Hotchkiss, Frederick William, 1762-1844

Frederick Willliam Hotchkiss might have been born in the early 1760s. He graduated from Yale College in 1778, teaching in local schools and studying theology after graduation. He was licensed to preach in October 1782 and was ordained in Saybrook, Connecticut, on September 24, 1783. He remained as pastor of the Saybrook church until his death on March 31, 1844. He was married to Amelia Hart Ely, with whom he had two daughters.

Frederick William Hotchkiss, the fifth of seven children of John Hotchkiss (Yale 1748) and Susanna (Jones) Hotchkiss, was born in New Haven on October 30, 1762, and was baptized on the following day. An elder brother was graduated here in 1774.

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