A List of the Persons Belonging to the First Foot Company of Hingham, and What Each of Them Have Paid in the War from an Age of Sixteen to Sixty, March 30th 1757
Title
A List of the Persons Belonging to the First Foot Company of Hingham, and What Each of Them Have Paid in the War from an Age of Sixteen to Sixty, March 30th 1757
Description
This document is a list of all members in the First Foot Company of Hingham, Mass. as of March 30, 1857. These would have been men prepared to fight in the French and Indian War. The position of each member is included, such as Doctor, Major, Captain, Ensign, and Deacon. The list also includes the amount of money each member has given to the militia. All of the members are between 16 and 60 years of age. Several prominent family names can be seen, including Lincoln, Lane, Hersey, Cushing, Thaxter, Gay, Fearing, Hobart, Stoddard, and Beal. Benjamin Lincoln was in charge of this militia.
Subject
War
Soldiers
Military officers
Physicians
Clergy
Militias
Publisher
Hingham Public Library
Date Created
1857
Rights
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Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Documents
Spatial Coverage
Hingham (Mass.)
Temporal Coverage
1757
Citation
“A List of the Persons Belonging to the First Foot Company of Hingham, and What Each of Them Have Paid in the War from an Age of Sixteen to Sixty, March 30th 1757,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 23, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/280.