History of Worcester and its people . acob) Barker, who d. Nov. 22, HISTORY OF WORCESTER 1775. She was widow of Francis Barker of Fembroke. Jedediah was aglazier and farmer; town constable in 1730. He d. Sept. ii. 1783. Lincoln. Enoch* (Jedediah, Samuel-, Samuel), b- at Hing. Jan. ii,1720-21; d. June 12, 1802, at Hingham ; m. (1) Dec. 30, 1745, RachelFearing, who d. May 16, 1782, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Johnson)Fearing, and he m. (2) May 6, 1784, Mrs. Lydia (Hobart) Ripley. Hewas selectman 1754-5-6 and 81; representative to the General Court 1775-1778. Children, b. at Hing.; Bethia, b. Se
History of Worcester and its people . acob) Barker, who d. Nov. 22, HISTORY OF WORCESTER 1775. She was widow of Francis Barker of Fembroke. Jedediah was aglazier and farmer; town constable in 1730. He d. Sept. ii. 1783. Lincoln. Enoch* (Jedediah, Samuel-, Samuel), b- at Hing. Jan. ii,1720-21; d. June 12, 1802, at Hingham ; m. (1) Dec. 30, 1745, RachelFearing, who d. May 16, 1782, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Johnson)Fearing, and he m. (2) May 6, 1784, Mrs. Lydia (Hobart) Ripley. Hewas selectman 1754-5-6 and 81; representative to the General Court 1775-1778. Children, b. at Hing.; Bethia, b. Sept. 28, 1740, m. Jonathan Thax-ter; Enoch, b. Jan. 9, 1747-8; Levi, b. May 15, 1749; Rachel, b. May 27,1751, m. Jacob Thaxter; Amos, b. Mar. 18, 1753, took part in the BostonTea Party, captain in the Revolution; Sarah, b. Oct. 29, 1754, m. DanielCushing; Ezra, b. Nov. 26, 1756; Leah, b. Dec. 3, 1758, m. HawkesFearing; Jedediah, b. Nov. 1, 1760; Abraham, b. Sept. 5, 1762; Mercy,1). Feb. 5, 1764, m. (1) William \inal, (2) Isaac LIXCOLX MANSION. ELM .STREET. Lincoln, Hon. Levi (Enoch^ Jedediah, Sanniel-, Samuel), b. May15, i;i:i. at ilingham; d. Apr. 14, 1820, at Worcester. The followingsketch of this distinguished man is from the History of Worcester byhis son William, an eminent anticpiary and historian; extracts are alsotakt-n from tlie History of Mingham by Solomon F-incoln, and froman .iddrcss iu-fore the members of tlie Worcester Count\ liar bv JosephWillard ( 1S29). Li-vi , third son of Enoch , was hound apprentice to an ironsmith,JiTcniiah Lincohi of ilinjjhani. his fatlicr bfing unaljle to afford liheral education toall his cliildrcn, and unwilling to bestow peculiar advantages on one. Indications of talent, and of strong inclination for literary pursuits, were earlyexhibited. While he yet wrought at the anvil, he indulged the taste for reading in thehours allotted for sleep, and devoted a portion of the night to the study of Latin andGreek langua
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