetts in 1836, however, Reverend Dwight Baldwin and his wife, Charlotte, decided to move into the house. Over the years, the couple welcomed a...
Apr 7, 2023 · Genealogy for Rev. Dwight Baldwin (1798 - 1886) family tree on Geni, with over 245 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
