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Rev Peter Hobart

Birth	:	13 Oct 1604 Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Death	:	20 Jan 1679 Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Australia
Coordinate	:	-27.4724180, 153.0648980
Plot	:	Sec B, Plot 44, Lot 7
Inscription	:	IN MEMORY OF REVr PETER HOBART WHO DIED JANUARY 20th 1679 IN THE 75th YEAR OF HIS AGE AND 53rd OF HIS MINISTRY 9 YEARS OF WHICH HE SPENT IN HINGHAM GREAT BRITAIN & 44 IN HINGHAM MASSACHUSETHS.
Description	:	From History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume II published by the town 1893, page 335: "Peter, a twin son [twin of Edmund], was b. at Hing., Eng. and bt. there, Oct.13 1604. He was educated at Magdalen Coll., Cambridge, Eng., where he received the degree of Bachelor in 1625, and of Master of Arts in 1629. He was m. at Eng. and came to New Eng. with his w. and four ch., arriving at Charlestown in June, 1635. On the first page of a journal which he kept, giving a rec. of the baptisms, marriages, and deaths, which came... Read More	From History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume II published by the town 1893, page 335: "Peter, a twin son [twin of Edmund], was b. at Hing., Eng. and bt. there, Oct.13 1604. He was educated at Magdalen Coll., Cambridge, Eng., where he received the degree of Bachelor in 1625, and of Master of Arts in 1629. He was m. at Eng. and came to New Eng. with his w. and four ch., arriving at Charlestown in June, 1635. On the first page of a journal which he kept, giving a rec. of the baptisms, marriages, and deaths, which came under his notice during his ministry of nearly 44 yrs. in out Hing., is the foll.: 'I with my wife and four children came safely to New Englane June ye 8: 1635: for ever praysed be the god of Heaven my god and king.' In Sept. foll. he settled in our Hing., and on the 18th of that month received a grant of a house-lot on Town (North) St. He also had other grants of land for planting purposes. He was twice m., his last w. being Rebecca, dau. of Joseph Peck. She d. here 9 Sept. 1693, aet 72 yrs.; and in her will, made four dys. previously, gives to s. David the dw.-house with thirty acres of land. Rev. Peter Hobart also left a will, in which his fifteen ch. then living are mentioned. The date of his death, and the years of his ministry are recorded on a memorial tablet standing near Central Ave., in the Hing. cemetery as foll.: -- In memory of Revd. Peter Hobart who died January 20th 1679 in the 75th year of his age and 53rd of his ministery 9 years of which he spent in Hingham Great Britain & 44 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Resided on North St., opp. Goold's Bridge." Other books about Peter Hobart: -Shepard in the Wilderness - Peter Hobart 1604-1679 by Edward Franklin Ripley, 2001 -Magnalia Christi americana or The Ecclesiastical History of New England, Vol I by Cotton Mather, 1853 (Chapter 27, pp 497-501: The Life of Mr. Peter Hobart.) -Copy of the Diary of Peter Hobart, First Minister of Hingham, Mass. [1635-1717], Peter Hobart, Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, David Hobart (at New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston)

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Where is Rev Peter Hobart's memorial?
Rev Peter Hobart's memorial is located at: Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Australia.
When did Rev Peter Hobart death?
Rev Peter Hobart death on 20 Jan 1679 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rev Peter Hobart's memorial?
Latitude: -27.4724180
Longitude: 153.0648980

Family Members:

Parent

Edmund Hobart

(1575 - 1646)

Spouse

Elizabeth Ibrook Hobart

(1608 - 1645)

Siblings

Children

David Hobart

(1651 - 1717)

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