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Joseph Hastings

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Joseph Hastings

Birth
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
4 Nov 1785 (aged 81)
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Age 81 years. Son of Benjamin and Mary (Clark) Hastings. Joseph Hastings was a carpenter by trade and pastor of the first Baptist Church to be established in Hartford County, Connecticut.

He was married three times:
1) Dorcas Smith Hastings, mother of his first two daughters, Dorcas and Submit.
2) Elizabeth Huxley Hastings, mother of his remaining five children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Experience, John, and Benjamin.
3) Joanna Huxley Hastings.
Age 81 years. Son of Benjamin and Mary (Clark) Hastings. Joseph Hastings was a carpenter by trade and pastor of the first Baptist Church to be established in Hartford County, Connecticut.

He was married three times:
1) Dorcas Smith Hastings, mother of his first two daughters, Dorcas and Submit.
2) Elizabeth Huxley Hastings, mother of his remaining five children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Experience, John, and Benjamin.
3) Joanna Huxley Hastings.

Inscription

In Memory of
Mr. Joseph Hastings
who died Nov. 4, 1785
in the 82nd year of his age.

He was the first
Baptist Minister in Suffield

Depart my friends,
Dry up your tears,
Here I must lie
Till Christ appears.



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  • Maintained by: PSC
  • Originally Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Oct 8, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11914477/joseph-hastings: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Hastings (27 Dec 1703–4 Nov 1785), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11914477, citing Zions Hill Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by PSC (contributor 47845401).