Joseph Dennie Tyler, one of eleven children. He lost some of his hearing when he was about 20 years old due to a violent attack of fever. He, along with his wife, move to Hartford, Conn., to teach at the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, for seven years. He then accepted a job at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB) as school principal in May, 1839. (Little Acorn, Nov 2017 Issue, Page 11)
Joseph Dennie Tyler, one of eleven children. He lost some of his hearing when he was about 20 years old due to a violent attack of fever. He, along with his wife, move to Hartford, Conn., to teach at the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, for seven years. He then accepted a job at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB) as school principal in May, 1839. (Little Acorn, Nov 2017 Issue, Page 11)
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Rev. Joseph Dennis Tyler, BA., B.D., M.A.
Son of Major & Hon. Royall and Mary Palmer Tyler
Born Sept. 4,1804 -Died January 29,1852
First Superintendent -Virginia School for the Deaf
1839-1852
This stone erected by alumni
Virginia School for the Deaf 1952
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