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Capt Joshua Hobart Sr.

Birth
Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Death
28 Jul 1682 (aged 67)
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
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Buried July 29, 1682, somewhere in Mass.
Joshua was the son of Edmund Hobart & Margaret Dewey. Joshua's father first married Margaret Dewey in Hingham, Norfolk, England and they emigrated with their children Edmund, Thomas, Alice, Rebecca, Joshua, and Sarah in 1633, perhaps on the "Elizabeth Bonaventure."

He was a Captain in command of a company in King Phillip's War and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company 1641; capt. of the military force here, and head of a company in active service during Philip's War.
He was the deputy to the General Court 1643, and subsequently at different times for 24 yrs.; speaker of the House of Deputies 1674.
Resided on Main St., next east of the meeting-house of the First Parish in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

He married Ellen Ibrook on March 14, 1637, in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. To this union, 12 children were born. Some of the children were: Hannah, Peter, Sarah Deborah, Esther.
Buried July 29, 1682, somewhere in Mass.
Joshua was the son of Edmund Hobart & Margaret Dewey. Joshua's father first married Margaret Dewey in Hingham, Norfolk, England and they emigrated with their children Edmund, Thomas, Alice, Rebecca, Joshua, and Sarah in 1633, perhaps on the "Elizabeth Bonaventure."

He was a Captain in command of a company in King Phillip's War and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company 1641; capt. of the military force here, and head of a company in active service during Philip's War.
He was the deputy to the General Court 1643, and subsequently at different times for 24 yrs.; speaker of the House of Deputies 1674.
Resided on Main St., next east of the meeting-house of the First Parish in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

He married Ellen Ibrook on March 14, 1637, in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. To this union, 12 children were born. Some of the children were: Hannah, Peter, Sarah Deborah, Esther.


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