Torrey was born in Rowley, Massachusetts on February 2, 1797.[1] He received his education at Dartmouth College and Andover Seminary; later in his life he was honored by Harvard University with a Doctor of Divinity degree. Torrey joined the faculty of the University of Vermont in 1827, and remained there for the rest of his life, serving as its acting president from 1862 until his death.[2]
Torrey and his wife, Mary Mosley Paine, were the parents of five children.[2]
Carlton, Hiram. Genealogical and family history of the state of Vermont: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1903) p. 238.
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^The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 42. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Google Books.
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