Phebe Hibbard

I was born in Norwich, in the state of Connecticut, on February 24th, 1771. My father, Nathan Hibbard, was by trade a tanner and shoemaker, and of good report for honesty among all his acquaintance ; he had married Mahetable Crosby, by whom he had ten children, of which I was the eighth. This woman was said to be very pious ; she died, however, when I was about two years old. Her two last children were twins, they both died in a short time after they were born, and she followed them in a few days, in the assurance of faith and in hope of a blessed immortality. My father lived a widower about seven months, and then by the advice of many respectable neighbors, he married Miss Phebe Fitch ; and truly this was one of the best of women; the first things of importance that I can remember, were the instructions of this good woman : she taught me my prayers, and to fear God and keep his commandments.

Memoirs of the Life and Travels of B. Hibbard

By Billy Hibbard

Rev. Billy Hibbard was born in this town, near the " Star Farm," February 24,1771. His parents were Nathan Hibbard and Mahetable Crosby, who died when he was about two years of age. His father afterwards married Miss Phebe Fitch, of whom he says, " The first things of importance that I can remember were the instructions of this good woman."

The Methodist Episcopal Churches of Norwich, Conn

By Edgar Frederick Clark