SETH HASTINGS

Hastings, Seth (1762-1831), (father of William Soden Hastings), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass., on April 8, 1762; was graduated from Harvard University in 1782; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1786 and commenced practice in Mendon, Mass.; town treasurer in 1794 and 1795; elected one of the first school commissioners in 1796; elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi Lincoln; reelected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from August 24, 1801, to March 3, 1807; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1806; member of the State senate 1810 and 1814; chief justice of the court of sessions for Worcester County 1819-1828; died in Mendon, Worcester, Mass., on November 19, 1831; interment in the Old Cemetery.
Parents: Seth Hastings, Hannah Soden
Spouse: Chloe Davenport
Born: 23 Mar 1774 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Died: 5 Nov 1808 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marriage: 8 Jun 1796 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
William Soden Hastings M 3 Jun 1798 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Hannah Howe Hastings F 3 Nov 1799 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Mary Moore Hastings F 3 Jan 1802 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Charles Cotesworth Hastings M 8 Dec 1803 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Seth Hastings M 25 Nov 1805 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Chloe Davenport Hastings F 15 Mar 1808 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell