Thomas Hastings | |
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Member, General Court of Massachusetts | |
In office 1673–1673 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1605 England |
Died | c. September 15, 1685 (aged 80) Watertown, Massachusetts |
Spouse | Susan(na) _____ (1600-1650) Magaret Cheney (1628-c1690) |
Profession | Farmer, Deacon, Public Official |
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Thomas Hastings (c. 1605 – c. September 15, 1685) was a prominent English immigrant to New England, one of the approximately 20,000 immigrants who came as part of the Great Migration. A deacon of the church, among his many public offices he served on the Committee of Colony Assessments in 1640 and as Deputy for Watertown to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1673. He held property in nearby Dedham between 1636 and 1639, although there is no evidence that he ever lived there.[1]