Person:Orlando Hinds (1)

Watchers
Orlando Hinds
b.4 Apr 1782 Sandwich, NH
d.1 Mar 1869 Chichester, NH
m. Bet 5 Apr 1806 and 13 Apr 1806
  1. Barzillai Hinds1807 - 1878
  2. Mary Ann Hinds1809 - 1887
  3. Alfred M. Hinds1811 - 1867
  4. George Pickens Hinds1813 - 1845
  5. Orlando Hinds1816 - 1890
  6. Ambrose Hinds1818 -
  7. Harriet Hinds1820 - 1820
  8. Johanna Gibbs Hinds1822 - 1892
Facts and Events
Name[1] Orlando Hinds
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 4 Apr 1782 Sandwich, NH
Marriage Bet 5 Apr 1806 and 13 Apr 1806 In or near Portland, ME or Chichester, NHto Mary Brackett
Death[1][2] 1 Mar 1869 Chichester, NH

History and Genealogy of the Hinds Family (book), by Albert Henry Hinds in 1899 Page 285 ORLANDO HINDS, son of Ambrose and Sarah (Mudgett) Hinds, was born in Sandwich, N.H., April 4, 1782, and died in Chichester, N.H., March 1, 1869; married April 5, 1806, in or near Portland, Me., Mary Brackett, who was born near Portland, Sept. 10, 1780, and died in Short Falls, N.H., April 26, 1872. He was one of the old circuit-riding Methodist ministers, and was licensed to preach in 1809. He joined the Methodist Episcopal conference in 1810, and was first appointed on the Portsmouth circuit with John Williamson. He commenced his labors in Amherst in 1829, and is said to have been the first Methodist preacher there. In 1832, he located with his family in Chichester. For several years, he was in feeble health, but to the extent of his ablility, labored for the cause, continuing in the service for fifty-nine years. He was a man of great personal dignity and urbanity, with a heart full of Christian sympathy.

Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (book), compiled by Ezra S. Stearns in 1908 - Pages 959-960 ORLANDO HINDS, sixth son of Ambrose and Sarah (Mudgett) Hinds, was born April 4, 1782, in Sandwich, New Hampshire. He was one of the old circuit riding Methodist ministers, and was licensed to preach in 1809. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Conference in 1810, and was first appointed on the Portsmouth circuit. He began his labors at Amherst, New Hampshire, in 1829, and is said to have been the first Methodist preacher there. In 1832 he settled in Chichester, New Hampshire, with his family. He was for a long time in feeble health, but he continued in the service of the church, working to the limit of his stength for fifty-nine years. He was a man of great personal dignity and kindness.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Albert Henry Hinds. History and Genealogy of the Hinds Family. (Portland, Maine; The Thurston Print, 1899)
    Page 285.

    see notes

  2. 2.0 2.1 compiled by Ezra S. Stearns. Genealogical & Family History of the State of New Hampshire. (The Lewis Publishing Company in 1908).

    Pages 959-960, see photo copy in Hinds file.