Daniel B. Hoyt (1822-1894) was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and died in Derby, Connecticut. He became interested in Christian Science in early 1885 when he and his wife, Lucy, wrote to Mary Baker Eddy asking for advice regarding Christian Science treatment through prayer. Hoyt and his wife helped grow Christian Science in Derby (then known as Birmingham) and their daughter, Bertha M. Hoyt, later became a Christian Science practitioner listed in the directory of The Christian Science Journal.

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