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was Mary dishing, daughter of Elisha and Mary (Lincoln) Gush- 

 ing. She was a granddaughter of Col. Benjamin Lincoln, father 

 of General Lincoln. About 1783 Dr. Hobart settled as a physician 

 in Hanover, where he died in 1793. His widow, it is said, re- 

 moved to the State of New York and died there. 



John G. Lambright, a resident physician at South Hingham 

 some ten or twelve years, was probably a native of Germany, or 

 perhaps of German descent. He was not only a bright and intel- 

 ligent representative of that nationality, but in his profession 

 he was original and skilful in his ways and methods. He first 

 located here on Main Street near the meeting-house of the South 

 Parish ; but several years later removed to Prospect Street, oc- 

 cupying a part of the Joshua Hersey house. His wife, Mrs. 

 Martha Lambright, was from Fayette, Me. She died in Hing- 

 ham 23 Nov. 1840, aged 44 years. Dr. Lambright removed to 

 Boston shortly after the decease of his wife. 



Josiah Leavitt was for a number of years a practising physi- 

 cian in Hingham. He also was somewhat of a mechanical genius, 

 and of an inventive turn of mind. Prior to the war of the Revo- 

 lution he constructed a clock for the old meeting-house, " the dial 

 of which appeared in the dormer-window on the southwesterly 

 slope of the roof, and was thus visible to the public." Tradition 

 says that he built a church organ and set it up in the old meeting- 

 house, where it stood for a while, and that it was eventually sold 

 to go to Portland, Me. I find no record, however, to verify this 

 tradition ; but that several years later he was a professional organ 

 builder at Boston is certain. In 1773 he built and resided in the 

 house now owned and occupied by heirs of George Bassett on Main, 

 corner of Elm Street. This dwelling he sold in 1777 to Joseph 

 Blake, and soon after removed to" Boston. The Selectmen's Book of 

 Records, Vol. II., show that as a physician he received a fair share 

 of the patronage of the town, as no doubt he did from the public. 

 His inventive perceptions, however, led him to seek other fields of 

 employment. He was the son of Hezekiah and Grace (Hatch) 

 Leavitt, and was born in Hingham Oct. 21, 1744. The Christian 

 name of his wife was Azubah. She died at Boston Nov., 1803, 

 aged 40 years. He died March, 1804, aged 59 years. 



Martin Leavitt, son of Elisha and Rnth (Marsh) Leavitt, was 

 born in Hingham March 20, 1755. He was graduated at Harvard 

 University in 1773, — Colonel Nathan Rice, who for many years 

 was a resident here, and brother-in-law of Martin, being one of 

 his classmates. Dr. Leavitt was for some time surgeon on an 

 armed ship during the War of the Revolution. His professional 

 career in Hingham, however, was brief. He was drowned the 

 27th of Nov. 1785, aged 30 years. He was unmarried. 



Bela Lincoln, son. of Hon. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Thaxter) 

 Lincoln, and a younger brother of Major-General Benjamin Lin- 

 coln, was born in Hingham March 11, 1733-34. He was gradu- 

 ated at Harvard University 1754, in the class with Rev. Samuel 



