348 History of Hingham. 



■emy. Mr. Kimball was graduated at Harvard College in 1800. 

 After graduation he taught in the Sandwich Academy for a year, 

 and in Bradford for six months, when he returned to Cambridge 

 as a theological student. He was approbated and commenced 

 preaching in 1803, and in the same year was appointed tutor in 

 Latin, which office he held for two years. He then spent some 

 time in preaching, writing, and study. He was preceptor of Der- 

 by Academy from 1808 to 1826, and was ordained in Hingham as 

 an evangelist, Dec. 17, 1817. After leaving the Academy, he 

 removed to Needham, Mass., where he kept a boarding-school for 

 both sexes until 1848. Mr. Kimball died in Needham, Jan. 17, 

 1862. 



Daniel Lewis [II. 441], the son of John and Hannah (Lincoln) 

 Lewis, was born in Hingham Sept. 29, 1685. He was graduated 

 at Harvard College in 1707, taught school in Hingham from 1708 

 to 1712, and was ordained the first minister of the First Parish in 

 Pembroke, Dec. 3, 1712. His peaceful ministry continued there 

 for nearly forty years. He died June 29, 1753, his wife having 

 died two weeks before him, both of a fever of less than a fort- 

 night's duration. 



Isaiah Lewis [II. 441], the son of John and Hannah (Lincoln) 

 Lewis, was born in Hingham, June 10, 1703, and was graduated 

 at Harvard College in 1723. He was ordained in 1730 as minister 

 of that part of Eastham, Mass., which was soon afterwards Well- 

 fleet. Up to the time of his ordination the church over which he 

 was settled had not been organized, and the council which was 

 called for the ordination organized it. He continued in the faith- 

 ful discharge of his duty for many years. In 1779 Mr. Lewis be- 

 came old and feeble, and was unable to perform all the labors of his 

 ministry, and it was voted that he should be dismissed ; but after 

 a consultation with him it was agreed that he should relinquish 

 his claim upon the town for his salary, and continue his pastoral 

 ■connection. Twenty pounds were allowed for his maintenance, 

 and a committee appointed to procure a minister. He continued 

 in the ministry at Wellfleet fifty-five years. " He possessed a 

 strong mind, and a heart devoted to the work of the gospel, in 

 which he labored diligently and with success." He died in 1786. 



George Lincoln [II. 457], the son of George and Sarah 

 (French) Lincoln, was born in Hingham, June 9, 1797. At the 

 age of fourteen he went to Boston to learn the sail-maker's trade, 

 and was soon after converted in the Bennet-Street Church. He 

 returned to Hingham and continued in the occupation of sail- 

 making, having also other business interests. He was one of the 

 seven members of the first Methodist class formed in Hingham 

 in 1818, and spared no labor to promote its welfare. He spent 

 much of the time which he could spare from his business in educat- 

 ing himself for the work of the ministry. He was licensed and 

 •ordained a local preacher, and for fifty years or more preached 

 as he had opportunity. His longest terms of service were at North 



