Orson E. Train (1820-1903) was born in Whately, Massachusetts, and died
in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1847, he married Eliza G. Train (b. Bailey). Train was
a carpenter and Civil War veteran, he served as a private in the 37th Infantry and was
wounded in battle at Petersburg, Virginia. In 1886, he wrote to Mary Baker Eddy to order
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. He was still
involved with Christian Science in 1888, when he wrote to the Publishing Society to
order more literature.
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