Peter Thacher | |
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Born | Peter Oxenbridge Thacher March 21, 1752
Milton, Massachusetts |
Died | December 16, 1802
Savannah, Georgia | (aged 50)
Education | Harvard College |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Hawkes (
m. 1770) |
Children | 10 |
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Peter Oxenbridge Thacher (1752–1802) was a Congregationalist minister in Massachusetts.
Peter Thacher was born in Milton, Massachusetts on March 21, 1752. [1] [2] His brother was Thomas Thatcher.
He served as pastor in Malden of the First Church (1770–1784) [3] and in Boston of the Brattle Street Church (1785–1802). He actively supported the American Revolution. [a]
He participated in the drafting of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780. In 1794, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [6] He belonged to the Massachusetts Historical Society and Massachusetts Humane Society. He was educated at Harvard College, 1765–1769. On October 8, 1770, he married Elizabeth Poole (Hawkes); they had ten children. [1] [7]
Peter Thacher died in Savannah, Georgia on December 16, 1802. [8]
Peter Thacher | |
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Born | Peter Oxenbridge Thacher March 21, 1752
Milton, Massachusetts |
Died | December 16, 1802
Savannah, Georgia | (aged 50)
Education | Harvard College |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Hawkes (
m. 1770) |
Children | 10 |
Signature | |
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Peter Oxenbridge Thacher (1752–1802) was a Congregationalist minister in Massachusetts.
Peter Thacher was born in Milton, Massachusetts on March 21, 1752. [1] [2] His brother was Thomas Thatcher.
He served as pastor in Malden of the First Church (1770–1784) [3] and in Boston of the Brattle Street Church (1785–1802). He actively supported the American Revolution. [a]
He participated in the drafting of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780. In 1794, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [6] He belonged to the Massachusetts Historical Society and Massachusetts Humane Society. He was educated at Harvard College, 1765–1769. On October 8, 1770, he married Elizabeth Poole (Hawkes); they had ten children. [1] [7]
Peter Thacher died in Savannah, Georgia on December 16, 1802. [8]