12 Facts About Calvin Frye

Calvin Frye was born in Frye Village, named after his grandfather, which is part of Andover, Massachusetts.

Calvin Frye moved with his family to Lawrence in the early 1860s.

When he was 26 years old, Calvin married Ada E Brush of Lowell, who was visiting in Lawrence, and who attended the same church.

Calvin Frye died one year after the marriage, and Frye moved back in with his family.

Calvin Frye was active in his local Congregational church as a librarian, class leader, and usher.

Calvin Frye took a course of instruction under Eddy, after which he, as well as his sister, became practitioners in Lawrence, although he would only be there for about a year.

Calvin Frye joined Eddy in Boston in 1882, shortly after the death of her husband Asa Eddy.

Calvin Frye lived in Eddy's homes at 569 Columbus Avenue, Boston, and later at Pleasant View, Concord, New Hampshire, and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Calvin Frye worked as Eddy's secretary, managing her personal affairs, and dealing with her official correspondence.

Calvin Frye was reportedly with her practically every day from August 1882, when he joined her household as her chief aide, until she died in December 1910.

Calvin Frye became known locally during his lifetime for taking Eddy for a daily ride in a horse-drawn carriage, with Calvin Frye dressed in a uniform and top hat sitting next to the coachman.

Calvin Frye later used the copies to write a critical biography of Eddy with Ernest Sutherland Bates in 1932.