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Cohasset, South Hingham, and East Abington. He felt specially 

 called to go out into the by-ways and hedges, and there was no 

 neighborhood, however isolated, within many miles of his home 

 in which he had not preached the " word of life." 



He died in Hingham, Jan. 2, 1868, in the seventy-first year of 

 his age. 



Henry Lincoln [II. 467], the son of William and Mary (Otis) 

 Lincoln, was born in Hingham, Nov. 3, 1765. He fitted for col- 

 lege with Eleazer James, teacher of a school in Hingham, and had 

 some assistance from Dr. Joshua Barker. He was graduated at 

 Harvard College in 1786. He studied theology with Mr. Shaw, of 

 Marshfield, and was ordained pastor of the church at Falmouth, 

 Mass., Feb. 3, 1790. This was his only settlement in the ministry. 

 The pastoral connection between Mr. Lincoln and his parish was 

 dissolved by mutual consent Nov. 26, 1823. He then removed to 

 Nantucket, and the remainder of his life was spent there in the 

 home of his daughter, who was the wife of Dr. Elisha P. Fearing. 

 He died in. Nantucket, May 28, 1857, and was buried in Fal- 

 mouth. 



Perez Lincoln [II. 478], son of David Lincoln, was born Jan. 

 21, 1777, and graduated at Harvard College in 1798. He studied 

 divinity with Dr. Barnes of Scituate, and was settled in the minis- 

 try at Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 3, 1805. He was a talented and 

 promising divine, but his constitution was feeble, and after a few 

 years of devoted labor he died in Hingham, June 13, 1811. 



William G. Marsh [III. 63], son of Samuel W. Marsh, was 

 born in Hingham, Feb. 28, 1841. He received his education in 

 the schools of Hingham and was for a time engaged in business 

 in the employ of the Woonsocket (R. I.) Print Works. In December 

 1868, he went to Melbourne, Australia, and in 1873 he was ap- 

 pointed secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association in 

 that city. In 1885 he resigned his position as secretary, and 

 since that time he has been engaged in missionary service in 

 Australia. He is an Episcopal clergyman. 



Andrews Norton [III. 94], the youngest child of Samuel and 

 Jane (Andrews) Norton, was born in Hingham, Dec. 31, 1786. 

 He was a lineal descendant of Rev. John Norton, the second 

 minister of the First Parish. He was fitted for college at Derby 

 Academy under Preceptor Abner Lincoln, and in 1801 entered 

 the Sophomore class in Harvard College. He was graduated in 

 1804. He was grave and studious from his childhood, and in 

 college he held a high character for scholarship and moral worth. 

 After graduation he spent four years in theological study. For a 

 short time, in 1806, he was preceptor of Derby Academy. In 

 1809 he accepted an invitation to supply the pulpit in Augusta, 

 Me. ; but, after preaching there a few Sundays he accepted the 

 position of Tutor in Bowdoin College and entered immediately on 

 its duties. Here he remained a year and then removed to Cam- 

 bridge. 



