WILLEY, Benjamin Glazier, author, born in Conway, New Hampshire, 1 February, 1796; died in East Sumner, Maine, 17 April, 1867. He was graduated at Bowdoin in 1822, studied theology with Reverend Asa Cummings, was ordained as colleague pastor at Conway in 1824, and preached there for seven years, and subsequently at Milton and Farmington, New Hampshire, and East Sumner, Maine His father, Samuel. was one of the first settlers of Conway, and his brother, who was also named Samuel, perished with all his family in the avalanche of 28 August, 1826. An account of this catastrophe is given in Mr. Willey's "Incidents in White Mountain History " (Boston, 1856), which was enlarged and republished under the title of "History of the White Mountains, together with many Interesting Anecdotes, illustrating Life in the Backwoods" (New York, 1870).