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Benjamin Hitchborn (Hichborn) | |
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| Birthplace: | Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Death: | Died in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
| Place of Burial: | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
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Son of Thomas Hichborn, Ill and Isannah Hitchborn |
| Occupation: | lawyer, state senator, colleague of P. Revere |
| Managed by: | Ned Reynolds |
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About Benjamin Hitchborn
Eminent lawyer; close associate of Paul Revere in civic matters; In a great scandal, accidentally shot his friend Benjamin Andrews, and then married Andrews' wife Hannah
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4. Benjamin, born February 16, 1745-46; graduate of Harvard College, 1768; admitted to practice law same day with Governor Lincoln and other prominent men from various sections of the state, February 17, 1784; died September 15, 1817; buried in family tomb in Granary burial ground, Boston: was on committee of safety and correspondence in Boston, 1776; colonel of militia; owned land on State and Exchange street, Boston, and in Milton.
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- New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2 (Google eBook) William Richard Cutter. Lewis historical publishing Company, 1913 - New England. Page 772
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Benjamin Hitchborn's Timeline
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February 16, 1745
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Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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| 1817 |
September 15, 1817
Age 72
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Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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1817
Age 71
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Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Harvard
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