His funeral was held in the Baptist Church on Lafayette Place .
Matthew Vassar died in his seventy - seventh year on June 23 , 1868 , while delivering his farewell address to the Vassar College Board of Trustees .
Matthew Vassar 's funeral was held in the Baptist Church on Lafayette Place .
Matthew Vassar died in his seventy - seventh year on June 23 , 1868 , while delivering his farewell address to the Vassar College Board of Trustees .