Lincoln, Henry (1765-1857)

Pastor of the First Congregational Society in Falmouth, MA from 1790 until November 26, 1823.


When Burke met1809
Where Burke metFalmouth, MA
OccupationClergy
Interaction with BurkeBurke spoke at a local revival
Identity StatusConfirmed
GenealogyWikitree
Memoir Pages68

Notes

Rev. Henry Lincoln (November 3, 1765 – May 28, 1857) was a Congregational minister born in Hingham, Massachusetts, to William and Mary (Otis) Lincoln. After graduating from Harvard College in 1786, he was ordained as the pastor of the First Congregational Society in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on February 3, 1790. He served this congregation until November 26, 1823. He married Susannah Crocker in Falmouth on April 26, 1790. Following his 1823 retirement, Lincoln relocated to Nantucket, Massachusetts, to live with his son-in-law.


Sources

Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.

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